TeletypeNitel Seattle to Director, Portland and Las Vegas re UNSUB, Northwest Flight 305 hijacking (5:10 AM)25 November 1971page 1 of 8
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Part 97, page 345

DB Cooper-43894Serials SE 164-81

Document date 25 November 1971

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NR002 SE PLAIN 6:28 AM NITEL 11/25/71 SWD TO DIRECTOR PORTLAND LAS VEGAS FROM SEATTLE (164-NEW) 8P

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UNKNOWN SUBJECT; NORTHWEST FLIGHT 305, NOVEMBER TWENTYFOUR, SEVENTYONE. CAA - HIJACKING; EXTORTION.

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SEATTLE-TACOMA AIEPORT (SEA-TAC) CALLED AT APPROXIMATELY THREE TWENTYTWO PM, NOVEMBER TWENTYFOUR INSTANT, ADVISING THAT A MAN ABOARD INSTANT PLANE AT PORTLAND, OREGON, PASSED WORD TO THE PILOT THAT HE HAD A BOMB IN HIS BRIEFCASE AND DEMANDED TWO HUNDREDTHOUSAND DOLLARS. HE INSTRUCTED THE PILOT TO GET THIS MONEY READY BY FIVE PM, AND ALSO TO FURNISH HIM TWO PARACHUTES. SUBJECT INSTRUCTED PILOT TO HAVE NO ONE MEET THE AIRCRAFT; NO ONE WAS TO APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT AND THAT HE WOULD ADVISE LATER WHAT HIS FLIGHT PLANS WERE. END OF PAGE ONE

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