TeletypeButte to Director, Seattle, Minneapolis, Portland re reliability of Celk source4 December 1971page 1 of 2
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Part 91, page 107

DB Cooper-40477Serials 164-2111, BT 164-26, SE 164-81

Document date 4 December 1971

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NR024 BT PLAIN 11:26 PM URGENT 12-4-71 ALH TO DIRECTOR (164-2111) SEATTLE (164-81) MINNEAPOLIS PORTLAND FROM BUTTE (164-26)

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HARRY WM CELK No [guess: Ptd] [guess: Mo] LEADS

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UNSUB; NORTHWEST AIRLINES, FLIGHT THREE ZERO FIVE; PORTLAND TO SEATTLE, NOVEMBER TWENTYFOUR SEVENTYONE, CAA - HIJACKING, EXTORTION. OO: SEATTLE.

RE SUSPECT HARRY WILLIAM CELK, AKA.

RE BUTTE TEL BUREAU DECEMBER THREE LAST AND SEATTLE TELEPHONE CALL BUTTE DECEMBER FOUR, INSTANT.

COSART VOLKSWAGEN, INC. IS SMALL DEALERSHIP ON OUTSKIRTS HELENA, MONTANA. COSART AND ONLY CLOSE NEIGHBOR, SKIDOO SNOW- MOBILE DEALERSHIP, CLOSED ONE P.M. UNTIL MONDAY NEXT.

CELK RESIDES IN FOUR APARTMENT COMPLEX. KARMANN GHIA WITH DEALER LICENSE PLATE PARKED OUTSIDE TODAY. [REDACTED], NOT AVAILABLE. [REDACTED], BELIEVED RELIABLE AND IN- TERVIEWED. CASUALLY KNOWS CELK BUT CANNOT DEFINITELY STATE CELK IN HELENA NIGHT OF HIJACKING.

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[stamp] SEARCHED ___INDEXED___ SERIALIZED___FILED___ [guess: DEC] [guess: 6] 1971 FBI — [guess: PORTLAND]

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DB Cooper-40477