Part 34, page 256

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SE 164-81

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" 'We have no physical evidence to go on except the $20 bills,' he said, adding the numbers of all 10,000 bills were circulated to banks in a 34-page booklet. None has turned up.

"Northwest Airlines, which offered a $25,000 reward for recovery of the ransom, has canceled the offer.

"But last week, on the second anniversary of the hijacking, the Oregon Journal newspaper offered $1,000 to anyone who could produce one of the $20 bills. There have been no takers.

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[REDACTED] says a number of FBI agents have worked on the case, to no avail."

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The Seattle Division advised Minneapolis by airtel dated 7/23/73 as follows:

It is possible that Unsub. made a trial run or runs prior to NORJAK, with the purpose of perfecting his hijack plan. If passenger lists of flights from Portland to Seattle for two weeks prior to NORJAK could be obtained the names on these lists could be compared to NORJAK indices, and other lists currently on file at Seattle in order to possibly identify Unsub.

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In an attempt to determine if Unsub. made a trial run prior to NORJAK, [REDACTED] Northwest Orient Airlines, Seattle, Washington, was contacted and furnished the following information:

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Records of reservations are stored in Northwest Orient Airline Univac Computer Systems and can be retrieved as far back as 5 years. Copies of tickets sold by Northwest Orient Airlines are on file and can also be reviewed.

Concerning the above, the Minneapolis Division ad- vised that tapes recording passengers of all Northwest Orient Airlines flights are maintained by Northwest Orient Airlines only six (6) months. The tapes are then erased and reused. No passenger lists for Northwest Orient Airlines flights from Portland to Seattle from 11/10/71 to 11/23/71 are in existence.

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The San Francisco Division advised by airtel dated 11/21/73 of the following: