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Cambridge Five Spy Ring — Part 13
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% ued From First Pare) Even heavier eannc Ae fg
relary i. the Washington em->
bassy a Hite while age?
“Are you determined to stifte
nil discussion of the very grave
matters you have evaded in the
vreiched white paper which was
aii Miwult fo ihe miteligence of
the conniee?”
Teeooak} wot be determined ini-
mediately whether My. Phitpy
st) holds & .gaverhoat. post.
Vol. Lipton and another Laborite, .
Norman Dedds, claimed Satar-
day that Mr. Philby till Cis lnv-
ing in freedom and comfart.”
in dn Reuse of Lords
‘Phe Burgess-Maciean case also
fared up today in the House aff
Loris, There the. Marquess. of
Reading, Minister of State tor
Foreign Atisirs, was questioned
closely about a statement he had
piage on the case on OQetober
28, 952.
Gerd Reading had said that,
when Maclean was appointed! pyoosss at Clarence House we
kel’. lomorrow when ¢ sellar
ag the Exchequer R.A. guider
brestute. a. supplementary budget
designed fo mul shor) Britain's
[Spending spree with » heavy dose
1Of austerity. / /
i Phe opposition Lahor Party,
haraused by rumore of sharp ruts
Jn government subsidies whirh
‘ate supposed fo Rid the paar
(wes primed and réady for an-all-
ud athack,
Sir Anbbony fneed his greatest.
itestitig Lime sbice he suceeeded
; Winston Churchill lest April as
the lender of the conservative
government,
Townsend. Sees Princess
Besides the Bureess-Maclean
ease, he was expecied to be asked
ihe goverrament plans any. step
to dispel the mystery ef Prin-
ess Margaret's romance with
RAP Group Capt, Peter Town-
send.
Capt. Townsend caned.on the
herd of the American depert-idey two hours after she and
?
iy
mant of. the. Foreign Office Mi pther metibers of the vovall fan
(wdober, 1Ba0. he wae under tie
sgpicinn Of being a Russian spy
Mmélic. @uties savisfactanily.
“PRP white paper in recaunte:
& FUUSSia iPresidetit. Craveive. Lope
ang was discharging his diple Brjtais,
5
hd
iy had weleomed Porty
Shortly before Capt Townsend
arrived, Queen. Mather Elizabeth
ite Maclean's career painted Mus fete to carry gu an engagente#nt.
iat for some dime: before his:
“Btn big dairy shaw,
dsapparance he had heen drink! cp), Lipton has said he wanted |
ing excessively and hed golleniio Know wheter the @avern-!
invelved fm scrapes while serv-
ing i Overseas posts,
fnent intends te seek repeal of,
the roval marrigee act of A772.
The Foreign Office said MroThe act interposes a number of.
Pruloy joined the aervice as altine-consuming Obetacies toe the:
temporgiy eficer with the act-|
marriage of fhe Princess, third!
ing. rank of first secvetary on‘in line te the throne, to Capt.
September 7, 1946. He resigned) Townsend, handsome divorred!
September 29, 1951. His Jastirommorier.
posk Was in Washingtoh and he! Any statement by Sir Anthony!
hed served in Ankara, ithat repesh of the act was in the
Fareign Olee records do not works would be taken By caveat
show whether he held any efher people thet Margaret has made
Government appeintient wftexr oe her mind te become Cant,
tis resignation from the For-!Towrisend’s otide despite the ob-:
Sen Bervice, Durihe World Wardectiens of the Chareh of Eng~
it hE was a eorrespendent foriland.
ondon “Pimas, ' Pressure inereased for the gov~
. tr. Philby fs beleved Hving efimient fo issue same statement
fast outsides London. He @puidithat would end the gossip and.
not be reached. immediately forivumors. :
comment. ; ( Zhe pro-Conservative. Dally:
& Porsien Office spokegman(OSeteh declared the “welterf or
anidt “Ln view of the fact thagiille taille and speculation ial
Mr. Phitoy is betug connected O%et the works about. Prix eS
with the Burvess-Maclean case, argaret has now grown to agch!
supply further information onfoF the crown. i
him or, im fact on any other!
suspect of the Burress-Maclean!
tate pending debate in the!
House of Commens." :
Uyuler the British system, me~)
N
jer siatements inyalving policy;
ar advabnistrative respoysibility }
nre fest announced bye minige:
ler an the House of Commons, |
There the minister can be aub-|
decipd 2a questioning by the op!
posibon. ‘The minister. pegson-|
and the..cabinet jointly aret
naible fer the answer:
Qhestioning of Sir Anthowy-on
the reported yomanece of Princess;
Cn ee
on Roo ‘
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