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Robert Meeropol discusses the execution of his parents, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, the only U.S. citizens to be executed under the Espionage Act of 1917. As one of the most contested death sentences in history, the Rosenberg case has inspired continued debate over the constitutionality of the Espionage Act. In addition to sharing his parents’s story, Meeropol explains his support for WikiLeaks, the infamous publication that has revived the controversy surrounding the Espionage Act of 1917.

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Transcribed below is a telegram on espionage precautions sent to Portsmouth Navy Yard during World War I:
Recent events have accentuated the possibility of an intensive campaign directed by the Germans comma and carried on through their paid agents comma directed particularly against United States shipping of any description period Such a campaign would be supplementary to the submarine campaign and directed at the delay and destruction of American ships comma particularly those engaged in furthering the military and naval operations of the United states period To safeguard against such enemy measures the closest scrutiny and inspection should be carried out at all times on all ships comma of the personnel comma supplies comma and cargoes carried in order to guard against any dastardly attempt to incendiariem or destruction period Wherever practicable trusted agents of our own should be employed for counter-espionage period Too much care cannot be exerised to safeguard our ships be every means possible 23029

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Source: General Correspondence File of the Department of the Navy. First Naval District. Portsmouth Navy Yard. Industrial Department.  

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Department of Justice.
Office of United States Attorney,
Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta.

March 15, 1918.

The Attorney General,

Washington, D.C.

Sir:

I am in receipt of your telegram of March 14th relative to book called “The Finished Mystery.” The Bureau of Investigation has been requested to interview every book dealer and news-stand in Atlanta and find out if any copies of this book are in the city. Should any be found, warning will be given as advised by you.

Respectfully,
Hooper Alexander
United States Attorney.

Source: research.archives.gov

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