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MR. TOLGON mou. —C. D, DELOACH JUSTICE FOR MORTON SOBELL (NCSJMs) b7c INTERNAL SECURITY - C b7D STEVE ALLEN (NBC - TV) Memorandum from Mr. Baumgardner to Mr. Belmont ds eq’ 9-22-59 relates to the fact that Helen Sobell, Mortom Sobell's wife, has elicited from Steve Alle, .' TV personality on NBC, a promise to assist the Sobell cause on his program. Further | Allen presumably gave Helen Sobell permission to publicize his interest in the case. The Director stated it would be all right to alert appropriate ACTION TAKEN: XQ d addit ¥ pointe at prior to the execution of the Rosenbergs in NO June, 1953, the case uf Sobell and the Rosenbergs was reviewed 16 times by the No: United States District Court, seven appeals to the Circuit Court of Appeals were & : argued, seven petitions to the United States Supreme Court were made and two Dy od i applications were made to the President of the United States for executive clemency. § : Subsequently, additional court action has been had and such eminent jurists as N 2 Judges Medina and mplete agreement with the prior proceedings i respecting Sobell's case. said he could handle the matter and would check . into it in a manner which would leave the FBI out of it comp tely. 2 : fao— 431912 | DEVELOPMENT: NOT RECORDED 47 0cT 7. i959 At 9:30 AM called Wick and said he had . determined from ‘ West Coast, that 6. 8.m0a the statement to seve j f { Letts " — a -