MemoSA to SAC Seattle re Seattle-First National Bank source on ransom $20 bills2 December 1971page 1 of 2
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Part 12, page 3

DB Cooper-2615Serials SE 164-81, SE 164-81-451

Document date 2 December 1971

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum

TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) DATE:12/2/71 b6 FROM : SA [REDACTED] b7C

SUBJECT: UNSUB, aka Dan Cooper; NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT #305, PORTLAND TO SEATTLE; 11/24/71 CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION OO: SEATTLE

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RANSOM pub M

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On 12/2/71, [REDACTED] Seattle-First National Bank, Seattle, Washington, advised that the ransom money paid in instant hijacking, was made up of all used 20 dollar bills, selected at random and without sequence.

He stated the bills were made up in packets of $2,000 each and were banded with Seattle-First National Bank or Federal Reserve Bank bands or quite possibly banded with bands from other banks.

No identifying marks were placed on these bands.

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CNG:klb (3)

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164-81-451 SEARCHED INDEXED SERIALIZED / FILED / DEC ? [19]71 FBI—SEATTLE

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Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan DB Cooper-2615