Part 25, page 136

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PAGE THREE SE (164-81)

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THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHER DISCREPANCIES, BUT THE ONES SET OUT 'ABOVE ARE THE MAJOR ONES.

THE ARTICLE CARRIED ON PAGE TWO, A LARGE REPRODUCTION OF A TWENTY DOLLAR BILL, SEVERAL TIMES ACTUAL SIZE. LOOKING AT THE FACE OF THE BILL, THE NUMBER IN THE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER IS D ONE. THE SERIAL NUMBER IS L FIVE ONE TWO SEVEN NINE SIX THREE FIVE A, THE SMALLER NUMBER IN THE LOWER RIGHT HAND CORNER IS D THIRTY- FIVE AND THE SERIES YEAR IS NINETEEN SIXTY-NINE. THE NUMBER TWELVE APPEARS IN FOUR PLACES ON THE FACE OF THE BILL. IT IS NOTED THAT THE ABOVE SERIAL NUMBER IS ON THE LIST OF BILLS DELIVERED TO THE HIJACKER.

LOCAL AGENT IN CHARGE OF SECRET SERVICE ADVISED HE IS UNABLE TO STATE WHETHER THESE NUMBERS FIT THE PRESCRIBED FORMULA USED BY THE BUREAU OF ENGRAVING.

WFO REQUESTED TO IMMEDIATELY CONTACT BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND SUTEL COMMENTS OF THAT AGENCY WITH REGARD TO AUTHENTICITY OF THESE NUMBERS. COPIES OF ARTICLE CONTAINING BILL WILL BE FORWARDED TO WFO BY PILOT COURIER MAY TWO NEXT, FOR EXHIBITION TO BUREAU OF ENGRAVING, IN EVENT THEY ARE UNABLE TO MAKE DECISION ON NUMBERS SET FORTH ABOVE. FOLLOWING THIS WFO SHOULD FURNISH THIS ARTICLE TO THE BUREAU. WFO WILL BE ADVISED SUBSEQUENTLY OF FLIGHT INFORMATION.

IN VIEW OF THE STRONG PROBABILITY THAT THIS ARTICLE HAS NO FOUNDATION IN FACT, NO INVESTIGATION BEING CONDUCTED PENDING A DETERMINATION OF THE AUTHENTICITY OF THIS BILL.

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