Interview report (FD-302)Re chain of custody of microfilm canister of ransom bill serial numbers delivered via United Airlines captainInterviewed 25 November 19711 page
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Part 16, page 155

DB Cooper-4460Serials SE 164-81-1229

Interviewed 25 November 1971Dictated 1 December 1971Transcribed 1 December 1971

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FD-302 (REV. 11-27-70)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription 12/1/71

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On November 25, 1971, Special Agent (SA) [REDACTED] handed a brown manila envelope containing a film canister to United Airlines Captain [REDACTED] of [REDACTED] Virginia. Captain [REDACTED] telephone number is [REDACTED] Captain [REDACTED] was the flight captain on United Airlines Flight [REDACTED] which departed from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport at 1:05 p.m., Pacific Standard Time, and arrived at Friendship Airport at ten minutes after 10:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time.

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Captain [REDACTED] was advised of the writer's identity and the general nature of the package which was handed to him. He was also advised that there would be another special agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on hand to meet his flight when it arrived at Friendship Airport and to relieve him of the package which was handed to him by the writer.

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The film canister which was handed to Captain [REDACTED] contained a microfilm upon which was recorded the serial numbers of all the bills which were given to the hijacker of Northwest Airlines Flight #305, which was hijacked out of Seattle, Washington, on November 24, 1971. The film canister was obtained from Seattle-First National Bank, Main Branch, Seattle, Washington, on November 25, 1971.

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Interviewed on 11/25/71 at Seattle, Washington File # SE 164-81-1229

[REDACTED] SA [REDACTED]/mlc Date dictated 12/1/71

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