Part 25, page 126

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SE 164-81

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5. The interviewee in the article states that he knows the bills were xeroxed before they were delivered to him, as he could smell the xerox fluid on them at the time they were delivered. This is in error, inasmuch as the bills were not xeroxed, and if they had been, would not have a smell of xerox fluid.

6. The interviewee in the article states that the bomb which he allegedly had consisted of five Gillette shaving cream cans painted red and rigged with prima cord fuses. This would disagree with the stewardesses descrip- tion of the cylinders which she observed in the briefcase, inasmuch as they were smaller in diameter that shaving cream cans.

7. In the article at one place the interviewee states concerning payment by the airline "why risk four lives - not including mine - and a 5 million dollar airplane for a mere $200,000?" This would appear to indicate that the person being interviewed felt that the passengers had been released before the money was paid, whereas the money was delivered to the hijacker before the passengers were released.

8. In the article, the interviewee states that he told the pilot "let the passengers off but I want every- body in the cockpit and the other two stews to stay on the plane." This appears to be inaccurate, inasmuch as the hijacker did not demand that the stewardesses remain on the plane.

9. The interviewee in the article says that he was in the cockpit twice, once when they were having fueling troubles and at this time, he told the pilot "I want the flaps at 15 percent and the gear down." He states that after discussion with the pilot concerning the destination of the plane he slammed the cockpit door and went back to the tourist compartment with the stewardess. This is inaccurate, inasmuch as the hijacker at no time was in the cockpit to the aircraft and was not observed by the flight crew in the cockpit and instructions concerning destinations were relayed through the stewardess.

10. The interviewee states that he selected the name D.B. COOPER by sticking a pin in the Seattle telephone directory. This is inaccurate, inasmuch as the hijacker when purchasing his ticket, in fact used the name DAN.COOPER instead of D. B. COOPER.

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