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THE ROSENBERG-SOBFLL FSPIONAGE CONSPIRACY TR On March 6, 1951, the trial of this case on the auperseding i indio otment of January 31, 1951, commenced before UJ. &. District Judge Irving Ry Kaufman in the Southern Distrtes of New York. <At the outset of the case United States Attorney Irving He Saypol rnoved to sever Anatoli 4. Yakoulev fron the trial, which motton was granted. fhe selectton of a jury of twelve with two alternates wae completed on March 7, 19514 Counsel for the defendants made motions to dianise the tnrdiotment on various grounda which were dented by the Courte Mr. Saypol then aade a motion to sever David Greenglasa from the indictuent because Greenclass had already p Dleaded quilty. This motion was granted by the Court, Mr. Saypol opened the Government's case and addressed the jury. He tnforned the fury that tt was thetr duty to protect the rights of each tndtutdual and of oll people by proceeding diltgently against those who operated agatnat the Government. He potnted out that the Grand Jury had charged the _ foretgn power, and that thts charge was one of unusual atgnificances - He defined "consptracy™ and stated it required proof of only one overt act of any one of the consptrators. He atated that the evidence in this case would cone from sone wttnesaesa who partiotpated with the defendants and from sone whe were pteked » #la «