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Cambridge Five Spy Ring — Part 7
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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.
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