Document date 27 November 1971AIDates: machine-written — generated by an AI model from the transcripts, and it can be wrong. The scan is the source; the transcript is machine-generated from it.
FBI 164-81, Vault Part 98 p. 168 (DB Cooper-44230), Teletype, dated 27 Nov 1971, serial SE 164-81-99 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-98/pages/168
The scan is the source; the transcript is machine-generated from it.
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COMMENTED IN REPLY TO CREWS STATEMENT IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT THAT
HE WAS AN EXPERT SKI DIVER AND THIS TYPE OF JUMP WOULD BE EASY.
THESE QUESTIONS WERE REPORTED TO NORTHWEST AIRLINES SECURITY.
INVESTIGATION, [REDACTED], WASHINGTON, DATE REFLECTS SAMDAL DES-
CRIBED AS SIX FOOT, ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY POUNDS, BROWN HAIR, BLUE
EYES, AND CONTACT WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES FAMILIAR WITH [REDACTED]
AND SAMDAL HIMSELF REFLECTS THAT [REDACTED] HAD
OLIVE COMPLEXIONS AS DOES GARY E. SAMDAL AND HE COULD BE
TAKEN FOR A PERSON OF LATIN EXTRACTION.
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THE IDENTIFICATION DIVISION IS REQUESTED TO IMMEDIATELY CHECK
FINGERPRINT CLASSIFICATION OF SAMDAL TO ASCERTAIN IF THERE IS A
PHOTOGRAPH AT ANY LOCATION LATER THAN AUGUST NINETEEN FIFTYSEVEN.
IF A PHOTOGRAPH IS FOUND, IT IS TO BE TELECOPIED TO THE MINNEAPOLIS
AND SEATTLE DIVISIONS WHERE IT WILL BE VIEWED BY WITNESSES TO THE
HIJACKING AND THE CREW MEMBERS. - P -
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