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3 4 C. at , 5 ° NE 2060-32086 “ Lol 4 %D. Appeal for the Clemency of ETHEL and JULIUS ROSENBERG *O . at RIK, and JULIUS ROSENSERG were convicted on 3/29/51 in the +9 U.S.D.0., SDNY, NYC, tozstiuer With one MORTOH SQEELL of conspiracy to , 3 commit espionage. On 4/5/51, ETHEL md JULIUS RUSRUEENG were sentenced 14 fo death by the Trial Judge, the Nonerable TRVING AR. MAUPMA", -3Y y2, LID ‘that the NJ rs section of the Maticnal Committee to Secure Juctice In The 8USENBLPG g oa ig Case {ts a CP inaptired en’) contrelled orsenizstion. a 7 m that EI Ths STEIN is ey, wherein an aprecl was made to Judze ; ith) Ad bo sormute the death senten: eee 55 0f ELUET, and JULIUS Rott So to a leas geveare ounishment. 23° r 24 25 In this letter bIISibIN steted that he hed rvieore sly avetded 26 making any public statement coéneerniny the RUuSEVERNGS. He stoted he did not wish to challenge the Jury's verdtot es suen, althouch he did pg Wish to point ont, for anyone who was not present in court during the “triel, the guilt of the defendants was not establishes beyond any “an réesonable doubt. a0 We furt sed that it was his conviction that the Re SEN 33 FoRGs, in any ever od a minor role in the tranarnissJon te a Scviet 34 reprogantative of a " doounsnt prepared by DAVID GHEesGl ASS, unc wre ehan invelved in the cenapirscy to commit eapicnewe, hence it was inecmpre- hensithle that they should receive @ more severe sentence than @RREMGLASS 38 shone crime was confimicd by his own confession, a) ts cr 7 cr v) on aa 0D ‘hot be mn a Py In addition, of all the in: ividuals frunde guilty in the pest Atomic Espfona.te aid vho ne deubt betrayed mere important Atomile orueation thun the incomveterit GREED LASS, nome of these individ ots arveguteds. 9 \p7? dito that ‘ he J, meio lee tor Clemency Por the RuSHNPLaos, S72 Prospect Ste, z, MAplewood, Ms J.y Gistributed a leaflet entitlec, "The People Speak qg7 Outs Clemency; Sor The RuSESBERGS". This leaflet listed Dr. LINSTEIN, ‘4g Physicist and Dr. HARCID Se aey, Physicist under the gubcapticn "some 9 of the lesders who heve written to the Presidant for clenenc:." 59 Sr 52 63 54 "55 ‘36 57 ‘39 ; oo ee ER Ts . _ . * ~+ - . " aan a’ _ ela La * Fp . BE Ae mem mee r we ad “ a