THREE SEEKING CLEMENCY
Received Wednesday, 11 a.m. NUREMBERG, Oct. 1. Three of the tweive Nazi Chiefs sentenced to death by hanging — Ribbentrop, Saukel and Seyss inquart — are applying for clemeney, says the United States News Service. It added that Keitel Intends to appeal for death by hanging to be changed to death by ohooting. Counsel for Hess will ask for the life sentence against Hess to be quashed. Doenitz's counsel is appealing against the severity- of the sentence of ten years' imprisonment. Goering's counsel does not yel know whether Goering wants to appeal for clemency. He intends to discuss the situation with him. Streicher's counsel said he believed Streicher "prefers death to a long term of imprisonment."
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Chronicle (Levin), 2 October 1946, Page 5
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