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Kelley said. but that you wer'
willing to return on March
when he again told you that de
tectives we're on his trail and h
asked you to 60 downtown u
Times Square and there he me
you and said walk ahead Of me
and then said run for the bus. bu
don't sit near me-
You weren't shocked then, wer'
you?"
Cites Love for Gubitchev.
Miss Coplon replied that tn
prosecutor should remember tina
she was In love with Gubitche'
and was not shocked by the thing
he asked her to do on that date
II was fond Of the man." sh'
said. He said his wife's detective
were following US. I didn't know
his wife. I didn't know what kint
of woman she was. He told me n
had an explanation to make ant
/ wanted to hear what he had Il
say"
Asked About Copies Of Slips.
Mr.. Kelley gave the defendant
carbon copies Of nine data Slip
which had been among "a foune
in her pocketbook at the timt
she and Gubitchev were arrested
in New York on March 4. He ex.
planned 1t had been agreed by de.
fense and prosecution that thu
originals Of the copies had beer
typed at Miss Coplon's direction
by Miss Eta Taylor, a stenog.
rapher at the Justice Department
Defense counsel previously hae
agreed that the other data slip,
had been typed by Miss Coplor
on a machine in her apartment
did you dictate to Miss Taylor
or instruct her to type these mint
slips?" Mr.. Kelley asked. The re.
ply was in the affirmative with
the exception Of a single slir
about which Miss Coplon was un.
certain.
"Was this done in the regular
order of business at your office?"
Yes" Miss Coplon replied.
did they not then become q
part of official FBI records of q
confidential nature?"
Palmer Objects.
MIR. Palmer objected on the
grounds this would call for a con-
clusion by the witness, and Mr.
Kelley's next question was:
Did you expect any of the data
slips you took to New York in youl
pocketbook to be seen by any one
but yourself?"
mo" Miss Coplon replied. but
I would like to explain my answer
by saying I was to use the notes
in the preparation of a civil serv.
ice examination. and I possibly
might have needed additional helr
in typing them later"
Believed Rules Barred Names.
Miss Coplon said it was her be.
lief that the civil service regula.
tions specifically prohibited, fol
reasons Of national security. the
mention Of names or details ir
the examination she planned ts
take Mr.. Kelley. handed her tht
'Tegufation in question ana: MIS-
IEopions read passage which
banned the mention Of certain-de.
tails for security reasons. Sht
admitted, however. she could fine
no specific reference to eliminat.
with refereAcei to the excerpt.
from FBI reports found ip Mis-.
Coplon,s purse. Mr., Kelley asked
her when she wrapped the paper.
in a bag which. had coiisailet
stockings and placed them in he,
pocketbook. She replied she hae
done this on the evening of March
8 at her apartment in Mclean
Gardens.
Did this package of data slips
remain undisturbed until after
your arrest?" Nj. Kelley asked.
Miss Coplon replied. yes"
Didn't Plan to Show Them.
From the time you wrapped the
slips in a package did you intend
to show them to any one in New
York prior to your return to Wash
ington," Mr.. Kelley asked.
The reply was: "No-they were
for my own use exclusively"
did you intend to attach these
data slips to your examination
paper?"
"No. 7 wanted to use the slip
to help me prepare an examina-
ton paper on the activities Of rep
resentatives of Eastern European
countries in the United States"
Ridicules Secrecy.
Miss Coplon sought to convince
the jury that the confidential
classification given the data slips
was ridiculous.
This idea of q data slip as be-
ing something sancrosanct is ri
diculous." she testified. "A data
slip is a rough draft of notes for
a report and the notes may be ex-
tracted from a newspaper as well
as an FBI report.
IT could do as pleased with the
data slips when I got through with
them. I could tear them up or
file them or throw them away. 1t
was up to me-"
Mr.. Kelley indicated yesterday
that he would wind up his cross
examination this afternoon,
The trial probably will continue
through most Of next week.
Mr.. Kelley began his question
ing Tuesday afternoon. after Miss
Coplon had testified, under direct
examination by Mr.. Palmer. She
took the stand in her own behalf
last Thursday Afternoon.
/ Sirnx of Hystefia,