Part 117, page 303

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SD 164-91

[redacted] with him and would normally get approximately $150,000 to $200,000 in the robberies. [redacted] stated he was only familiar with the location of one of the robberies and he stated it occurred in 1969, and was the robbery of the large department store located in the Topanga Plaza Shopping Center in Los Angeles.

[redacted] indicated he believed FIELDS could be responsible for the hijacking because during his association FIELDS had presented him with a theoretical situation of what would happen if a man got on an airplane with a bomb or a gun and then requested a large sum of money from an airline. According to [redacted] FIELDS told him he did not see any reason or any way that the airlines could refuse his demands. [redacted] stated, however, he does not recall FIELDS ever mentioning the idea of parachuting out of a hijacked airline. [redacted] indicated he felt this was significant because up until that time there had never been a hijacking of an airliner before.

[redacted] stated FIELDS was very familiar with aircraft because of his jumping experience and because of his military experience in the U. S. Army. [redacted] stated FIELDS was a paratrooper in the Army and it seems to him that FIELDS also had some sort of navigation experience or training while in the Army.

[redacted] indicated the only reason he came forward with this information now was because he was in desperate need of money and he understood there is a reward for information leading to the identity of the person responsible for NORJAK. [redacted] indicated if he could not get money for the information, he would not furnish it, because he fears FIELDS [redacted] stated he felt confident that if FIELDS found out anyone had informed on him regarding his past armed robberies FIELDS would surely kill them.

[redacted] indicated he was certain FIELDS was performing these armed robberies in the Los Angeles area; however, he had no direct knowledge that FIELDS is responsible for NORJAK. [redacted] stated that he has looked at the composite drawing of D. B. COOPER and stated that the man could be FIELDS. [redacted] explained FIELDS through his movie-making background was very good at makeup and he felt FIELDS could greatly change his appearance if he wanted to.

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