ARAFAT YASSER: (1929-2004) Palestinian political leader who served as Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organisation 1969-2004 and as President of the Palestinian National Authority 1994-2004. Nobel Peace Prize winner, 1994. Signed 3.5 x 5 newspaper portrait of Arafat in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in red ink to a lighter area of the image and dated 13th April 1983 in his hand. Neatly laid down to a white card. Together with a red ink signature (´Y. Arafat´) and date, 13th April 1983, in his hand pn an oblong 12mo white deckle edged card. Neatly annotated in blue ink in the hand of a collector to the upper edge. Also including a T.L.S. by Dr. Sami Musallam of the Chairman´s Office, one page, 4to, n.p., 13th April 1983, to Dennis Johansson, sending Revolutionary Greetings, returning the picture signed by Arafat, and also remarking ´I would like to assure you that the Palestinian people, led by their sole legitimate representative the PLO, will continue their just struggle to acjieve peace and to live in peace as well as regaining their inalienable national rights including their right to return, to self-determination and to establish their independent state´. VG, 3