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Judge Holds Back Release of Critical Grand Jury Testimony in A-Bomb Spy Case

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· Story link A federal district judge in Manhattan authorized the release sought by historians to much of the secret…

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A federal district judge in Manhattan authorized the release sought by historians to much of the secret grand jury testimony in the 1950s Rosenberg atomic bomb espionage case, but refused the request related to critical testimony of David Greenglass, the still-living brother of Ethel Rosenberg. Greenglass argued through his attorney that he had been given an “unequivocal and complete promise of secrecy.” (7/23/08)

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