Part 53, page 387

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0-9 (Rev. 5-22-64)

FBI

Date: November 29, 1971

Transmit the following in ________ (Type in plaintext or code)

Via Airtel (Priority)

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To: All Offices Except Seattle, Portland, Las Vegas

From: Director, FBI (164-2111)

UNSUB; NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 305, 11/24/71 CAA - HIJACKING OO: SEATTLE

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Enclosed for each receiving office are two copies of an artist's conception of captioned unsub.

Shortly after 3:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) 11/24/71, a lone white male traveling from Portland, Oregon, to Seattle, Washington, on captioned flight displayed the contents of his brief case to a stewardess indicating to her it was a bomb which would be exploded unless his demands were met. The hijacker indicated his willingness to exchange the safety of the 36 passen- gers and crew for $200,000 in cash and four parachutes. He instructed that the plane circle the Seattle airport until his demands were met at which time the plane landed. Once the money and parachutes were loaded and the plane was being refueled, the hijacker allowed the passengers and two airline stewardesses to deplane leaving a flight crew of three males and one female and the hijacker aboard. The hijacker indicated a desire to fly to Mexico City and instructed the plane to take off flying at a low altitude and slow speed, maintaining a southerly direction. Upon demand the hijacker was instructed on lowering the rear passenger door while the aircraft was in flight. He was last seen in the aircraft by crew members at 8:05 p.m. PST, when he instructed

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SEARCHED ____ INDEXED ____ SERIALIZED ____ FILED ____ .NOV 30 1971 FBI - LOS ANGELES

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Enclosures (2)

Sent Via ________ M Per ________ DB Cooper-22223

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[illegible initials] July 7 [guess: 1] 164-[illegible]

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