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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 10 p. 321 (DB Cooper-1548), Teletype, dated 25 Nov 1971, serial SE 164-81-1 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-10/pages/321
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STEWARDESS [REDACTED] SAID THAT THE SUBJECT DISPLAYED THE
CONTENTS OF A BLACK VINYL BRIEFCASE TO HER WHICH CONTAINED A
BUNDLE OF RED COLORED STICKS, SIX TO SEVEN INCHES LONG, ABOUT
ONE INCH IN DIAMETER. SUBJECT STATED THAT THE STICKS WERE DYNAMITE.
SHE SAID THAT THESE STICKS WERE WRAPPED IN A
BUNDLE WITH WHAT APPEARED TO BE RED PLASTIC TAPE. SHE SAID THAT
A RED WIRE LED FROM THE BUNDLE BUT WAS NOT ATTACHED TO ANYTHING.
SHE STATED THAT THE MAN HELD THE WIRE IN HIS HAND AS THOUGH HE COULD
DETONATE THE DYNAMITE BY MAKING A CONNECTION WITH THE WIRE. SHE
SAID THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING ELSE IN THE BRIEFCASE WHICH MAY HAVE
BEEN A BATTERY, ALTHOUGH SHE DID NOT KNOW.
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INTERVIEWS OF ALL PASSENGERS AND TWO STEWARDESSES COMPLETED AT
SEA-TAC.
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SOME PASSENGERS REALIZED HIJACKING IN PROGRESS ABOUT TEN
MINUTES OUT OF PORTLAND. HIJACKER BOARDED AT PORTLAND AS ONE OF THE
LAST PASSENGERS AND TOOK MIDDLE SEAT IN RIGHT REAR ROW OF COACH
SECTION. HIJACKER CARRIED DARK COLORED ATTACHE CASE AND PAPER BAG
ABOUT FOUR INCHES BY TWELVE INCHES BY FOURTEEN INCHES.
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