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Ss ce ne FORM NO. 6 etarrun (a crn) wi-ine ® UNITED STATES GO MENT ” Memorandum SAC, SEATTLE (164~81) DATE: 5/31/72 1 ASAC PAUL R. BIBLER NORJAK Au: RE: PARACHUTE FOUND IN SKAMANIA COUNTY [_Ccatted from the Bureau. bs He said that Asst. Director BATES and BIC were extremely interested in our teletype about the para- chute and wanted us to consider a further search in the area; consider sending material to the Laboratory and also to show the material we found.to the person we got the chutes from. yt . I total ___Ithat we would certainly do whatever b6 is necessary to either establish or eliminate this as the b7C one used in the crime, as Soon as ‘poss ible. IcalleaL___ dCs He: Said that 41 miles east _ b6 of Woodland on the Lewis River Road and 7 miles north of the bIC Lewis River Ranger Station, on an unapproved highway, is an informal camp ground used by many hikers, hunters and fishermen and this is where the straps were found. They were found on 5/28/72 by a camper. The two pieces in possession are each about 20" long, 1 3/4” wide, greyish-green in color, made of webbing with some kind of plastic:material on the back. Each piece had been Burnédhonteach end. One of the pieces has ‘the number 12345 on-the back. They were found in the remains of an old fixe, partially concealed through the natural accumulation of dirt, pine needles, etc. They were actually found by a woman scrapping around in the ground trying to find a place for a sleeping bag. The third piece which sd does: not yet b6 have, but which he will get this morning, allegedly has a bIC name on the back -- EISNER Company, 1/52, and number 5010857. I xequestea[L_____—idito get that piece as soon bé as possible; to bring them ail to Seattle; take them out b7C and show them to COSEY, the man who He said he should be here in Seattle ere afternoon. AY 3°41 1972 PRB:kl 1 Starnes (2). Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan DB Cooper-8366