The Grand Jury in the Hiss-Chambers Case.

The article discusses the transcript of the Hiss-Chambers court case of December 1948, wherein the plaintiff indicted a respected diplomat and foundation executive Alger Hiss for perjury by a U.S. District Court Grand Jury in New York. The court's examination of Hiss's denial of allegations of espio...

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Published in:American Communist History Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 1 - 39
Main Author: Berresford, John W.
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Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jun2008
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      ab: The article discusses the transcript of the Hiss-Chambers court case of December 1948, wherein the plaintiff indicted a respected diplomat and foundation executive Alger Hiss for perjury by a U.S. District Court Grand Jury in New York. The court's examination of Hiss's denial of allegations of espionage for the Soviet Union in 1938 is reviewed. Details are given describing elements of how the Grand Jury addressed the issues and comments are provided on the resulting conviction and imprisonment of Hess.
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