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Cambridge Five Spy Ring — Part 7

54 pages · May 09, 2026 · Broad topic: Intelligence Operations · Topic: Cambridge Five Spy Ring · 54 pages OCR'd
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2 DiplonQs” | “Oy W hereabvouts Sull Mystery LOMDON, June 8 OF.—-The mystery of Britain's iwo vanished diplomats deepened tonight with the disclosure of telegrams from France saying ons planned & S i Mong Mediterranean holiday” and’ ithe other “had to leave mex: pected”, Tha messages supposedly came from the diplomaig, Bonajd ©, a " k MacLean and Guy “Burgess, but oe - ¥ Le were gent by a third person be. ~ f - lteved by Paris police to af, « a a different nationality; (lifiese ERebmstances, there “could -, The meseages, gave. rise to, x | be some alight doubl” dozen, diferent’ Gheories in” this Ae Bh offclal In. Paris sald vated capital, fearful that 1he | the handwriting appeared pot that Russlan-gpeaking pair gay be jak jof an Englishman. _ ing Anglo-American seersts ta | The Independent Parig news Hussia—gerhaps under dureys, | paper France Soir sald army ins’: “Goinleceapionage agents [selligence officers belleved the stepped up the search throughout | Pail are HOw 18 Warsaw, Sapte ; ‘atte jak Communist Poland. western Europe and especially Paris police, however, denied \ acnpid the Mediterranean. Diplo : nen atic missions behind the Iran (the twe had got through the > ‘ ney French security fence. ; Fe Curtain already had urgent orders Burgess bad returned to Engs aa to Keep their eyes And eaTe ODEN. | ag from Washingion recently» YY “ The Foreign Office gave out the‘) under a cloud, Three times within | : oe exis of three messages received |) on hour last February 28, he was § : thls week by relatives af the iwo Hogue in an auntomobhe bresking % men, who went to France bY Tine Virginia State speed limit : steamer and disappeared two || potice said he was doing 80 but Bo * weeks age. ‘he claimed diplomatic immusity a (The United Press reported fhe! | Gavernor John. Baltle protested] \tws “meh disappeared | frem_ 4 ito the State Department, which ; S ferogs-thannel steamer when it pu ated ihe meidents io the em-| (th Rectoonote” f ts at St, Mala on, May 27. on. am) faccy's attention,. Ambassador Sir a ia pigs oy Sreucsion to the ee ek eae Niver Franks asked ihe British | GUY FRANCIS de MY BURGESS De Their Juggage was Jeft_im weit, government. te recall Burgess soe og 2 * tabin.-Editor's noted vromptly, and he was recalled, O%# ef pair last seen in Paris see Text of Memares a Naat A ET ere me ~~ The text of one message, re- ‘ceived by the American wife of _ MacLean, 38-year-old head of the : Foreign Office's Amari¢an depart- IND ; , ment: a : “Had ¢o leave unexpectedly. HEXE BD. 13 / elo. 7 8 i bet Sorry, Darling. } lave you. Please | , Sate at! i riper da not atop joving me. Donald” . ROT RECS COED. Page Another, unsigged, received by an is . his mother, Lady clean 6 SEP oo: 3f ; “} gm guile all sighlT De not ex, Times-Herald —... worry. Love te all.” ; One veteived by Mra. JL. R.. on copra: saarnenare ee mee . “i Bassett, mother of Burgess, read:. “ Wash. Post _fL-. “1 “ferribly sorry for my sileace.: al Am embarking an long Mediter-! ranean Holidsy. De forgive. Guy | Rach, Newe 9... _— A Foreign Offce spokesman! ome asid Britain “is accepting the mest ; “gages ag having originated with | Wash. Star _ tthe two men," because of thel General tane and phrasing. Fad - “ The originale of all three, how: 3 NH.v. Mirrer ..— eo ver, were in the handwriting of! - Wihe wmuyaterions third. person. Th a Fd gpokeaman acknowledged. that, in. N. Y¥. Compags_.._ aerprpe nee tee OR rns DotenDol woe > + “+ . seer ae Su - ee 5 OCT 20 Wol hee QO wBls Date: Joe ei ae ee a 2 Lala ete agua Sarre Sorina na Cea sneer OT wae eee Arey erenanetgaaaaawere TT non caeeee * a » moe a . .
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