-Caveat Lector- -----Original Message----- From: H-Texas Editor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, August 03, 1999 12:29 PM Subject: NCC Washington Update, Vol 5, #26, August 2, 1999 >Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1999 12:09:47 -0400 >(Posted by Garry Nall) > >NCC Washington Update, Vol 5, #26, August 2, 1999 > by Page Putnam Miller, Director of the National Coordinating > Committee for the Promotion of History <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >2. Judge Calls for Release of Additional Alger Hiss Grand Jury Records - >On May 13 Judge Peter K. Leisure of the United States District Court for >the Southern District of New York ordered the release of thousands of >pages of 1940s grand jury testimony in the investigation of Alger Hiss. >On July 14, Judge Leisure issued an additional ruling in this case, No. >M-11-189, which calls for the release of over 5,000 more pages of Hiss >related materials. Because current law requires that grand jury >information remain secret except in certain "special circumstances" where >a "particularized need" for the material is demonstrated, this is a ground >breaking decision that makes clear that grand jury records may be opened >in very exceptional cases where there is broad public and researcher >interest in the issues, where the records are very old, and where there >are no outstanding privacy issues. > >The opening of the additional material resulted from two issues: the >Justice Department's request that a portion of the records be withheld >because of privacy interest and the recent discovery at the National >Archives of some of the missing grand jury transcripts from the Hiss Grand >Jury Proceeding. After further inquires the Justice Department learned >that many relevant individuals in the case were either deceased, had >consented to public disclosures, or had been publicly identified in >connection with the grand jury testimony. Thus the Justice Department >withdrew most of its privacy objections. Regarding the newly discovered >transcripts, the Court found that the material is relevant to the >investigation of Hiss and "are material to the historical issues of the >validity of the allegations against him and the Soviet espionage of which >he allegedly was a part." Thus the Court order the release of >approximately 5,000 additional pages. The Justice Department has until >August 13, 60 days from the original ruling on May 13, to decide whether >to appeal Judge Leisure's decision. DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
