•Invited
on trip by German Journalist, Dr Herbert Mueller.
•Gareth
assured by Mueller; “Absolutely Safe, No Bandits”.
•After
‘unexpected’ kidnapping, Mueller unusually released after two days as captive, and
–gave
the only account of the episode, claiming the Japanese instigated the kidnap by putting them on the wrong road.
•$8000
Ransom later rejected by bandits …