Part 15, page 235

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Re: UNKNOWN SUBJECT, aka Dan Cooper

At first the hijacker asked for $200,000 and two parachutes.

A[REDACTED] left her stewardess seat and gave the note to [REDACTED] sat beside the hijacker who, after showing the contents of the attache case, told her to "take this down." From her purse she obtained a pen and note pad and he dictated the following message:

"I want $200,000 by 5:00 PM in cash. Put it in a knapsack. I want two back parachutes and two front parachutes. When we land, I want a fuel truck ready to refuel. No funny stuff, or I'll do the job."

At the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) in answer to his demands, the hijacker was provided with the four parachutes and $200,000 in 20 dollar bills in a canvas bank bag. When the plane landed at Seattle at 5:45 PM (PST) he instructed Stewardess [REDACTED] to go after the money which she did. He opened the bag; inspected the money and then told them that the passengers as well as the two other stewardesses could leave the plane. They did deplane. The remaining crew members were the three male members of the flight crew as well as Stewardess [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] then made several trips out of the plane to obtain the parachutes which she brought to the subject.

[REDACTED] said she then asked the hijacker what his instructions were regarding the destination of the flight. Up to that point he had refused to tell her except to say that they were not going to Havanna. She then obtained a piece of paper and the hijacker gave her the following instructions:

"Going to Mexico City - or any place in Mexico - non-stop - gear down - flaps down - don't go over 10,000 feet altitude - all cabin lights out - do not again land in the States for fuel or anyother reason - no one behind the first class section."

It is noted that the plane involved was a Boeing 727, a tri-jet with stairs under the rear of the aircraft which are lowered for enplaning and deplaning passengers.

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