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SAG, DETROIT 11/28/52 SAC, PHILADELPHIA (100-0) JAMIS VAANDEL ING SECURITY MATTER — C mn it 2 confidentially furished SA v, JAMES WOOD with a letter addressed to AIGER HISS at the penitentiary, and dated 11/11/52. b7D This letter was from JIM VAANDERING, 777 Allen Avenue, Muskegon, Michigan, and is as follows: "I can't help but take a few moments and type you this letter, I have followed your trapic case as best I could for the past few years and cannot help but admire you for the way you are taline the decision handed down to yous, I cannot help but feel that you innocent of the charres cast against you and hope and pray the truth may come to light in the near future. I cannot but hops that you will be paroled or piven a new trial in which - I feel you will be proven innocent. In the papers I have read where some of your friends are seeking a parole so you can exile in Kurope, this I hope will never happen because it is a cowards way of escape and we need you here in this country, There are mony schools here in the United States that would welcome your services as an instructor and give us young Americans a true scholar as a teacher. I am now enrolled in the Muskegon Jr. College and know that many people are of the same opinion as I am. Even my llistory and Political Science teacher, Dry J. McKINILY takes every opportunity to show that your case was a black mark on this great nation of ourse I believe I have done myself juctice and lightened my mind in writing this letter, and prav to God that you will soon be cleared of these unfounded charges of treasone May God bo with you, bless you, and have mserey on yous "Sincerely yours, /sf JIM VAANDERING "P.S. This is a your Americans ples to a true Amorican not to forsake a country thas seens to have for- . phed esse Srccumumenenenes sawn bine /sf dVat 3 alized, poe ciceoemconmnnnen -- Wd DAD Indexed... — sonvousenuuanevns TT oe " iG ' 23: PH 65-2))0 of