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1953. 1953.

Union. Union.

municating information on on information municating

Robert Meeropol taught anthropology. anthropology. taught Meeropol Robert

spiracy to commit commit to spiracy

Michael Michael

at Western New New Western at

Julius and and Julius

convicted on March March on convicted

Energy Research and Development Ad- Ad- Development and Research Energy

facture facture

of Justice, United States Attorneys Of- Attorneys States United Justice, of

York and for New Mexico, and the the and Mexico, New for and York

fice, for the Southern District of New New of District Southern the for fice,

initialed a Freedom of Information Information of Freedom a initialed in Washington against. the F.B.I., Cen- F.B.I., the against. Washington in tral Intelligeuce Agency, Department Department Agency, Intelligeuce tral

Act lawsuit in Federal District Court Court District Federal in lawsuit Act

ing on our initial requests, in l975 we we l975 in requests, initial our on ing

15 fighting tooth and nail to prevent prevent to nail and tooth fighting 15

the release of most of the Rosenberg Rosenberg the of most of release the

at the Government's discretion. discretion. Government's the at of the Federal Bureau of investigation investigation of Bureau Federal the of still determined to control what what control to determined still

30 percent—a conservative estimate-- estimate-- conservative percent—a 30

files. files.

Americans can and cannot see about about see cannot and can Americans

material, Every page has been released released been has page Every material,

the Rosenberg-Morton Sobel( caee. It It caee. Sobel( Rosenberg-Morton the

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, has has Rosenberg, Ethel and Julius

brought about the release of less than than less of release the about brought

request fdr the files on our parents, parents, our on files the fdr request

the impression one might get from the the from get might one impression the

press, our Freedom of Information Act Act Information of Freedom our press,

After myths myths After

In other words, the Government is is Government the words, other In

SPRINGFIELD. Mass.---Contrary' to to Mass.---Contrary' SPRINGFIELD.

and Robert Meeropol Meeropol Robert and

By Meeropol Michael By

of atomic atomic of

They They

Mcernpol teaches economics economics teaches Mcernpol

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Ethel Ethel

were electrocuted in in electrocuted were

England College, where where College, England

of of

bombs bombs

by by espionage

Government stall- Government

29, 1951, 1951, 29,

Rosenberg were were Rosenberg

to to

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the manu- the

the Soviet Soviet the

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of con- of

com-

Opening the Rosenberg Rosenberg the Opening

half of which are not covered by the the by covered not are which of half have filed! filed! have

"complete" inventories it claims to to claims it inventories "complete"

file"' holds at least 73,000 pages, over over pages, 73,000 least at holds file"'

complete pages and approximately approximately and pages complete

one-third of the 29,000 pages. pages. 29,000 the of one-third However, less well publicized has has publicized well less However,

been its exemption claims on 10,000 10,000 on claims exemption its been

rageous $20,000 "search" fee hut pub- hut fee "search" $20,000 rageous

that admit that the Rosenberg "main "main Rosenberg the that admit that

lic and press pressure forced a retreat. retreat. a forced pressure press and lic pages with many blanked-out sections, sections, blanked-out many with pages

it sought briefly to -charge art out- art -charge to briefly sought it

The other agencies asked that their their that asked agencies other The

if this were true. true. were this if

inventories he declared complete declared he inventories

even though it had refused to release release to refused had it though even

some of the most important material. material. important most the of some

that we be blocked from investigating investigating from blocked be we that

ment Administration asked the court court the asked Administration ment

tion had fully complied with the Act, Act, the with complied fully had tion

to declare that the Energy Administra- Energy the that declare to

New efforts to stop us came concur- came us stop to efforts New

inventories. inventories.

of the Act's exemptions were claimed. claimed. were exemptions Act's the of

rently with the production of the- of production the with rently

inventories, and set a timetable for for timetable a set and inventories,

months Of delays, ordered detailed detailed ordered delays, Of months

cies that barred any further destruc- further any barred that cies

tion of documents. documents. of tion the release of material for which none none which for material of release the

Energy Commission). Commission). Energy ministration (formerly the Atomic Atomic the (formerly ministration

Federal District Court issued an in- an issued Court District Federal

junction against the defendant agen- defendant the against junction

on David Greenglase, the chief prosecu- chief the Greenglase, David on

1939, Judge June L. Green of of Green L. June Judge 1939, tion witness, had been "pulped" in in "pulped" been had witness, tion

For example, William Perl, accused accused Perl, William example, For

Even more striking are its affidavits affidavits its are striking more Even

When the F.B.I. released 29,000 29,000 released F.B.I. the When

The Energy Research and Develop- and Research Energy The

She rejected requests for up to eight eight to up for requests rejected She

Knowing that the New Mexico file file Mexico New the that Knowing

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and and

the the

ity. Under oath they denied being being denied they oath Under ity.

further-destroyed his story's credibil- story's his further-destroyed

alleged members of the "spy .1117." .1117." "spy the of members alleged

William Perl Perl William

tasies had only succeeded in refuting refuting in succeeded only had tasies

them. them.

indicated that five years of attempts attempts of years five that indicated

to substantiate Mr. Tartakow's fan- Tartakow's Mr. substantiate to

ment did not use him against our our against him use not did ment

incarcerated tngether before and dur- and before tngether incarcerated cording to a 1956 Justice Department Department Justice 1956 a to cording

memorandum, Mr. Tartakow was of of was Tartakow Mr. memorandum,

ing the Rosenberg-Sobell trial. But ac- But trial. Rosenberg-Sobell the ing father at the trial. The memorandum memorandum The trial. the at father

"unknown reliability." The Govern- The reliability." "unknown

espionage activities white they were were they white activities espionage

Jerome Eugene Tartakow of his his of Tartakow Eugene Jerome ing our claim that our parents were were parents our that claim our ing

sidered by some observers as damag- as observers some by sidered

framed. framed.

up. up.

berg-Sobel case will remain covered covered remain will case berg-Sobel

transcripts?) the story of the Rosen- the of story the transcripts?) willingly released has been 'con- been has released willingly

member Richard M. Nixon's edited edited Nixon's M. Richard member

admitted to having. Until we all eee eee all we Until having. to admitted

wheat wheat files in all Government agencies—only agencies—only Government all in files

30 percent of what the F.B.I, has has F.B.I, the what of percent 30 only only

that the 29,000 F.B.I. twee represent represent twee F.B.I. 29,000 the that

cant amounts of its Rosenberg files files Rosenberg its of amounts cant

although Justice Department press re- press Department Justice although

leases leases

the files are being reldaeed. reldaeed. being are files the

file if the the if file

as en accompice of our father and and father our of accompice en as

thoroughly investigated, hes no F.B.t. F.B.t. no hes investigated, thoroughly

Mr. Tartakow's mention of two two of mention Tartakow's Mr.

The F.B.I. says our father told one one told father our says F.B.I. The

Some material that. the Government Government the that. material Some

The American people must know know must people American The

Clearly, trip F.B.I. is hiding signifi- hiding is F.B.I. trip Clearly,

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they they

10 percent of all the estntated estntated the all of percent 10

are are

do not not do

implying that virtually all all virtually that implying

entories are to be believed. believed. be to are entories

and and

wish wish

Ann Sidorovleb, Sidorovleb, Ann

to to

release release

Files Files

(re-

Freedom of information Act." Act." information of Freedom

hiding in our parents' case. case. parents' our in hiding

eiderieg what we strnnerty believe it is is it believe strnnerty we what eiderieg

said, "The F.B.I. just doesn't like the the like doesn't just F.B.I. "The said,

ance with the law because, P. because, law the with ance William B. Jones of the Federal Dis- Federal the of Jones B. William

trict Court in Washington recently recently Washington in Court trict

files has only just begun. begun. just only has files

perjury unrelated to espionage, espionage, to unrelated perjury

indictments. Mr. Perl was indicted for for indicted was Perl Mr. indictments.

spies. The Government never contested contested never Government The spies.

their denials with esplonape nu perjury perjury nu esplonape with denials their

You can well imagine why, con- why, imagine well can You

The Government is resistin4 compli- resistin4 is Government The

We reiterate that our FOIL for the the for FOIL our that reiterate We

, . Jedge Jedge .