AirtelSAC Portland to Director re 'D. B. Cooper' hoax letter for Laboratory examination3 December 19711 page
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Part 91, page 79

DB Cooper-40449Serials 164-2111, PD 164-41, PD 164-41-216

Document date 3 December 1971

Open in FBI Vault (Part 91, page 79 of the PDF)

FBI 164-81, Vault Part 91 p. 79 (DB Cooper-40449), Airtel, dated 3 Dec 1971, serial PD 164-41-216 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-91/pages/79

Transcript

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12/3/71

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AIRTEL AIRMAIL

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (164-2111) (ATTENTION: FBI LABORATORY)

FROM: SAC, PORTLAND (164-41) (P)

SUBJECT: UNSUB, aka Dan Cooper Hijacking of Northwest Airline Flight #305 11/24/71 CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION OO: SEATTLE

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Re Portland airtel to Bureau dated 12/2/71 .

Enclosed for laboratory are original letter and envelope received 12/3/71, by [REDACTED] Portland International b6 Airport, Portland, Oregon. The letter is signed "D. B. COOPER" b7C and is apparently a hoax.

One xerox copy of the letter and envelope is being furnished Seattle.

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REQUEST OF THE LABORATORY

Process the enclosures for latent fingerprint im- pressions. Note that envelope has been handled by many persons but letter has been protected and not handled since time of opening of envelope.

Results of examination should be furnished Seattle and Portland and submitted items may be returned to Portland and registered mail upon conclusion of examination.

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3 - Bureau (Enc. 1) (AM) (RM) 2 - Seattle (Enc. 2) 2 - Portland

RPH:sao (7)

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[guess: 164-41-216]

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DB Cooper-40449