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teletype Legibility: medium
Part 91, page 281 DB Cooper-40668 Serials MP 164-73 , PD 164-41 , PD 164-41-332 , SE 164-81 , WF 164-169
Document date 7 December 1971 AI Dates: machine-written — generated by an AI model from the transcripts, and it can be wrong. The scan is the source; the transcript is machine-generated from it.
Open in FBI Vault (Part 91, page 281 of the PDF) Copy citation FBI 164-81, Vault Part 91 p. 281 (DB Cooper-40668), Airtel, dated 7 Dec 1971, serial PD 164-41-332 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-91/pages/281
Transcript The scan is the source; the transcript is machine-generated from it.
12/7/71
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AIRTEL
TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)
FROM: SAC, WFO (164-169)(P)
UNSUB; aka
Dan Cooper,
Northwest Airlines Flight 305,
Portland to Seattle,
11/24/71
CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION
(OO:SE)
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RALPH VINCENT GALOPE
WITNESSES AT P+[illegible]
ELIMINATED
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ReSEteletype to WFO, MP, and PD, dated 12/7/71.
Enclosed for each receiving office is one photo
of suspect RALPH VINCENT GALOPE along with one xerox copy
of his FBI record.
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LEADS
MINNEAPOLIS AND PORTLAND: Immediately display photo to
witnesses and advise Seattle and WFO of results.
UNSUB DANGEROUS
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2-Seattle (Enc. 2)
2-Minneapolis (164-73)(Enc. 2)
2-Portland (164-41)(Enc. 2)
1-WFO
CWH:blz
(7)
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164-41-332
SEARCHED INDEXED
SERIALIZED FILED
DEC. 8 1971
FBI — PORTLAND
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DB Cooper-40668
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Date of the airtel document.
FBI Airtel header routing the message from Washington Field Office SAC to Seattle SAC, regarding the UNSUB aka Dan Cooper hijacking case on Northwest Airlines Flight 305.
Handwritten annotation identifying suspect Ralph Vincent Galope, noting witnesses and that he was eliminated as a suspect.
Body of airtel referencing a prior teletype and enclosing a photo and FBI record copy of suspect Ralph Vincent Galope for receiving offices.
Leads section directing Minneapolis and Portland field offices to display the suspect photo to witnesses and report back. Includes the UNSUB DANGEROUS warning.
Distribution list showing copies sent to Seattle, Minneapolis, Portland, and WFO, with encoder initials CWH:blz and total count of 7.
FBI Portland office filing stamp showing the document was searched, indexed, serialized, and filed on December 8, 1971.
FBI Vault digitization reference number.
Photocopy with moderate grain and some faded areas Handwritten annotations in upper right area Stamp in lower right partially legible Scan order ← p. 280 p. 282 →