To SAC Seattle re composition and packaging of ransom money

Document date 2 December 1971

Part 70page 3091 page

Part of: SA to SAC Seattle re Seattle-First National Bank source on ransom $20 bills · 2 December 1971 · Part 12 pp. 3–4

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Document: Memo to SAC Seattle re composition and packaging of ransom money
Id: Cooper-Part-70:309-309
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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 70 p. 309, Memo, dated 2 Dec 1971 — cooper.theunsolved.net/documents/Cooper-Part-70%3A309-309

SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) 12/2/71

SA [REDACTED]

UNSUB, aka Dan Cooper; NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT #305, PORTLAND TO SEATTLE; 11/24/71 CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION OO: SEATTLE

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On 12/2/71, [REDACTED] Seattle-First National Bank, Seattle, Washington, advised that the ransom money paid in instant hijacking, was made up of all used 20 dollar bills, selected at random and without sequence.

He stated the bills were made up in packets of $2,000 each and were banded with Seattle-First National Bank or Federal Reserve Bank bands or quite possibly banded with bands from other banks.

No identifying marks were placed on these bands.

CNG:klb (3)

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[handwritten] [guess: Revd] M 164-81-[guess: 467] SEARCHED _____ INDEXED _____ SERIALIZED _____ FILED _____ DEC 3 1971 FBI - SEATTLE

Serials: SE 164-81