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Letter to Ray H. Jenkins from Robert K. Bell.
After receiving a continuance in the Nickerson case, Bell writes to Jenkins about making new plans. He states that they are going to try to get any political assistance that they can and that he will be writing to a number of friends in Washington regarding the case. -
Letter to Ray H. Jenkins from Robert K. Bell.
Bell apologizes for being "a very poor correspondent" and thanks Jenkins for his letters. He writes that he is "having a terrific time with John Nickerson in trying to keep his mouth closed and to make him forget the word 'appeal'. Bell includes personal details of his life after the trial and concludes the letter by thanking Jenkins again for his friendship. -
Letter to Robert "Buster" Bell from Walter Emmett Perry.
Perry responds to Bell's letter of June 10th regarding the possible accuser also being the reviewer in the Nickerson trial proceedings. -
Letter to Robert E. Jones from Robert K. Bell.
Robert K. Bell writes to Senator Bob Jones for help and information regarding the Nickerson case. -
Letter to Robert E. Jones from Robert K. Bell.
Bell writes to Bob Jones in Washington D.C. on behalf of the defense counsel in an attempt to change Nickerson's case from trial by court-martial to a non-judicial punishment. -
Letter to Robert K. Bell and his wife, Carolyn, from Ray H. Jenkins.
This letter addressed to both Robert and his wife details personal correspondence about various daily activities of Jenkins' life. -
Letter to Robert K. Bell and Ray H. Jenkins from Major General Robert A. Schow, Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence.
Schow writes this letter in response to Bell and Jenkins request for classified information. Schow states that the convening authority will determine the relevance of the material before allowing access. -
Letter to Robert K. Bell from attorney Jack Wilson.
Wilson writes to Bell to congratulate him on the Nickerson case and states that he has been "avidly reading the newspaper accounts of the Nickerson trial" but still believes that Bell did a "terrific" job defending Colonel Nickerson. -
Letter to Robert K. Bell from C. F. Cordes.
Cordes writes in response to the defense counsel's request to the Commanding General, Third United States Army, of the trials dates May 13-17, 1957. He confirms that the trials dates have been postponed to the 15th in accordance with their request. -
Letter to Robert K. Bell from C. F. Cordes.
This letter was written in response to Bell's May 27, 1957 letter to the Commanding General, Third United States Army requesting top secret clearance for necessary information related to the Nickerson case. According to Cordes, Bell and Jenkins were granted access through Lt. Col. Charles Zimmer.