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PG 100-9079 aso pxole Comm: i ne "Claudia Jones Box A “Sunday 27th March "Federal Reformatory for Women Fe M1955 fr "Alderson West Virginia "My dear daughter. — - a — ae "Claudia, I have received your letter dated March 19th -. =~ but mailed March 23rd for Alderson. However I daresay --" letters must be read and determined as to whether they should be mailed ete which accounts for their delay in reaching the person to whom they are sent, of course, . your communication was in part some of the information ~— ou had already given me on my visit to you. It was however a very interesting letter, which some of your friends asked to see. Since my return from my Visit I delayed a prompt reply awaiting information concerning your case, and other news that would interest you. Well on Friday night March 25th I attended a familiar com- mittee meeting in which Attorney Sachet was invited to tell the families what was going on in Court - re the Claudia Jones & Mendel motions, and otherhappenings such as a new trial for the 13 which is now pending court decision re the falsifying of Matusow. The first thing that was demanded by the chairman of this meeting, was to have me tell to the families, how you were get- _ ting on, your health did you get your ‘Salt Free Deit'. . . Did you get your Birthday cards. Flowers and other - ~~. tokens of Good will etc.. I told them how I found you, and you were now getting the 'salt Free Diet' but you were still complaining of occasional heart pains and headaches. Of course they were all elated that you are none the worse for your 8 hours daily task, and now living in your own tottage. in reference to birthday . cards I have seen Leona, Martha and others who said they — had received returned cards ete from Alderson, so you see they did not reach you. Attorney Sachet spoke at length concerning the motion for new trial for the 13 and thinks there is a possible chance Judge Dimock . allowing it. In the matter of yourself & Mendel he said that the court had denied it at this juncture, I arose in the meeting and questioned whether all the medina? renarta ta hie knawladesn uswva auhmittaa Yea ae rR Se FSS uw a Se ee ee eee ee ee ee ee ee ae