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Claudia Jones — Part 9
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1. Type of Communication: Typewritten letter
2. Postmark on Envelope: New York City, 5/1/55
3. Directed to: Federal Parole Board
lk. Address of Sender: Not indicated
5. Text of Communication: Sir: I ask you as an American
citizen to exercise yow rights and
grant parole to CLAUDIA JONES.
You are entrusted with the responsibility to carry out the demo-
cratic principles of this country which guarantees political
freedom in this country. The discriminatory policy or out
government towards colored people has gained us no friends and
has lost us the friendship of millions of people.
"Millions of people in the United States know that
CLAUDIA JONES was framed on the stool-pigeon testimony of FBI
hired liars, They also know that keeping CLAUDIA JONES in jail
in an attempt to murder her because not only her own doctor but
also the Government's doctor has stated that her life is in
danger in the Jim Crow prison in Alderson, West Virginia, because
of a serious heart condition.
"You were born of a women Mr. Chairman and I would like
to call upon whatever human feeling you have toward the women of
this country and humanity in particular, and ask you to allow
yourself to make a decision in accord with the constitution of
our country and its democratic principles and in the best interest
of humanity, and that is to release this innocent woman, CLAUDIA
JONES, from prison, and in the future grant parole to all victims
of unconstitutional acts of representatives of our great
Government,
"Very truly your
1. Type of Communication: Special telegram
2. Postmark on Envelope: Date of Communication is 3/8/55,
at New York City.
3. Directed to: Attorney General Brownell
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