SPY TRIAL
BIGGEST OF CENTURY DR. FUCHS TO APPEAR AT OLD BAILEY ’ « (N.Z.P. A.—Copyright) (Rec. 9.20 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 28. Dr. Klaus Emil Julius Fuchs, the German-born scientist, will be tried at the Old Bailey to-morrow on charges of handing over atom secrets to Russia. Seventy newsmen from almost every part of the world will attend the trial, which is regarded as one of the biggest spy cases of the. century. The Judge will be the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Goddard.
Conducting the case for the Crown will be the Attorney-General, Sir Hartley Shawcross, one of the most spectacular prosecutors of modern times. Dr. Fuchs will be defended by Mr Derek Curtis Rennet, the brilliant King’s Counsel. Dr. Fuchs is liable to 14 years’ imprisonment for betrayal of information which may have speeded up Russia’s manufacture of the atom bomb.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 70, Issue 116, 1 March 1950, Page 5
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140SPY TRIAL Ashburton Guardian, Volume 70, Issue 116, 1 March 1950, Page 5
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