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\ very ones caught with thetr hands tn our pockets trying to filel. from thetr own country this weapon which, were ita secret trutol Bight have been crustal ta matntatning peace with the post-war world. It ts apparent that Rusete wos consct ous of the foes tha the Untted States hod the one , weapen which gave tt aflttery supertority and that, at any price, it had to wrest that superte from the United States by stealing the secret Snformation concern that weapon. The tragedy of it ta that ft was successful.” zn answer to the defendants ¢ elain that the tnfermatio. which allegedly was trananitted was not Secret, Judge Zaufnan , stated as follows; lo. _ "The defendanta contend that the acts of which they have been found guilty were not detrimental to the Untted States or of benefit ta the Soutet Unten, becouse the information which was transmitted to the Russian agenta was aot secret but was cuatlable ta publtciy distributed ectentific periodicals. But it ta ludicrous te assert that the defendants!’ elaborate precauti to escape detection and the furtive conduct whitch characterized all thetr acta as menbers of the Soviet-run espionage ring were directed at the attatnment of tnformation already tn the pudltc | donata,* — ; Vith relation te the sentences passed on other con- eptiratere fin ‘thie conspiracy and on other persone convicted of espionage, Judge KXoufman satd, "It has also been urged that others - 120 «