Part 112, page 233

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HO 164-118

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[REDACTED] flew a small plane to Philadelphia, leaving Brownsville, Tex., on 11/9/71 and arriving there on 11/10/71. CELCER arrived by plane from Haiti a few days later, and they both stayed at a motel which [REDACTED] believed was the Fairways Motor Hotel in a suburb of Philadelphia. They were instructed to stay away from the trial until they were to be called to testify. [REDACTED] records reflect that he and CELCER flew in a small plane on 11/13, 11/15, 11/18, and 11/23/71, just "killing time." Both testified in the above titled case before USDJ WEINER, the U. S. Attorney being JEFFREY MILLER. CELCER finished testifying some time around 10/28/71, and left by plane to return to Haiti. [REDACTED] testified and left to re- turn to Brownsville on or about 11/30/72 or possibly a day or so before then.

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Accordingly, [REDACTED] was certain that on the date of instant skyjacking, 11/24/71, CELCER was in Philadelphia, and this can easily be verified through records of USDC inasmuch as he was a Government witness and was paid witness fees for his presence in Philadelphia from about 11/13/71 through about 11/28/71.

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[REDACTED] advised that during the summer of 1972 he was in Fla., and contacted CELCER who was still flying out of Haiti. Inasmuch as CELCER was no longer in a position to assist [REDACTED] since CELCER was not in the Corpus Christi or Brownsville area, [REDACTED] turned the handling of CELCER over to [REDACTED] whose office is at Eastern Union Bldg., 111 SW 3rd St., Miami, Fla., telephone [REDACTED] He said he is certain [REDACTED] can get in contact with CELCER and arrange an interview with him if this is de- sired.

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He described CELCER as follows:

Name ALVIN BENTON CELCER Race White Sex Male Age 39 Hair Short, worn straight back, short sideburns

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DB COOPER-51066