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XX ~ Hy - Pe f—e- - . . . : . BACKGROUND: patriciMiearst (victim), aged 19, \) chter of . bos Bet getge tnt’ Randolph A. Hearst, Pr ent of San Francisco Exa@fPer News- a paper, was kidnaped at gUnpoint from her Berkeley, Galifornia, apartment evening 2/4/74. Following summarizes numerous demands for ransom received 2/6/74, in San Francicso and Los Angeles Divisions and other pertinent developments: Our San Francisco Office (SFO) advised anonymous call to Los Angeles Herald Examiner (LAHE) Newspaper, 2/6/74, demand- ing 15 million dollars for release of victim. Classified ads will be placed in numerous papers to read "Pat is 0.K.” and caller states victim's father to be at Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans, Friday, 2/8/74. SFO also advised individual identifying himself as Leon ¢ WHith demands $500,000 for release of victim. Money to be placed in Globe taxi cab, Giant Food Store, 14th and Newton, Washington, D.C., by 8:15 p.m., 2/6/74. Our Washington Field Office {WFO) subsequently advised stationary lookout estab- ‘lished overlooking Globe cab. SFO also advised two phone calls received San Francisco Examiner wherein unknown man demands $80,000 and wants two armed FBI men to meet him when he makes next call; no mention of victim and no further contact. SFO Agents located box of nine millimeter jacketed bullets in Berkeley search 2/5/74 preliminary examination of one cartridge from box indicates quantity of potassium cyanide. Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) in letter to newspapers claimed SLA killed Oakland, California, Superintendent of Schools who was believed to have been killed with bullets drilled and filled with cyanide Los Angeles Office advised unknown male telephoned LAHE at 8:13 p.m., 2/6/74, and asked to talk to same man he talked ight (2/5/74) (Los Angeles Office previously advised iy : LAHE, owned by Hearst Family, received telephone ca emanding $50,000 in small bills and Cessna 150 aircraft for 2/6/74). Los Angeles Agent advised caller he was same per- son. Caller stated Patricia was 0.K. and would be released if everything went 0.K. Caller asked if plane ready and instruct- ed drop be made from plane 9:00 p.m., 2/7/74, at golf course, Brea, California. rg LAHE believed caller identical with man who calle Victim's father decided he will not authorize $50,000 pay- ment to caller since he had no identifying information from caller to establish he is actual kidnaper. Bureau artist at Berkeley preparing artist's conception based on descriptions furnishe esses. WEO attempting to identify Leon Smith. [ f b |: AT) 5 Apaarned Tr