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[J advised he had reviewed his records relative to the name[___ land located only two matters ‘under that name. He advised on 12/10/70, he shipped some material to Seattle, W 1 » he shipped some material to Snohomish, Washington. He advised he has no reason to consider the above as suspects other than the last name, He also advised from the handwriting on the letters received requesting material, it is likely that these are the same persons, as the hand- writing is similar. The handwriting is available, should it be desired for comparison purposes. advised the only central records he knows of regarding a mailing list for sky divers or clubs° would be the association in Monterey, California, which distributes a magazine nationwide and should have a mailing ist. Lee navised that he doubts the person who committed this crime. was a sky diver, He noted that he. | has heard that the parachutes furnished to the man were a commercial brand named "Pioneer" and a now surplus Navy ; parachute designated "NB-8", He stated if this is a fact, he doubts the man is a aky diver inasmuch as anyone with sky-diving experience would have asked for a sky-diving type parachute, which neither of the above are. further advised that the above paradwtes would be hazardous to use inasmuch as that type of chute would open very quickly, with a possibility of tearing, and both have a high rate of descent and very limited control. In his opinion, a person using such a chute would probably have prior military jumping experience but would not have skyediving experience. He further noted that an experienced sky diver would have asked for a chute such as a "Para-Commander", which would be readily available in an area such as Seattle, Washington, This type of parachute b6 b7C b6 b7C b6 b7Cc bé b7C opens more slowly, is very maneuverable, and ‘thas a much —... slower rate of descent. DB Cooper-5287