The New York Times · New York, New York · 11 August 1982

CP-1982-058

3 Captives Tell Of Their Lives With the P.L.O.

The following dispatch has been altered by Israeli military censorship.

By JAMES F. CLARITY

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JERUSALEM, Aug. 10 [original dateline changed by censor] — The three Palestine Liberation Organization prisoners were handcuffed and wore cloth bags over their heads as they were led by an Israeli officer through the grounds of the military prison [18 words deleted here by censor] in northern Israel.

The three were captured in the first weeks of the Israeli invasion of Lebanon and the Israelis refer to them as “terrorists,” a term Israeli officials use for all people they regard as part of the Palestinian guerrilla group. But aside from that, and their headcovers and manacles, the prisoners had little in common.

They had joined the guerrilla organization under different circumstances. Each described a different role in the organization. The invasion of Lebanon meant something different to each of them. And each has a different hope for the future. They are among the 7,400 prisoners the Israelis say they have captured since the invasion began June 6. They are kept in cells.

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