MemoBureau of Customs memo re employee's remarks on Northwest Orient hijacking22 February 19721 page
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Part 94, page 48

DB Cooper-41970Serials PD 164-41-879

Document date 22 February 1972

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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum BUREAU OF CUSTOMS

DATE: February 22, 1972

TO : FILE FILE:

FROM : [REDACTED] TASOS Staff

SUBJECT: Identification Procedure

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On February 12, 1972 at approximately 1100 hours, I was at the [REDACTED], when an employee, [REDACTED] mentioned that she had read b6 per BOC a recent article concerning the North West Orient b7C per BOC hijacking on November 24, 1971. [REDACTED] stated that b7E per BOC she remembered a [REDACTED] Customs Security Officer [REDACTED] which started on [REDACTED] and ended [REDACTED].

CSO [REDACTED] and a friend, CSO [REDACTED] also from [REDACTED], were talking to her about the recent hijackings and [REDACTED] told her he was a pilot. In b6 per BOC the conversation that followed, [REDACTED] stated to her b7C per BOC and [REDACTED] that the way to hijack a plane and b7E per BOC escape would be to bail out using a parachute. He also stated that he could not wait to get back to the wilds of Oregon. I asked [REDACTED] if she had mentioned this to anyone else and she stated that she had talked to a Colonel several weeks before. I told [REDACTED] not to devulge any additional information concerning the in b6 per BOC cident. b7C per BOC b7E per BOC

After leaving the cleaners, I proceeded to our office, [REDACTED] where I looked up the two individuals mentioned. CSO [REDACTED] post of duty was Portland, Oregon and CSO [REDACTED] post of duty was New York. On Monday, [REDACTED] I mentioned the above conversation I had with [REDACTED] to my supervisor, Special Agent [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Air Security Coordinator.

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164-41- 879 SEARCHED INDEXED SERIALIZED FILED MAR 3 1972 FBI — PORTLAND

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DB Cooper-41970