Gotcha G, thanks for clarifying things. Now I fully understand the crux of it all, it got a little confusing at one point but I think I got it. R99 is contending that these edits mentioned in that 302 could mean they took liberty to redact some 305 comms. I agree with you that the file is clear in it’s language that only non related comms were edited. I thought you and Robert were arguing merely over the fact that the document said there were edits/redactions made.
Thank you. Ask yourself why the FBI would bother to redact anything from the original comms file only six days after the hijacking - the file they got is not for public release but only for (a) internal FBI use, (b) for sharing with Soderlind etal trying to evaluate when and where Cooper jumped. The FBI is completely reliant on experts to ascertain these facts from any and all documents they can collect.
Agents are sometimes glorified 'gophers' (errand boys) who run around under authority of law collecting evidence, for third parties. In that roll they collected materials from NWA etc including the teletype rolls ... and the FBI (agents) are working under the authority/orders of the Atty General and prohibited BY LAW from tampering with evidence they are sent/charged to collect. Evidence collected may have to be produced in a Federal Court of Law. Tampering with evidence can be a Federal crime.
Is R99 going to now charge the FBI in Federal Court with evidence tampering in the DB Cooper case? Will he cite "D.B. Cooper Part 67 of 67-193" and WSHM statements as proof ?
I dont think so...
Years later the FBI or someone shared a version of the flight comms with a newspaper (Seattle PI). A copy was shared with Sluggo for release to the public? Ckret was posting/answering questions at DZ. Harrison family shared their rolls with the WSHM .......... an issue concerning 'redactions' surfaced from WSHM and R99. WSHM's actual words were: quote -
"The examination of the George Harrison ARINC printouts was made on site at WSHM on Jan. ... with a corresponding timestamp on 2013.5.15.5 [page 93 of transcript; page 5 of PDF ... there were found to be eight 8 areas of missing, or redacted, teletype print copy, ... "
'found to be eight 8 areas of missing, or redacted, teletype print copy,' MISSING OR REDACTED!
R99 claims REDACTED. R99 is not using WSHM's actual statement! WSHM apparently could not decide btwn missing vs redacted. R99 is sure it was redacted because it fits his conspiracy theory.
the saga continues . . . there would be no motivation for anyone to redact flight comm evidence at the very time that evidence is needed by NWA, Air Force, FAA, etc to establish precisely when and where Cooper bailed. And to tamper with that evidence could be a Federal Crime back in Nov 1971.