Part 96, page 200

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PD 164-41

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else to make the jump, and he [REDACTED] would pick up the hi- jacker, and they would make use of a small airstrip located somewhere in the area. In this connection, [REDACTED] said that there were a lot of small airstrips all over southwest Washington state. They would then take the ransom to either Canada, or to Switzerland, to exchange the money, if it were marked, or possibly go to South America. Mexico was not ever mentioned. [REDACTED] mentioned that he thought they could ask for either one or two million dollars, but he also mentioned the figure of two hundred thousand dollars.

[REDACTED] felt that the reason [REDACTED] was asking him was because [REDACTED] however, he [REDACTED] did not want any part of a parachute jump, thought the plan was wild, and told [REDACTED] of his views. He said that [REDACTED] [REDACTED].

[REDACTED] continued that [REDACTED] now lives in [REDACTED], Oregon, and is living [REDACTED]. He is now either in [REDACTED] or is working in [REDACTED] [REDACTED]. He recalled that [REDACTED] said at the time that it would be necessary that once they got the ransom money, they would have to sit on it for a year or so, before touching it.

[REDACTED] said that he ran across [REDACTED] one time in Salem since the incident, and this was in about [REDACTED]. At that time he told [REDACTED] he never thought he would go through with the plan, and [REDACTED] just grinned and did not confirm or deny involvement in captioned matter.

[REDACTED] advised that he had no idea as to the possible identities of any associates of [REDACTED] during that period of time. He said he thought that [REDACTED] kept the airplane at Salem, but that [REDACTED].

Upon conclusion of the above interview, Detective [REDACTED] advised that he has identified [REDACTED] as [REDACTED],

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