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Cambridge Five Spy Ring — Part 9
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5 reed alae ne doen WE ie
+ ae ecealnlene ena naman anne eer ere
“latter ‘carelés ss”
BAILY RERALS-
Beet, 24 1895
CONTINUED FRO)
PAGE TWO
then. Minister of State,
Hector McNeil, and in the Far
Bastern Department of the
Farsiga Ofice. ;
In August, 1050, he was trans~
ferred. io Washington as «
Second Secratary,
Eatly he 2950. the sccurity
wihorities. Informed the For
gn ONRre that ia bale 1949
while on holiday abvoad urges
hed been gulliy af dndlsereet
t&k about. secret. maticrs of
which he Rad official knowledge,
For this he was acverely repei-
manded,
ARATE * “ARs Torun - bis co
the 2 Fe BP parmiment .
Wa 2g fy WAS AAtisiaclory:
in Waraceon, however. ht
work aril pehavi sour Gave: Fike to
comple in:
"The Air paesadory eparted that
Mis work Shad been ungatighae
tory in that He locked thoreum
mess gad balance in. roufine
satiers,
Fecha woes. fo the un foodur-
able uoti é of he. Bepertevent
of State proause of His reckless
érining aad
Oe ree’ vat €o,
for carebsoncay}
Sdenial napers #hieite ded.
He was. recaii@ to Lendon j-
early Mas, ifhtfand was askea.
Lé reprimands:
nn leasing ea:
- yesign frost the Forvign
view,
Cpnsida ation Waa being giver
fo fhe slups that would be tak
# event of hig refusing
Tih was at Wile pole tbe
isappeared.
Fe
Fnvestigations into Burgess’
past have since ehown that he,
like Marlean, went trough a
pertiod of Communist Jeanhigs
while at Cambridge and that he,
too. on ieaving the university,
ouiwardly ramaunced Nia views.
Hols new thar thal thes were
in communication with cach
eather afler the return of Bure
ess from. Washington tn 19S)
sil fhey may have been . in
suck feoinnunieation earlier,
fir Erketions wees, | Keneever,
aed FoaL owe CUS
eugionces recel-ad oa regor
th@t cersain. Fosvien @ifice in
gaym. Rad: Jenked a3
f sain 1 4, She securiue
he Rem R Nine ari ib was. at
time impossitie to attribute
the Teak te any: parlicalar ime
dividual, 4
Highly secret nul widespread
and Briéiracted cenaquirir wee
Begun he Whe seouriiyoan chorikies
and the Nett al auspidisn had
been. narrowed by mid-April,
TS51, $0 bwo-ar three persons.
By the becinning of May,
Martean had cums to be. re
gugited ag the principal suspagt, |
ere was, however, even pit
thd. time, ne legaly admisshte
eyaience te support & proses
Acts, under the Official Sear
seater
sce AANA ANT
wor
he fepork gar ‘sunted te Hither
”
yArvrangements were made ta
sure that information of 1m
we should not come inte
ards.
In the meantime the secuhity
aubhorities actehged ta imvesti-
gate his activities and contacts
ia Obbkin. information which
could be used as evidence ina
prasesution.
On May 23 die then Seerelary
of Stale Br. Herberl Mart isa,
sanctioned & proposal that the
stturity authorities; should
Question Macltan.:
Possible tip-off
men quizzed
In reaching this decision. it
had to be borne bn mind. boat
sack questioning Sught prodgce
ny srntessian oF yehivary
an S 82 urs Roo PS NEA ge
ak might only serve to alors
In that. event, be would ‘have
been free Lo make arrange: ants
te isave the country ang the -
auihorities would have hdd no
jegal pewer fo stap him,
‘Evers thing theretore. depended:
on Wie interview, and« ive
aacurily authorities were ar cicus
to be as fully prepared mi PS
horts o¥ possible.
‘uo Were also anatoue that
Macstean’s bowser at Tit fed,
i, #hogld be sear nid
ESOT
hs C WAS expected io be awe,
ig now clear thal ins
of ihe precautions taken by
aumiorities. Mackzan must have
hecome aware, at sore thie bey
Na
ere
ese
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