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funme .ean-Burgess case——have given our British ‘riends a major Communist spy problem. The white paper issued by the govern- vent _gtill- leaves many questions unan- wered. It also leaves the government— ‘oth the present Conservative and former ‘ybor governments open to grave sus- uelon of bungling and underestimating ine. seriousness of this case, The most damaging new evidence con- ‘ibuted by the white paper is disclosure vat on the very day one. of the diplomats ‘a% to be questioned by security officers, ftez months of dilly-dallying, the. two 301 disappeared, his poses the probability that someone a very high position in the British gov- ee eet ge eee oe Britain’ Britain's missing diplomats—the Mac-_. * s Spies ernment or security adminiatration tipped off the men to flee. The serious problem for the British gov- ernment now is—ig that person still op- erating? Net only should that question worry ‘Britishers, it also should temper future eriticism in Britain-of the American securi- ty Program, Soviet espionage is international. It is time the free world accepted this unpleas- ant fact. It is also time the free world recognized that the weakest part of its military alliance is the failure to work together to combat espionage. In the end, defense against espichage may be Te | important than defense against arr d aggression. ste ny CAR mac Youndd Er lbisak Gites 17, 4 126 oct 1S: . fi * i VC rer sewn gh fy ~ 7 i -_ 12 38h, . . . nF. ine USE y au! ttt ad 37 64 OCT 2 1 3 iss SF Te agen ae Bate LAE oe Mr. Bear’ ranih.. Mr. Mohr. “ ie ,. Mr Pass Mr. Roser... - Mr. Temm Mr. Sige Mr. Winterrowd.. Tele, Room.. | Mr. Holloman. Miss Gandy__... 3 ete TE T+ ge BIRMINGHAM POST»¥HERALD Birmingham, Alabama September 29, 1955 Final Edition Editorial JAMES E. MILLS = Editor