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Cambridge Five Spy Ring — Part 12
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‘Brilliant’
Burgess was born in I agd
was: wlucated at the Royal
Val Ciera, Dearkyiniss, feb
ton, aBrul at Trinity College,
Cambridgs, where he Had a brik
Runt atadenuc recurd.
After leaving Gambridge in
193) he worked fora short time
cin London a8 &. ponrnalist and
joined fie BuBgoc. hy 1888, Where
he remained WANl January 1939,
irom: 2959 antl I94h Ne was
employed im aie of. the war
propacunda ntgugisations: He
rejoined tiie BBO) in Jasuary
JS} and remained tare until
£933 when He epuled for, and
Obtained, a posh aa a Leniparary
Press ofticer-in the News Depart
ment of tie Porsign Office,
He was nob reamtited inie the
Foreign Series through the
Wet competitive examination,
Bab in LST took Hie appertunity
Oper bo towiporary. enrplovecs ta
yoosent. Busisely ror castabileh-
ment.
He “appeared ‘hefnra pz Civil
Berviee Corission beard and
Meas recammenday for the funior
branch of the Porsign Serving.
His) astabiivament took eitnect
ont. dateiary 1, E47.
Hea workee for a. time in th
Hiive “of ihe threa Mirisrer @
Winte, Mr, Heebtor MeNei, an
bh. iit Par Bastern Dona nimaen?
aes) Forcign Offer, 9 71
igse he was transferred
toy Washinvien Ss 3 secdn
segretary.
ovities informed the
CHE
tke} bein gully oF dndiserect
tal shoub sterey, matters of
Bor this. Ne wag severely
yeprimardde
Apart
ahruad Sargeras
ey
from MMs dapse fs
Korvice in the Parisien Giles up
fo. bie Lint@ caf Din appoiniment
ti Washington was satisfashory
and there second givel foasan
to Sape fiat Hea would make 4
viseful. ehyber,
wm In Wasiiheben Sowerery Ais
é oears cand’ Behaviour gave
rise to ccompis ot,
Whe arnbassadar reporked Gynt
a
hisfwotk ‘had been tne fact
de Phat fe iaskind thoacausghe
tat he Rail come. ta ihe 4
favyAuratie noticd-of the Depay
ment of Slate bersuse af his
yarkless dviving, and that he heft
Mae fo Ge reprimanded Jor car
ledness in imaving comidens
papers unaitended. :
he aintassador lequested that
Yirgess be removed from Wash
tngion, and unis was appreved.
Recalled ©
He was recalled to London in
fey J951, kad Was wsked
to Pes from. the Foreign
Service, . .
Cansideruiian Waa heibg Buen
te tie stesg hab wuuld be aaa
i the 3y
sh af Ris refusigg bo
Ho go, Ti owas-at this maint thay
he disappoared.
Sivestigatians ints Burgess’s
ne like Maclean. wepl tarogga
Rebbe of Come Gear Bes
tao on leaying The UNIve
deiwardly renounced. Ris 7itgs
No teace ganche Iowid ‘in Die
MAGLEAN'S HOME
fT WAS AT TAYSFIELD~¢
‘THADVISABLE TO KEE
WATCH HERES FAY 8]
REPORT,
subsequent career af direct
participation in (he activiltes of
Left-wing: arganisa ota; Indeed
he was’ Known after. Jeaving
Cambrilge te fave fad some
contact. with argatisations such
as the. Anglo-Geriiat Chik.
% The question has been ashed
ef whither the saadiation of
these wo officers wath. Sach
uther did not give rise
RQNcion,
have sires leamed thal Maclean
ance Baowress were acquainted
g thelr undereragihaic days
at Wambridgs, they give no
evulence during the course of
thelr coareer i the Parets.
Service Gf any assdclation. oi
than. wonld be omial between
two colleaguss,
A leak
When Burgess. was sppolited
ta the Foren. Office Stacie
ts in Wastington, aid. ab tne
tine Burgess” Hiniself was
Wwinted to Washington
Magleas was back an the Unlteg
: my¥aitinig, assignee,
Department. of
i is now clear tnak they were
x
in) communication. wiih Spd
otter aller the ‘Tetum . a
Buteess from Washington
and they may have oer
Sack commmninicarion earhers
Their relatinns were, however,
yever A as fo cause Pamere.
in Jatuary 140 fie
LQ geumty Bushorities
reokived s yeners thas
certain Foreign OFfve informa.
fio had leaked. bo Lhe. Sawes
auihorides stuhe Years: 2AGipr,
Phe vepars amounted to Le le
more bah & fink and 36 WAS
rh ge
an
al WHS. bine jerpessibla £9 abiri-
By
@ Die leak to. any pariowiar
Hithly secrets bul widespread
and “protracted, Gugiiinies. wore
pegur by the oreno.y auringsi+
tes and ike Reid of suspicion
had been narrowed by emit
Apr Tgsi to wo OF thread:
$y ihe beginning of Mak:
BY ae i to bs
principal
wuclesd Rad. some
Tegasded 4s = Lhe
guapech.
Shaece suas, Rare’
Write MAME FiO ees
AITPOL ET RE
acta Seorets ACS.
Questions
CIVEMTENES WEG made 4
shat inifmumauon os
me, Scorecy abU porte
: came inka We
anbiree 82
re
ae
i
ae
hands. 1
SQie ; eg i8
{nS Liat Ts ce
kegeound cul and, 3
‘ht » cit ~ g matey uh OTE
athe, La GUbRIN Iharsuon’
pa homuld be used ag Sviience
ina Tectia. : « cae
On May 28. Mie Tuer Sec eeacy
vi State, Mr. Merbert Morrison.
famed & proposal Usak the
curiby SuLhoriies. should que
tion” Maclern. _
Derhe py mind’ Maat
i ning maghh produce
ganfessign Gt Soh anhaxy
siatemens fom Maclean
sumicient toe support a DrOsealle
tum, bub mig serve Sly Lo
mers ini and ia reveal Mis
aR and she catent oi tha
SuSGiclon ABAIHAL STR. -
Ts thal event he wenkt heave
teen fre to make NTrSenke
SHO MLS ba Teaver Die count rs and
THe BIthOMies world nave Ned
nO egal power te shop him.
Syeryiing thecefare depended
an the jntemiew and the secageyy
AUSHBTibLes WETS BMALOUS WO OF RS
; prepared ag wae hamgnly
VEIN ;
ey were AisG STC N38
Maclean's
Saye prere ee ANA RAR A REE
ae
Uowse ab. Farsteld, ¢
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