When asked the amount of fuel the radio operator replied 285 tons
When asked the numper of people the radio operator replied 302.
When asked did that include crew, the radio operator said I will have to get back to you.
If what you say about "Suspect that you meant or misheard that it landed at 285 tonnes" is correct the the guy on the radio was still calm and collected but he was not answering the ATC question correctly.
http://www.liveatc.net/.archive/kjfk...29-05-2330.mp3
Listen from 6:50 onwards.....
Edited to add the ATC link