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Mr.. Resa. Mr. Tanen Mr, Sin mathe . BMa. Wirisgr awd Tele. Room Mr. Holluoan .. Gandy _ i ra [/MP.|NAMES “THIRD MAN? IN” | j_BURGESS-MACLEAN CASE | 5 1 'No Select Committee but Early Debate : , © Sir Anthony Eden, Prime Minister. p.|. 007 reas ae a ly said in the House of Commons | ©4P lanation Sought eof Lois an an ‘ yesterday that he would not appoi ord Elion asked in the Hous ¥ . : ‘ fe a Select Committee to investigate | sta, soreness Government's the disappearance of the two dip! 1s ber 28, 1052, thet, “Mr 2 Wsclean per-: 2 matists, Burgess’ and Maclean, and| formed his‘ o tial dudes satisfactorily up a 5 sy best : to the date of his disappearance,” and that the efficiency of the Civil Service “we knew Mr Maclean's background, bis . agcurity arfangements ,in general. distinguished career in the Foreign Office. 4 ov ent’s view was that it} up te that time, and t ere was no reason . was desirable to have an early debate| ' entertain any suspicion of him.” C~ \ ‘ . - : Lord Heading, Minister of State to the | y on this-subject, and one in which he, Forel hi lied: “TH i ect oreign Office, replied ; @ question to / as Prime Minister, would be glad to Which I was replying ras directed solely S take part fs and specifically ta Mr Maclean's suitability : io be appointed head of the American jeutenant-Colonel M, Lipton (Lab. Departmeer ot aa Foreign Office. That. Byxton), who had asked whether als peiniment was made in October, 1950, Saect Committee would be appointed, | which was, therefore, the material date so thf asked: “Have you made up your oder the nestion was concerned. Atl , md to cover up at all cosis the dubjous| that time Mr Maclean. Was under no _ ee third man activities of Mr Harold| #4spicion of being either a Coramunist or » , PW Philby, who was First Secretary of the | ® “Mr Maclean ‘did not disappear until i he Washington Embassy a little while 4807|May, 1951 I said in fiy reply: ‘It is , Are you determined to stifle all discus- now known that on more than e sion of the grave matters evaded in the | ocgaston before his disappearance Wr wretched White Paper, which was an|Mdclean made remarks suggesting tHat insult to the intelligence of the|h4 was a Communist or sympathetic [to country? . fofimiunism,’ and then I added these very rae Sir Anthony; I said “No” to the ques- tne time his i spointinent Tene ee at . wir Anthony: I sq q - ime of his appointment. at state. attendee) tion which asked for a Select Committee. | ment end also “the ,further statement NOT RECO RASH My answer remains “Wo.” So far as the quoted in the present ‘question that, ‘we 4a _ wider issues raised in the supplementary | Knew. Mr Maclean's background, we knew a Roy id Le iedg question are concerned, the Government | his distinguished career in the Foreign aes i take the view that it is desirable to have | Office up to that time and there was no a debate, an early debate, on this subject reason to entertain any suspicion of him: ‘jand one in which 1, as Prime Minister, both have direct and exclusive reference EES orp oo, ~ shall be glad to take part. flo the point of time in October, 1950, ies Mr A, obens (Lab, Blyth): Have you when he was apphinted to the Amerizan made any investigation of’ the reason why | Department, ‘and: both. are completely briets. supplied by Foreign Office officials | accurate. ne fo, {4 Ministers answering questions in this| “The statement that ‘Mr’ Maclean use have been so much at variance wilh Derformed his official duties satisfactorily he facts of the case ? vo up to the date of his disappearance’ must : ir Anthony: That seems one of the [be read in ¢ ® proper context of his f tters whieh might well be raised in 5 suitability for art eeent aS head of the 3 ate, Des merican ment, the poin OY Se ml ae _— {question with which I was ddating. * was elon x “re explaining the circumstances in which he * CASE had been given a further trial in a fresh . appointment and. in (ubport ots that i 00. ’ ecision. I ¢ @ fac at he had per. ( le 1 3 74183 ) f rmed his official duties—cleariy mea hing: his new oficial duties a pend ot he, — erican Department—satisfactor: up . . THE MANCHESTER GUARDIAN iq the, Sate of his disappearance, Ang 30 Loubeat ee oe | Lord Elton ’said be could not heDEe Gel) COPY SENT OC. BR. Prac Komallal MN N ‘ i cn i - “a + —_ in mee 5 bas ras ‘ Vip OFTHE LSGAL ATTACHE BY LETTER JUN 2219/8. JN ft ¥ Ethel CE STN OS a pm ~ wey . ; yd N ni 14 ~ woe mien. TEMBASSY, | PER FOIA Riguas, . a , ‘a ee RE Ltd ae ok eee : 5 he EM 3 at ee iy ENGLAND, 6) ra ” . i) ~ : amo mo * oo a * . _ » my noo - A . ~~ ee ie a ge 5 a wa ys vob RRs oe : a it ~ }