Part 8, page 18

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SE 164-81

[REDACTED b6/b7C] came toward the rear of the plane and [REDACTED b6/b7C] handed [REDACTED] the note. [REDACTED] then called the pilot on the intercom.

Stewardess [REDACTED b6/b7C] then sat next to the hijacker who opened a black attache case and showed her what he said was a bomb. She described the contents of the attache case as a bundle of red sticks, which she believed was dynamite. The bundle consisted of six or eight red colored sticks approximately six to eight inches long with no writing on the outside. The hijacker was holding in his hand a wire which lead to the bundle of sticks and indicated that he could detonate the bomb by touching the wire to a contact. Also in the attache case was a cylindrical shaped battery about eight inches long.

At first the hijacker asked for $200,000 and two parachutes.

After [REDACTED b6/b7C] left her stewardess seat and gave the note to [REDACTED b6/b7C] sat beside the hijacker who, after showing the contents of the attache case, told her to, "Take this down." From her purse she obtained a pen and note pad and he dictated the following message:

"I want $200,000 by 5:00 PM in cash. Put it in a knapsack. I want two back parachutes and two front parachutes. When we land, I want a fuel truck ready to refuel. No funny stuff, or I'll do the job."

At the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) in answer to his demands, the hijacker was provided with the four parachutes and $200,000 in 20 dollar bills in a canvas bank bag. When the plane landed at Seattle at 5:45 PM (PDT) he instructed Stewardess [REDACTED b6/b7C] to go after the money which she did. He opened the bag; inspected the money and then told them that the passengers as well as the two other stewardesses could leave the plane. They did deplane. The remaining crew members were the three male members of the flight crew as well as Stewardess [REDACTED b6/b7C]

[REDACTED b6/b7C] then made several trips out of the plane to obtain the parachutes which she brought to the subject.

The hijacker instructed that he be flown to Mexico City and also told the pilot that he wanted the plane flown at not more than 10,000 feet with the flaps at 15 degrees, the landing gear down and the rear steps of the plane also down. The plane involved was a Boeing 727, a Tri-jet with stairs at the rear which lowered for passengers. The hijacker finally