European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 7, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday november 7, 1991 the stars and stripes c Page 9 autopsy indicates Maxwell died naturally before fall Portugal Atlantic Ocean Canary islands Morocco Las Palmas Canary islands apr an autopsy indicated wednesday that billionaire publisher Robert Maxwell died of natural causes before falling off his yacht into the Atlantic Ocean the judge investigating the death said. A the provisional judgment of the pathologist is of natural death before falling into the water. It Wasny to death by drowning a judge Luis Gutierrez Sanjuan told reporters. He said a Mark found on maxwells forehead could have been caused either when he fell into the sea or during recovery of the body. Maxwell 68, vanished from his yacht off the Canary islands sometime tuesday leaving his vast communications Empire facing an Uncertain future. A it appears that the death was not by drowning in the sea but rather beforehand a that he did not die from swallowing water a Gutierrez said. He did not say what might have killed Maxwell but Canary islands chief prosecutor Juan Guerra Manrique told Spanish television earlier that the death might have been caused a by something like a heart  a preliminary indications Are that there was no criminal activity involved in this. There seemed Tow be no signs of violence. At first glance it looks like natural causes a Guerra said. Gutierrez said the body would probably be released to undertakers later wednesday or today. Carlos Lopez de Lamela the chief pathologist said earlier that the preliminary phase of the autopsy involving opening the body had been completed. The pathologist who reported directly to Gutierrez said the final autopsy result would be known in about a week adding that samples were being sent to Britain and the Spanish Mainland for closer scrutiny. Elizabeth Maxwell the publishers widow spent 90 minutes with Gutierrez on wednesday giving Nim information on her husbands activities and the kind of medication he used British vice Consul Campbell Livingstone said. Dressed in Black and clutching a Bible she told reporters beforehand a i done to have any idea what happened to Maxwell. She did not speak to a grand Canary y / v  Palmas Mas Palomaa so Miles body found 50 Knap Penedo to Maxwell. She did not speak to reporters afterwards. Livingstone said Elizabeth Maxwell expected to remain in the islands until she was Able to leave with her husbands body. The widow and her son Philip also visited the $21 million yacht where Maxwell was last seen before Dawn tuesday walking on the deck. Crew members reported him missing about six hours later and his body was pulled from the water by a helicopter tuesday evening. The publisher had skipped an appearance on the eve of his death and his company and family told organizers he was ill. However the daily Mirror of London maxwells flagship newspaper said Maxwell had dined alone monday night on Tenerife Island then re boarded the yacht and instructed his Crew to cruise All night at sea. He had spent saturday and sunday on the vacation Island of Madeira swimming drinking Beer visiting a Casino and browsing in shops. Witnesses said he appeared Happy and relaxed. The death of the Brash rotund publisher raised questions about the future of his holdings. The $2 billion global publishing Empire he personally ran is burdened with debt and Maxwell had been Selling assets to raise Money to meet a $750 million payment due in october 1992. Trading of Stock in maxwells two publicly held Media companies was suspended in London for a second Day wednesday to prevent wild speculation in Wake of his death. In addition to the new York daily news which he rescued from the Brink of collapse in March Maxwell owned several British tabloids and the european an English language weekly he founded in May 1990. The boards of maxwells companies named maxwells son Kevin 32, As acting chairman of Maxwell communications and son Ian 35, As acting chairman of the Mirror group. The sons have Long worked in the family business. This year Maxwell sold 49 percent of the Mirror group of newspapers and his Pergamo press publishing House to a dutch company. He also sold part of his . Publishing House Macmillan to a British publisher. Company officials said in a statement that Maxwell had been the Only passenger aboard his yacht in addition to about a dozen Crew members. Weather reports said the skies were Clear and seas Calm. In London Charles Wilson director of the Mirror group said there had been no suggestion of foul play in the death adding a we can Only assume that or. Maxwell slipped and fell overboard. Publishing Czar Robert Maxwell the financial times quoted Robert Pirie president of Rothschild inc. And maxwells principal investment banker As saying a Bob used to go swimming All the time from the yacht without telling anybody. He would just go Down the ramp and take a swim a a it used to scare the hell out of Nis Crew. I think he Firoba Bly just went for a  however the yacht was under Way at the time he disappeared. Bom lab i Hoch to jewish peasants in Czechoslovakia Maxwell lost his parents in the nazi holocaust and escaped to Britain in 1940. He was a highly decorated world War ii Veteran. A the was larger than life a British conservative party lawmaker Anthony Beaumont dark Saidi of Maxwell. A the was the citizen Kane of his  Robert maxwells yacht lady Ghislaine sits moored off Tenerife before his body was found in area  plans new expose on Maxwell Mossad London apr investigative reporter Seymour Hersh plans to release a a very big Story about the late publishing magnate Robert Maxwell and the israeli secret service his publisher said wednesday. The publisher Matthew Evans is chairman of Faber and Faber which put out the Sampson option a Book in which Hersh alleges Maxwell had close ties to the Mossad secret service. Evans said Hershy a new information will involve Mordechai Sanunu an israeli nuclear technician serving a Long prison term for disclosing his country a nuclear secrets. In a separate interview Evans was quoted in the daily Telegraph As saying both he and Hersh believe maxwells death is directly linked to the new allegations in the Book and would not be surprised if he committed suicide. Hersh said in a television interview that a less than 10 percent of maxwells business dealings were known when his body was found tuesday in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of grand Canary Island. Hours earlier the 68-year-old tycoon had mysteriously disappeared from his yacht. A i think the real Story about Maxwell is going to be the stuff of newspapers and thrillers for years a Hersh said in a to interview from new York late tuesday. Hersh wrote in the Samson option not Only that Maxwell had close tics with the Mossad but also that the foreign editor of his flagship newspaper the daily Mirror was involved in arms deals to Israel. Hersh said Nicholas Davies who was fired last month As foreign editor for lying to his editor about contacts with an arms dealer tipped off israeli intelligence about Van nut a whereabouts in London. This allegedly led to Van nut a being lured to Italy where he was kidnapped by israeli agents and returned to Israel. Evans said Hersh plans to release the new Story shortly at a news conference or in . Newspaper articles. A your need and desire is for Hersh to reveal information that proves conclusively to everybody a satisfaction that the allegations made in his Book Are accurate a Evans said. A i am 100 percent confident it will achieve that. A a Maxwell who vehemently denied the books allegations filed writs alleging defamation against Hersh and his publishers which became moot because of his death