Memorandum of Telephone Conversation between John Foster Dulles and Herbert Brownell Regarding Stay of Execution

RHC the TUESDAY JUNE 16, 1953 11:07 a.m. TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH ATTORNEY GEN. BROWNELL The Secretary telephoned him to inquire about the Bricker conversation. The Attorney General offered a compromise Section 1, eliminating Sections 2 and 3. Bricker was non-commital and is seeing the President today. Brownell expects to hear from Bricker tomorrow and will let the Secretary know. The Secretary pointed out that the President should then write Wiley, thanking him for his support in getting an acceptable compromise, etc. Brownell said he had told Bricker if he was worried about losing support of the American Bar Association that the Administration would get behind the compromise to get it ratified. The Secretary then asked about the Rosenberg case and said he was sending to the President and Attorney General a round-uj of foreign opinion. The Attorney General said he did not see how Douglas could reverse the whole court, and the Secretary said it was unfortunate that they had reversed the Harry Bridges! case just at this particular time. C o 5 1481m0 BO'D