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i 1 74 ge 4 nat MIE G2 Involved in Myst Of Missing Diplomats by the Aisocioted Prose LONDON, June 22—An Ameri- ean “third man” was introduced todey into Britain's mystery of ‘the two missing diplomats. The London Daily Express suid Guy Burgess, one of the two miss~- ing British Foreign Office men, broke 8 date with an unidentified! American medical student living in England, and went off to France. | The newspaper hinted that! blackmail by Communists was in- ‘volved in the mystery. Mr. Burgess, who hed been | wunder suspension by the Forcign Office for misbehavior, disap- ipeared May 25 with Donald Mac- jbean, another Foreign Office em- ‘ploye. The two had been drink- ‘ing. companions. Bir. MacLean was hesd of the ‘amevican department at the! iPoredkn Office, a highly respons: dble gosition. ! ‘ere Traced to France. | "Td two were tracedito France. There the trail went cold. Some; suspicion was raised that the tee) fied behind the Iron Curtein for| unexplained motives. The Express story quoted a man! who had been Mr. Burgess’ room- mate for 14 years as saying Bur- gess met the American medical; student on the Queen Mary on his way back to London. after having been recalled from a minor post in the British Embassy in| Washington. { The roommate said Mr. Burgess, told him of his plan to take a holiday in France with the young] . American, beginning May 25, but, that et 5:30 p.m. that day, the) diplomat received # telephone call which appeared to distress him, the Express said. The account quoted the roommate: *y gathered Burgess Was talking: to MacLean. Alter the phone| call. Gpy was very upset. I heard; ‘another conversation in. which he indicat¥d thal. s marriéd friend: rhad g@i into serious trouble i jParis and needed help. I aSstined he meant MacLean, . f coax ene a mca cae ae sebnomtnns * »H3 jo ~ ‘Ameriean ‘Third —_ = 0-345 Left te Help Machesn. — “Bes left the flat soon after- ward. sayink he was going To rete MacLean to see if he could help him. Burgess had his thinks packed for a cruise with the Amer-| ican, I have not seen or heard! anything of him aince. “Y hold the view, and it is based) on fairly substantial evidence, that MacLean was threatened by! something rather sinister in Paris’ some kind of biackmail—and! wanted he)p. ; “J should say that. the peaple | with whom MacLean had got in-' velved were possibly from the! other side of the Iron Curtin.” he roommate said the ere; icbn student has since retuy 3 to the United States, the Express uc. J DELETED tary ecur Er tbs: PER ROLL. Q HON Me rey «.enad, ry eo oR. woe . 44 AULI23 1951 Time mee een tr ee aa Eli it bm ea one Tolson Ladd Clee. Glavin, Nichols Rowen ne Tracy Hagbo Abjen Beimeoat Laughlin Meobr Tele. Room Nease Gandy - a Lapa fi IS Page s-Herald Wash. Post . Wash. News greene =, i Wash. Star Aa Oo N.¥. Mirror Date: $/22/55