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Cambridge Five Spy Ring — Part 11

85 pages · May 09, 2026 · Broad topic: Intelligence Operations · Topic: Cambridge Five Spy Ring · 84 pages OCR'd
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DAVID Lave Slight Interest in Burgess and MacLean Fa neatienecmennist By British Might Have Nipped Then-Sot Tes the sdthe old-sbory fusdequate lws card inedhs quate sectvity miessures te protect a nation against Oom- munist agents amd thebr dupes --wideh new startles the world ag the ‘facts come to Ught about the penetration mate by Sovinioapies inte the British Foreign Office and the Austra ‘Han Forelan sOfice..- For, just ss Alver tramsraitied seureia trom: thee: United Slates Depariment of ~ State, so did High officiais a. the British Foreign Office give - them to Soyie) agente. “See | furity risks” who-should Jong, pefare bave beag invesUpatec were Hal carefully examined. * Possibly it was Becwuse She atmospiere wes poleched: iy ¢ the speciwus. lain that in dividual right aes do any fidivichiad rights ehuid eer superstde the right ef the Slate te prudecs ieclt agaimet subversion, sabotage GP OSA os. Y# mow [is defist itgiy epiabs Lspba thad Donald ‘MacLean haa, i ia” “RYay “35. 2851, ocautied the American desk 4 im the British Foreign Was & Soviet say and mantty after mionth transmilted ac- ttet papers to the Soviet Ermnt 7 Guy Burgess, who Hed wis Macbean ta era wae > Bau beaset in’ Washi nelon A cghurigchis stay bere bad a y te MYUS. PY fa tive offic Atomic “Brerey He was seevetacy of an jnker+ national iaammities of diin- mate whith dealb with stomic- entre informatie. Far Tour ears new “iL bas Been veported wiet the teed men were beldind the Tran © tain, but. the Britisn, Foreke Office never confirmed: Oh 3 owe, from ihe pen of Vidi whe defected Irom ihe viet Embassy in AUS rahe, a told hang cetetis at the Ss on ae rc sad Soares sacrosanct | OMice & fir at story fram 4 Russian ces wioul Mesars., ManLean and Burgess: 1b was yeveaied in dopyrhcasd article publish Mt this: cote by TLS. News de Work Report. Fhis Is sete avaie fram the. document i> sued by bbe Hoyal COMIIBSON ar Australia. last week Riving . Peirov’s revelations on Uny So- oowipk spy system... Bab wath ther He&e-mponshsission’s report on Boviet oguionge wis velegked ay the Porlardeitin Australia, Petrov eat erat he could moh talk about the Maclear-Bureess CASE. The revelations about Mace Loah and Burgess were printed in. & “London TIERSHAPED Oye the week end By arrangement withthe Svéney Morning Her- ald af Ausiralis. British For- ela Oiice offitisls, viever adinlited that Ubey really knew what hapyened to Mac- heat and Burgess ay even. whet the pair had tean doing, now finuthy cineade that. Mon. fre basis of this evidenoe (Petrav’s statements! che PPesunipsion must be made that documents ; passed... to Lhe “Union—in what qplnlty owe ga say Bat Pebray HimseN declares~ {hal Secand Seerrebary Hisiyi— xin of the Soviel Eoahassy in Australia Had been in. uncon aud told him Petros) that Re Read handied the maith oa ‘ied, ey Bara’ ae Se wrt we woe osine im NOR OF more dasee” of 2k GO Oing: os nis, witieh Were pH Pee iy the Soviet Embassy and quigke - Ty vets aged “t the yore areent information. and cable or her i, ta Mustew, The test be pre- red far dinate by gourler the diamatice bag.’ ohis. strangely paraliels the qelationshiy of Aleer ise. “ot it U.S. Department of State and Whittsker Charnibers, whose “pumpkin papers’ dis- closed Lhe dacunietpe-re vest from Hiss, : x Basie we Hoople British whe hare - Re: du turns “OuE that, - ab after Forey METRE orge Atarled lawesiigaling Serres ahd. Burgess, the two men Isarned-of the Qanger and taid tha Soviet goverment, sehich | Heipad them to escape and ines brought Rive, Mackean ard: the elilare a ta Museow, ‘Ene farnlly now is ving there, Two important quesiions #2388 Mb gomnestion with. the episode. One is why the Grit ish sevuriby system dient fune~ tom effectively, The other is what-Rind of intienfation gid MacLean and Barge fan Teas nil and what ; sossibie ites Poore qweee oH Soviet allay, “the: thgary advanced | 4 “elroy 33. taat MacLean antl uswess arectoday advising Gee vernment on how te Unites Bate Be in the fel diplomacy, Th may be the. whole: Soviel “yraced of- tensive’ has ibs arigin is. the SRE: wiven by these lwo they enal-diglomats, They hraw the eatl Sints ia the arinor af the Western cesiocracies, Ther Have inside bdermation about Amerimaty arab British pelitions fdy: severad years x nm ¥ there Was jon. in Midecaw de-~ AReCial 5¢ wated te Information recaived itty Maclean and Burress, The two Agemis wers bratned> reariy in Caymiaunist espionage even while av Clambrigge Uni- versiig, Petrov writes: from 194% to 3948 when he Wag Yeoriind to Moastow, ‘There plier & year onvan intelligenos Sins. omurse, in whieh. he specialized in moish, he wad anpointed fo the fest dircet acate of the Cotmniitie: of ALTE. BOD, wheres fhe wag YAIt in bharee afia special gie-mean sechion of the Lop emeet EE Re - chives. a “, ran ese Mr. Folsan.. Me Boardman ‘Mr. Nichals _ we Mr, Belmont Mr. Harbo . - OME Mehr Mr, Parsons Mr, Rosea ou Me. Tamm... Mr, Sizeo Me. Wintertowd — Tele, Room .. Rar, Relloman eee Wes “ tleyotec siv to ihe great quantith & SePRAS athens migtertal supplied by Macigial ark Burgess.” urine the years i848) t AS52 Ampottent evetits wer diappening inthe United State af direct. concern bone “Com mupvists. The Koarekau wa brexe out da 188. Miter radios aged phys of th Western alles were evident! relavect vegiutariy to ane Save government. “PS 8 Briush afd) inks are Say TREN they. sar itl te in siigate ifem asst alea ihe they ditv’s thing ot warinwhit Shadowing Mes, Maclean, & gertainiy ds bo be hate tpt those British 3 which have been sieerin te American securicy wh realize thal Gaviet espix riee isn’t after all just a fig tient af Senator MeGarthy imaeingiing and thas “euith 2 assoc hition if tollowe tra igh isn amcinvestigedion ® Atwelesan- Burgess persor relationshi pe-owith cach cui ana bely friends, would }at passtbly nipped the plot beta iy could de-phe daz ssuawe rh ey gantly did. Eyen a sheni b terest in Lhe suimert at nioy Habits as shown By a previep yivesiigution of the perser Fecurds af the Lwoe lene wah nave raised a Question afb boli ag-security risks. iReurecuctiens Rights Reserred: Wash. Post and Times Herald " Wash, News Wash, Star ata N.Y, Herald Feibune N, Ys Mietor oe N N
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