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. . em wn me tnmyere gungrers (5); . PATHICIA CPMPRELL HEAPS - vIerre ; : KIDNAPING >. \ Attached to the letter “is an affidavit by vafid \ Ky Nearras, who is identified as a defector of the terrcrist” VA group to which Patricia currently helonas. It is peintea | - out that his affidavit has teen translated and was somewhat | x literarily modified for easier reading. } On face five the affidavit is set ferth, and the writer is identified as a native Palestinian who is a forrer rember of the Palestine terrorist qroup overatina in Western Furopne with a coal of liberating Palestine. The Gefector Sallal states that while a member of this aroup, he came in contact with a 20-23 vear old female called Tania. He indicates that Tania frequently vore wits and a appeared to have severe erotional problems. She further was under the constant influence of druas. Sallal points out that she frecuently cried m@llina for her parents and frienes, that she was frequently locked up by the leader of the aroup until these terverarental fits subsided. Sallal further aoes on that he teecare a close friend of Tania, and she subsequently confidec in him that her true name Vas Patricia, that sh¢ was an American, and that she had crossed - the ocean with a aaah. of men in a private motor vacht. She supposedly also asked Sallas whether he could help her ", yeturn to her parents and she was certain her parents would ° ‘pay a larae sum of money for her return. Sallal indicates that this offer of roney was instrumental in his final @ecision to leave the aroun and to escape to the West. He indicates that subsequent’ to this encounter with Patricia, they hecame separatee ky the leader of the qroup but indicates that he is sure Patricia is vell, in view of the fact that she appears to he a valuable instrument for the team. On Pace six Sallal concludes that subsequent to - . his talk vith Patricia, he Was interviewed by the leader of the aroup, whose name was SenXKalil, and his assistant, and A. v- was tortured hy them as they atbernted to determine what ~_ Patricia had told him. He was subsequently transported to another location and during the transport, he manased to escape. Sallal subsequently made his way to West Berlin - 16 -