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FO-302 {REV. 1-27-70} @ € FEDERAL BUREAU OF [NVESTIGATION Date of transcription 5/19/7 2 [| "seattle Flag, Inc.," was inter- 6 viewed at e offices 6 at publication, 222 Dexter North, b7Cc Seattle, Washington, concerning an article appearing in the "Seattle Flag", Volume 1, #5, under date of May 10, headlined, "D.B. COOPER FOUND." Although the paper is dated May 10, it was placed on the newsstands 5/1/72. b6 was advised by SA CHARLES E. FARRELL of his right to remain silent and that anything he might say could b7C be used against him in court; of the fact he had the right to the services of an attorney and that if he did decide to speak, he could cease to do so at any time he chose. [ __laavisea that the paper did pay $1,060 for the b6 story as indicated in the newspaper, but he refused to disclose 7° from whom the story was obtained. He said the story was furnished to him on tapes and that the reproduction of a $20 bill appearing in the "Seattle Flag" was made by them from a photograph of a $20 bill which was given to them when they purchased the story. advised that the “Seattle Flag" normally b6 has a circulation of 25,000 copies, but the issue carrying b7C the "D.B. COOPER” story sold 28,000. They were prepared to print another 25,000 when the story appeared in the news- papers about the arrests of two individuals in the Bremerton area, who perpetrated a hoax on Newsweek Magazine. Because of that hoax story, they did not reprint the Issué and their sales immediately dropped off. advised he would be willing to cooperate with b6 the FBI in furnishing “surrounding information" (but would bIC never disclose the identity of the person who sold the story) in exchange for information as to the discrepancies were in the “Seattle Flag" story. was advised that no such information would be furnished to him. The above interview was conducted inl _] effice b6 and began at approximately 10:48 AM and was concluded at bic approximately 11:05 AM. Interviewed on__>-/ L8/72 Me / Seattle, Washington tte # SE 164-81-—- 37 3E- SAC BS FE a, by Date ditcted__O/E8/72 0 b6 b7C This document contains neither recommendations nor conclustans of ihe FRE, tt is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your ogency; | word its contents not to be distributed outside your ogency. DB Cooper-9620 Bo - —_ee = eee ous se ae