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other publte of ftetals were supplemented by an tntenstve campatgn _te send thousands of letters and telegrams to the Preatdent ” urging OLAMEnOys the diasemtnation of hundreds of thousands Fog pamphlets, etreular lettera, financial appeals as well as the collectton of thousands of signatures on clemency petitions. “phe caompatgn extended into some 40 foreign countries. Supe portere of the Rosenbergs tn France went so far as to declare a “"Yattonal Rosenberg Day" and on June 16, 1953, it waa reported - thee the Goveranent of Poland had offered “polttteal csylun" | to the Rosenberga in the event they were freed. CLEMENCY PETITIONS AND AP EATS In addition to such dramatte promotions, the NCSJRC. had solictted thousands of signatures for clemency petitions and appeals of one kind or another, The total number of persone signe tng auch petittone ta not knowns however, it has Teportedly been ae high ae 48,000 per week at the hetght of the canpaigne Many of these Gppeala have undoubtedly been made tn good faiths; however, the NCSJRC and the Communtst press have reported thes with little regard Sor honesty. | It ta quite evident that the clemency drive was from “the bestnatng a htghly ‘artistetal affair which was eorefully _ promoted rather than a ‘Spontaneous publte reactton aa the Communist presa sought? te show, This was indicated from the | mere fact that the "Datly Vorker® was able to print the names and