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supportthecourt'sverdict
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surrender
to
theSecretArmy'sthreatso
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the
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of
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in
publicisingitsc~useoThewitnessestothehorrorssufferedbytheArmeniansin
1915who
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timethe
SWisscourt
and
the
jury
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werenotwillingtobeintimidatedbyterroristthreats.Swissofficialswithwhom
I
discussedthiscase
a
fewdaysbeforethetrialbeganwereobviouslyconcernedaboutthelikelyrepercussions
of
the
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and
by
theceneralproblem
of
Armenian'terrorisminSwitzerJand.
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security
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Secret
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