Press briefing summary by SAC J. E. Milnes on Flight 305 hijacking

Document date November 1971

Part 64page 561 pageDB Cooper-26757

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Document: Press briefing summary by SAC J. E. Milnes on Flight 305 hijacking
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 64 p. 56 (DB Cooper-26757), Report, dated Nov 1971 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-64%3A056-056

J.E. MILNES advised press that Northwest Flight 305 out of Portland, destined to Seattle, with 37 passengers including hijacker.

While taxing for take off hijacker, advised he had a bomb and issued instructions to stewardess for relay to pilot, that he wanted $200,000, four parachutes - 2 breast packs and 2 back packs, be delivered and no one was to approach the plane, except the people with requested material. That plane landed and that NW paid $200,000, delivered the parachutes to him on the plane and loaded the plane to full capacity with fuel.

All passengers were released unharmed; two stewardesses released and plane took off, and that at time he talked to reporters, plane was somewhere between Seattle and Portland.

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THIS IS PRESS RELEASE GIVEN OUT AT AIRPORT [guess: BY] [guess: HERSELF] [illegible] [illegible]

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164-81-[illegible] SEARCHED..........INDEXED.......... SERIALIZED..........FILED.......... NOV 0 1971 FBI-SEATTLE

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