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that the people who cre running this Government are much more _ barbarte than the Masts when they were tn power tn Germany.” He also reportedly stated that he did not know "what kind of ontnals ) I am dealing with, but I know I am dealing with antnale.” (Washington Star of June 20, 1959.) | . Bloch also reportedly requested that the warden at Sing Sting Prison convey the followtng message to the Rosenbergs? "Tell then I tried to do my best. Yell them I feel ashamed that I'm an Amertoan today.” (Washington city Hews Service 6-19-53) SENBERG PROPAG. OREIGN COUNTRIES | it te noteworthy that this case haa also been used by Comauntat Parties throughout the world for propaganda purposes agatnat the United States. American embassies tn Canada and Europe were flooded with petittone for clemency by vartous organt- gations and people. During the dast few days prior to the eze- cution of the Rosenbergs, denonstrationa were held tn major capttal. | of Kurope such as Parte, Rome and London on behalf of the Rosen bergs. Jn a Washington City News Service release of June 20, 1953, foresgn reaotton to the ezeoution was reported as follows: "Parte = Communtet-led groups ‘evarned through European atreets last owtyht ond early today tn generally orderly, denonatrations protest- fag the ereoutton of atom aptes Jultus and Ethel Rosenberg. A French teen-ager was shot and wounded and S386 persons were orrest~ ed tr Parte." ~ 90 »