TeletypeSan Francisco to Seattle and WFO re suspect James D. Booth (duplicate copy)2 December 1971page 1 of 2
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Part 99, page 52

DB Cooper-44479Serials SE 164-81, SF 164-220

Document date 2 December 1971

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NR 009 SF PLAIN 3:32PM URGENT 12/2/71 MAH TO: SEATTLE (164-81) WASHINGTON FIELD FROM: SAN FRANCISCO (164-220) (P) 2P

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UNSUB; NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT THREE ZERO FIVE, PORTLAND TO SEATTLE,

NOVEMBER TWENTYFOUR, LAST. CAA-HIJACKING;EXTORTION.

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RE SEATTLE TELETYPE TO SAN FRANCISCO DECEMBER ONE, LAST. REFERENCED TELETYPE ADVISES AS FOLLOWS: RE SUSPECT JAMES D. BOOTH. BOOTH IS BEING CONSIDERED A SUSPECT IN THIS CASE AS HIS APPEARANCE MEETS THE GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE HIJACKER. INVESTIGATION AT SEATTLE REVEALS BOOTH'S WHEREABOUTS AT THIS TIME UNKNOWN, HOWEVER, HE IS A LICENSED MERCHANT SEAMAN, Z NUMBER SIX THREE NINE ONE TWO SIX, WITH SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER FOUR SEVEN THREE TWO TWO FIVE SIX NINE ONE. BOOTH WAS BORN DECEMBER ONE, NINETEEN TWENTY-SEVEN, AT DULUTH, MINNESOTA, AND WAS ISSUED HIS Z NUMBER IS SAN FRANCISCO IN NINETEEN FORTYNINE. BOOTH WAS ISSUED A CHIEF ENGINEERS LICENSE IN SAN FRANCISCO IN JUNE, SIXTYNINE. BOTH LICENSES HAVE BEEN RENEWED AT SEATTLE, HOWEVER, NO PHOTO AVAILABLE. END PAGE ONE

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SEARCHED _____ INDEXED _____ SERIALIZED ___ FILED ___ DEC 2 1971 FBI - SEATTLE

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[guess: Lucy] 29 [guess: dict] 09 164-81-[guess: 4482]

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DB COOPER-44479

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