MemoTo SAC Seattle re composition and packaging of ransom money2 December 19711 page
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Part 70, page 309

Serials SE 164-81

Document date 2 December 1971

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) 12/2/71

SA [REDACTED]

UNSUB, aka Dan Cooper; NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT #305, PORTLAND TO SEATTLE; 11/24/71 CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION OO: SEATTLE

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On 12/2/71, [REDACTED] Seattle-First National Bank, Seattle, Washington, advised that the ransom money paid in instant hijacking, was made up of all used 20 dollar bills, selected at random and without sequence.

He stated the bills were made up in packets of $2,000 each and were banded with Seattle-First National Bank or Federal Reserve Bank bands or quite possibly banded with bands from other banks.

No identifying marks were placed on these bands.

CNG:klb (3)

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[handwritten] [guess: Revd] M 164-81-[guess: 467] SEARCHED _____ INDEXED _____ SERIALIZED _____ FILED _____ DEC 3 1971 FBI - SEATTLE