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yesterday admit d the truth abqut the two missing iplomats, Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean—they d were Soviet spies working inside ‘the Foreign Office. This dramatic admission about these two ~ men who vanished in 1951 follows revelations by Vladimir Petrov, former Soviet Embassy official in Australia. The story told by Petrov, who was given political asylum in Australia with his wife, was: published by The People yesterday morning. And to questions based on his story, the Foreign Office gave these replies: @ Q.: Is there any truth in the statement that, in fact, both these mén were long-term Soviet agents? : We believe this to be true. . COULDN'T STOP THEM @ @.: Is it true, as stated by Petrov, that they were recruited for intelligence tvork while they were sill — ° students at Cambridge 20 yeurs ago? ‘A. That is what Mr. Petgoyv says and we fave [no reason, to doubt it, @ O.: What of the passage in Petrov’s story which says: “In fact the réason for their flight was simpie and urgent-—they discovered that they were under investiga- tion. by the Brilish Security services’? A. It is. true that Maclean a was ‘under active investigation | gfaphed at the Embassy and by the security authorities, Bur- | quickly returned to Burgess. fess’ suitability for contitiued “The photographs. were sent Foreign Service employment. was by courier in the diplomatic bag under investigation and he had | t Moscow.” already been withdrawn from MACLEAN, who Is 42, was Washington. head of the American Depart- t there was insufficient ment atthe Foreign Office when evigerice to warrant Maclean's he disappeared off May 25, 1951. arrgst, nor were there powers to BURGESS, now 44,/ was in prefent the men leaving the London. at. that time awaiting _ FTER four yearg of evasion, the Foreign. Offic : i, * souptry. : : : « try re-posting after being withdrawii KNEW if? as Second Secretary at the ———— ee Washington Ernbassy. & Our ts i cotisidered Ukely that Two years after their disap- | fhe diplomats had hechme, Yearance Maclean's wife, jMrs. aware that they were under ine \ Melinda. Maclean, disappdared vestigation by Britisy .Jvtetliz {trom Geneva with her fhree gence and fad reported the ichildren. It Has been asspmed - aaatter to their Soviet contact, |that she went to join. her*hus- whe arranged their flight? and behind the Troh Curtain. ' Au: We believe this to be cor — rect. In his. story PETROV says: “Tecan nw disclose that beyond ah dGount. these two nei regu- larly supplied the Kremlin with ali the information they cauld lay their hands an as trusted Servants of the Foreign Office.” L And Petroy says that another Soviet agent called Kisivtsin. who ras at the London Embassy told Tim that he handled all the aterial that Burgess supplied. <islytsin. said; “I receiv brief-cases full of Foreign Offi documents. They were phow