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Cambridge Five Spy Ring — Part 12
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WHO ARE THE
GUILTY MEN? |
T ds @n insult ene
daecument that en
Foreign Offre. publishes ‘a
; oefore toe
i that
be
the case of Maciean and
Burgess. Am Insult te any;
reéasomabile Nan'’s
bitellipente, !
Far from restoring!
confidence in the security]
organisation of the Forsign
Qiies, it will hares he}
a npasite effect, a3
For here, for the first
tifie, fs. the: adimissian. that:
L 4 t
whe authorities. were awe:
two Years and three smog
secrets wers
SHAEN. :
The White- ~paper rela Pes:
haw suspicions were
gradually narrowed §o we
b
or three people, Then the:
Mistake was riade of:
kesung from. Maclean:
cauimeris which he would!
morally receive. i
To catch a spy...
$
NY sthootboy wauld!
know that if you want:
i catch & apy you do not
sound an aiarm befare-,
van, Bi astra WHS Gah
the beginning of the!
» bengling.
Mr, Morrison,’ Fore! gn
: Becrelary at the time, gave:
: the signal for Machan-t be:
q oe teat On Ere
a é Burgess ref
Marciean had asked parker
for the following Saburc
mygning off. Tid Mo
Sefurity know about a 2
lif should have been,
elemicniary to keep a check,
on tie movements of this
suspected man, :
Notaing of the sor$ was
done. Ty was nob ever
Known. that he wae foissing
_ let! he failed te shaw up:
on the following Monday.
Au is nsng it ae
JERSED by this adesimt,!
the secunty authorities!
did ob appear to treat fhis]
very seriously
_ How ee can
Ana atterwards, wh Jab
we the athitude pf the;
For cipn Office? Mr Anthony:
Nutting, Minister of State,:
brushed aside @ demand]
for action, His airy answer
was? “E gin mot prepared
to lend myself to 4 witch~|
fount.” |
But it appears that this:
arrogant young | Minister)
was quits prepared to lend!
himself to the suppression
of information, Far, Irom)
then on, the objech of the!
Foreign Office wag to Aush!
up the whole affair, |
The old excuse
WE Foreign Office con-}
sistently did its poe at;
discount facts publjshed:
the Daily Expres}. In!
other quarters the Express
whsattacked and denigrated
_for its disclosures,
tation’s {ternal
* siderations
res 8
paying to
Now the Exp
3 relations ~ ~ the
dhomats wilh Con
truinism,
given. by
jong association. of “
the informaltor
Petroy to the:
authorities—are all!
cont TOE, |
¥et sti the Yorcign:
Office keeps silent on many,
important aspects of tas)
case. , The White~paper,
expialna that seminity can-
stil apply. "|
Answer fhese questions:
PPHAT excuse Will nok
4 satisfy public opinion:
that all she necessary action!
nes Ss been taken to overhaul,
c Nor will the § tes|
m nt: by Mr, Macnan hat,
as Foreign Seerstary Hp is!
responsible for any Tals rey
and showld fake bhe full,
pane, :
Ministers must. depend on
the advice and actions of]
thelr experts, Whoowere the:
wen in the. key posts es
thectiine ? Have they bean
prowght te aéeount? Are
they still carrying on in. the
gaine positions of trust ?
These are gusstions
affecti ng Heb only the
security
. but Ker vital affairs with
i other countries, They must
i be answered,
: & amits,
The bungling revealad in
Ihe White-paner, the facts
reinforce
amand for the immedihte
Fecal of Parament,
/
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