Part 55, page 34

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LA 164-497

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6. Serial numbers of $200,000 given the unknown subject, all in $20 bills, have been furnished by the Bureau. A copy of this list as well as artist's conception of unknown subject's description; is being furnished all agents having leads in this matter.

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NARRATIVE

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 passengers 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 the hostage stewardess to go forward to the first class section and close the curtains behind her. Prior to departing from passenger cabin, hijacker told stewardess the money bag was not in accordance with instructions and to cut up one of the parachutes to rewrap the money, which was done. When the aircraft landed at

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DB Cooper-23172