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Part 112, page 33

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SE 164-81

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[REDACTED] described the package merely as a small green package.

When [REDACTED] returned to the airplane, she brought the money in a white canvas bag and placed it on the seat, (18-D), next to the hijacker who immediately examined it and told her the passengers could leave.

All of the passengers at that point did deplane but the cockpit crew and the three stewardesses remained on board, per instructions of the hijacker.

[REDACTED] then left the airplane for a second time and brought back one back parachute. At this time the hijacker told her to lower all the window shades in his section of the aircraft.

[REDACTED] then left the airplane again and returned with the two chest parachutes and made an additional trip to bring in the other back parachutes. She also gave the hijacker a sheet of instructions on how to use the parachutes, but he told her he did not need it.

[REDACTED] advised that when she returned with the second back parachute, the hijacker was cutting open one of the chest parachutes with a pocketknife and cut some of the nylon cords. He then took the nylon cord, wrapped it around the neck of the money bag numerous times and then wrapped it a few times from top to bottom. With the same piece of nylon, he then made a loop-like handle at the top.

By this time, only the money and parachutes had been brought on board. [REDACTED] then asked the hijacker if she should go out and get the maps, food and radio, to which he replied in the affirmative. She then went out and brought back the above items. It is noted that all of the crew was still on board at that time.

At some time after the passengers had deplaned and before the stewardesses left, the hijacker was observed strapping on one of the back packs.

Up to this time the hijacker had given no indication of their ultimate destination, but after the passengers had left the plane and the money and parachutes brought on, he told [REDACTED] when she asked what their future destination would be, not to worry; that the plane was not going to Havanna, but it would go to a

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