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Ethel Rosenberg was an American woman who, along with her husband Julius Rosenberg, was convicted of espionage during the Cold War. The couple was accused of passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union, leading to their controversial trial and execution in 1953. The Rosenbergs' case remains a significant and contentious chapter in the history of American politics and the Cold War era.
"At the present moment, with little or no detail to hand, it is difficult for me to make any comment, beyond the expression of horror at the shameless haste with which the government appears to be pressing for our liquidation."
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