Handwritten noteCitizen tip letter to SAC Mattson from Clarksburg, Maryland28 November 19711 page
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Part 91, page 74

DB Cooper-40444Serials PD 164-41-213

Document date 28 November 1971

Open in FBI Vault (Part 91, page 74 of the PDF)

FBI 164-81, Vault Part 91 p. 74 (DB Cooper-40444), Handwritten note, dated 28 Nov 1971, serial PD 164-41-213 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-91/pages/74

Transcript

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Clarksburg, Md

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Nov. 28th '71

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Dear Mr. Mattson,

May I respectfully suggest you check are Land Record offices for any paying-off of a [guess: mortgage] of say $150,000 - $200,000 [guess: in] also Banks which may have recorded the paying-off of a lien on property in the past few days.

The hijacker appears to be someone experienced in parachute work - may be an [guess: Paratroper] (W.W.2) who [guess: saw] a [guess: round] or had a debt of [guess: above].

He may have [guess: arranged] [guess: land] & [guess: brush] clearing on his [guess: acreage] or had [guess: borpins] [guess: bring] in a certain pattern to guide his down - his employees would [guess: then] [guess: notify].

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NO ACTION

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But [guess: who],

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164-41-213 SEARCHED ... INDEXED ... SERIALIZED ... FILED ... DEC 1 1971 FBI — PORTLAND

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DB Cooper-40444

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