MemoTo SAC J. E. Milnes re Johnston's Oregon State Penitentiary record26 November 19711 page
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Part 97, page 338

DB Cooper-43887Serials SE 164-81

Document date 26 November 1971

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FILE (164-81) November 26, 1971

SAC J. E. MILNES

UNSUB; Northwest Airlines Flight #305 Portland to Seattle 11/24/71 CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION

OO: Seattle

RE: Suspect JOE HENRY JOHNSTON

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On November 26, 1971, SA [REDACTED] at the Bureau advised me that the suspect had served time in the Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem, Oregon in 1964 and that the Police Department and Sheriff's Office in Portland had photographs of him. He advised the Bureau had not communicated with Portland concerning this matter. I told him I would.

I made a call to ASAC VINCENT E. RUEHL in Portland and suggested that he have JOHNSTON's photograph displayed to loading agent at Northwest immediately. In addition, obtain photograph of him from the available sources and run a background check on [REDACTED] who currently resides in Portland but that I would not contact her at this moment.

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2 - Seattle JEM/cjw (2)

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164-81- Sub 1 [stamped numbers/initials] SEARCHED _____ INDEXED _____ SERIALIZED _____ FILED _____ NOV 2 6 1971 FBI-SEATTLE

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DB COOPER-43887