The Justice Department and U.S. Attorney records reproduced herein primarily concern the U.S. government’s prosecution of Indian nationalists in the “Hindu Conspiracy Case” for violations of the Espionage Act during World War I.
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During World War I, Indian nationalists took advantage of Great Britain’s preoccupation with the European war by attempting to foment revolution in India to overthrow British rule. Their activities were aided politically and financially by the German Government.
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