861.20211 Gubitchev, Valentine/12–2049

District Judge Sylvester J. Ryan of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York to the Secretary of State

Sir: I have the honor of referring to you the original and a translation of a letter from His Excellency Alexander S. Panyushkin, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics to the United States, addressed to the District Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.1

This letter was read by Mr. Lev S. Tolokonnikov, First Secretary of the Embassy of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in Washington, D.C., into the court record of the proceeding entitled United States of America v. Judith Coplon and Valentine A. Gubitchev, indictment No. 129–158, over which I am presiding. The defendant Gubitchev seeks by this proceeding to establish his immunity from criminal prosecution in this court by reason of his diplomatic status.

Since the letter is from His Excellency Alexander S. Panyushkin, I deem it proper to bring it to your attention.

Respectfully,

Sylvester J. Ryan
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