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Poo TWO TEXTS ‘ow that the Foreign COffice ia, preparing its BurgessMaclean Wi ite! Paper it might consider havin a section on Mr Wladimir Fetrov as! author, He is evidently a remarkable man. His “story” appeared: in at) least three places. lasi week-end: in: Sydney, London, and Washington. The Australian version we have not: geen. but there are interesting textual | divergensies between the American’ version (US, News and World Report") avd the British version (the | “People ), For American congsump- tion Petroy Cor it would be improper to suegest that he did not write it himself), adopied « térse and factual . Por Bugis: Sunday consump tha became more Tamboyant, not It is perkaps only 2] story ai frw comparisons: Mm ay entertaining. In the following “* jn the vAmerican version, “B™ the | Jretish: How did Kisthishy (ihe MVD agent) behave whet he heard of Airs Muclean’s: disappearnece ? { A, Walked inte the MVD office ba with a sinile of pride. aud salisiaction on iis face. He carrled « newspaper... . “So it-has some wf at Inst.” he said, “YT trey about. this business. Jf has happened Just. se we planned 11° B. Burst into my aties. “I's come of at last, just assve planned 11," he shouied Waving o newapaper. Why dil Mictutuin then want to cabth rok Moseves in code? ALE must cable Moscow to ask UC they. want the Australian press reports abut’ we 1 Wee ck a seen noe * Serene seas rod eukey Mr MacLFaN CASE (Bufile 100-37h183) “oso THE MANCHESTER SUARDIAR . . SEPTEMBE BER t 2h, we ane B. To obtain more details irom tie MVD in Moscow Eabout Mrs Macltin’s escape), When tere Burgess recrulied ag epics F Ae DRishisind told me that Hisnwess ‘and Maclean were long-term agents whe had each been Indéhendantly -reerilled ig work for Soviet Intelligence in Weir student days at Cambridge University. RB. Both these men were jong-terrn! Soviet agents. They were recruited for} Soviet intelligence work while they were and. Maclkan RUTE etudenty cat Cambridge, isenty Yeors aga, Did they kuoas of each other's activi . AL Peet the Impression from Hisirtsin that they @d not. know Gach other as Sqviet agenis andl ihe emergenty af ip flight tagethem “I. de mat know agit ai terme they worked at a luter siege. » The two men, ihough they became) Fal se friends after their Cambridge days, did net know of each other's stint aciividtes. Et was mai until they prére: aimest reathy for thele Aignt to M SOW | that they learned they were beth inked | in highly secret MVD work. : Whar did theg gine to the Russade? A. THe quantity and quaiiy of the) Herat infetmiation. whieh these two. men] were able to. supriy to Moscow in the| amuree of thelr vofiicial carters enna well! be. imagined, & They oreguluriy suppticd she | Kremlin with all the information they: gould Iay their hands on. What happened ta the information ? : A, fis. Moscow cin 194.50. Kishytsin was.ini the Pips: Directurate of Informay ‘Won where hu wae put iy charge’ af oq spacial one-tian section af the tip-seeret archives, This seclion wos devoted solely jo the grest quantity of material waupplied by Maclean and Burgese. Much of Hf had mot even beer. translate ‘ dipiribubhed to. the ministries eoneer oat Rishitein sed to show partitelar fifes and documents (oa bigth-rarfking iwials. who visiled his geelion fo IF POSE. Mtr f Mie. 8 Br. Tele. ala Se an AA A 5 earns eT ne Ni ie cee fen ae 2a Bi RR NE SCAN oelne n ia noe SC TOON Naat EK a, eecaeme in: