AirtelSAC Portland to SAC Seattle re retired agent's letter to SA Himmelsbach naming a Cooper suspect5 September 19851 page
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Part 97, page 79

DB Cooper-43507Serials 164-2111, PD 164-41, PD 164-41-1950, SE 164-81

Document date 5 September 1985

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 97 p. 79 (DB Cooper-43507), Airtel, dated 5 Sep 1985, serial PD 164-41-1950 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-97/pages/79

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FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-78)

FBI

TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION: ☐ Teletype ☐ Immediate ☐ TOP SECRET ☐ Facsimile ☐ Priority ☐ SECRET ☐ ___AIRTEL___ ☐ Routine ☐ CONFIDENTIAL ☐ UNCLAS E F T O ☒ UNCLAS Date ___9/5/85___

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TO: SAC, SEATTLE (164-81)

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

NORJAK (OO: Seattle) Bufile 164-2111

Enclosed herewith is a personal letter relating to captioned matter received by SA RALPH P. HIMMELSBACH (retired), for whatever action Seattle deems appropriate.

On 7/3/85, Former SA [REDACTED], now retired and living in Neodesha, Kansas, directed a personal letter to SA HIMMELSBACH (retired), [REDACTED] in captioned matter, advising that he had a possible suspect in mind and requesting information about the case. He was provided the basic facts, and then sent enclosed letter to SA HIMMELSBACH identifying his suspect as FOSTER WHITE COOPER, DOB 5/17/18. From information set forth by [REDACTED] it appears that COOPER may be considered a possible suspect.

It should be noted that [REDACTED] has expressed a great reluctance to be identified as the source of this suggested suspect, and his reqauest that his name not be disclosed should be respected.

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2 - Seattle (Enc. 1) 1 - Portland

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164A-41-1950 Searched Serialized Indexed Filed

Approved: ___________ Transmitted ___________ (Number) (Time) U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1982 O - 369-895 DB Cooper-43507