Part 91, page 61

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November 29, 1971 [REDACTED - b6/b7C] Sheridan, Oregon Zip: [REDACTED] Telephone: [REDACTED]

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Federal Bureau of Investigation Portland, Oregon

Dear Sir:

I presume your office is involved in the search for the recent hijacker and the money involved.

I am enclosing two clippings from my copy of the Sunday Nov. 28 Salem Statesman. I notice a possibility of a relationship between the two events and am calling it to your attention at the risk of wasting your valuable time.

As I see it, the hijacker mentioned wanting to go to Mexico, and the ransom was paid in Mexico City. The amount the hijacker received was $200,000.00 and the ransom paid in Mexico was the same. It is reported as dollars rather than so many pesos equal to approx- imately so many dollars (or what ever the Mexican monetary denomination would be). The ransom was paid on Saturday about TWO days after the hijacking. And last but not least, note the last paragraph with regard to another kidnapping in Sept. 1971 of the Federal AVIATION Director who was exchanged for $240,000.00 ransom.

If you are interested in checking on this I will also tell you that [REDACTED] according to this article is [REDACTED] b6 [REDACTED]. With this in mind I would like to b7C mention that about [REDACTED] by the name of [REDACTED] [REDACTED] he might be able to help you obtain more information than normally allowed if [REDACTED]

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DB Cooper-40431 SEARCHED......INDEXED SERIALIZED......FILED DEC 1 1971 LAND

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