MemoRe Puyallup tipster naming Harold Hardesty as hijacker29 November 19711 page
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Part 99, page 209

DB Cooper-44703Serials 164-2111, SE 164-81

Document date 29 November 1971

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum

TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) DATE: 11/29/71

FROM : [REDACTED]

SUSP: [REDACTED]

SUBJECT: UNKNOWN SUBJECT; NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT #305, PORTLAND TO SEATTLE, 11/24/71 CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION OO: SEATTLE BUFILE 164-2111

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On instant date [REDACTED] Puyallup, Wn., telephonically contacted this office. [REDACTED] advised that the description of the unsub matches a man named HAROLD HARDESTY. [illegible] HARDESTY has done time in Levanworth Prison and Walla Walla Prison. HARDESTY is a pilot and a parachutes.

[REDACTED], advised that the last time he heard from HARDESTY, HARDESTY was in the Portland, Oregon area.

[REDACTED] gave a physical description of HARDESTY as:

Age 45 - 50 looks like 40 Height .. 5' 10" - 5' 11" Weight 165 lbs. Hair Dark, thinning, wears wigs. Complexion Fair, wears make up.

[REDACTED] advised that [REDACTED]. [REDACTED] lived in the [REDACTED] advised that HARDESTY knows the area around Woodland, Amboy and Battle Ground.

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[guess: When photo obtained] [guess: Pa chose to handle.] Sub.39

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SEARCHED INDEXED SERIALIZED FILED NOV 3 1971

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GJW:gjw (2)

11/29/71 [guess: note to file with initials and distribution]

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DB COOPER-44703