Part 64, page 410

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription 8/11/72

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[REDACTED] Raytheon Company, Bedford, Massachusetts, was interviewed and provided the following:

He was a passenger on Flight 43, on July 20, 1972, and observed an intoxicated gentlemen sitting in the lounge area of the airplane. [REDACTED] said he heard conversation between the man, and a [REDACTED] He said the man appeared angry and somewhat belligerent and was arguing about the fact that he did not want to return to 1st class quarters. [REDACTED] heard the man say, "What are you going to do about it? I'm not going to hijack the plane". [REDACTED] said "Don't use that word". The man then said, "Go have the Marshals arrest me". Shortly after the conversation, [REDACTED] left the man in the lounge area and went to another section of the plane.

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[REDACTED] said he never saw the man talk to any of the stewardesses or touch any of the stewardesses while he was in the lounge. He further stated that he did not see the man in question at any other time during the flight, except while they were both in the lounge during the last hour of the flight.

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Interviewed on 8/10/72 at Bedford, Massachusetts File # Boston 164-190

by SA [REDACTED] dfm [REDACTED] Date dictated 8/10/72

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