[NUREMBERG TRIALS]: A small selection of T.Ls.S. and A.Ls.S. by British and American barristers and lawyers etc. ...

[NUREMBERG TRIALS]: A small selection of T.Ls.S. and A.Ls.S. by British and American barristers and lawyers etc., associated with the Nuremberg Trials following the end of World War II comprising Hartley Shawcross (1902-2003) English barrister who served as the lead British prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials. T.L.S., Hartley Shawcross, one page, 8vo, Royal Courts of Justice, London, 8th April 1947, to Miss. A. E. Payne, on the printed stationery of the Attorney General. Shawcross thanks his correspondent for their letter, which he had greatly appreciated, and continues 'Politics altogether apart, it seems to me that the country's success in overcoming the great economic difficulties which face us will depend very largely on the steadiness of the ordinary people; that is to say, on what we used to call morale during the war. Nobody has any objection to open and constructive criticism of the Government, but whispering campaigns which are merely intended to cause trouble do not assist the country at the present time. What you are doing, therefore, in order to try and keep people cheerful is most valuable', David Maxwell Fyfe (1900-1967) British lawyer and judge who was one of the prosecuting counsels at the Nuremberg Trials. T.L.S., David Maxwell Fyfe, with holograph salutation and subscription, one page, 8vo, Whitehall, London, 11th June 1954, to Stanley Bell, on the printed stationery of the Home Secretary. Maxwell Fyfe writes, in full, 'I was very glad indeed to read your name in the Gazette and hasten to congratulate you on your honour which was, I know, more than deserved', together with an A.L.S. by his wife, Sylvia Maxwell Fyfe (1903-1992, Vice Chairman of the Conservative Party 1951-54), one page, 4to, The Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool, 13th October n.y., to Colonel Bell, thanking him for allowing her and her husband use of his suite and adding 'David went off to the Midlands at 9am & I have returned to the attack in West Derby! It is too early to be saying much, but things do look rather good in Lancashire, don't you think?', Norman Birkett (1883-1962) British barrister, judge and politician who served as the alternate British judge during the Nuremberg Trials. A.L.S., Norman Birkett, one page, small 8vo (neatly trimmed edges), Chalfont St. Giles, Buckinghamshire, 9th March 1940, to Mr. Lewis, sending his autograph and remarking that he thinks Lord Hewart would also send his if it were applied for directly at the Royal Courts of Justice, and Robert H. Jackson (1892-1954) American attorney and judge, the Chief United States Prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials. T.L.S., Robert H. Jackson, one page, 4to, Washington DC, 7th October 1940, to the Honorable D. Lawrence Groner, Chief Justice, United States Court of Appeals, on the printed stationery of the Office of the Attorney General at the Department of Justice. Jackson acknowledges receipt of his correspondent's letter regarding the bill 'to empower United States commissioners to try cases involving petty offenses committed on Federal reservations', adding that he was pleased to know of Groner's interest in the matter and of his approval of the legislation, remarking 'The bill was drafted in the Department and passed at its request, as it seemed essential to make some provision for facilitating the disposition of such cases'. Also including an unsigned vintage 11.5 x 5.5 photograph of various American judges standing and seated together in two rows at the time of the OMGUS military tribunal. Generally VG, 6