◆ SpookStack

{dip 0-19 (7-8-55) al f United Pres Senators Investigating possible Ametican security violations in Britain's Maclean-Burgess spy case, it. was disclosed yes jterday. ' ~The assurances were given \ny the Department in an “in- i. an terim” letter on the Maclean- Burgess case delivered to Chairman James O. Eastland (D-Miss.) of the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee, —- Eastland had asked the De- partnient a string of questions, including whether secret in- formation had leaked to Red China via British sources dur- ing the Korean war, He was particularly interested in geét- {in ta Ur whafprole British ats Donald Maclean and Guy Burgess might have played to Russia. Both had served in Washing. ton. They disappeared from Britain in May, 1951, and are eoprted in Moscow. , i+ , tate Department did we o Lik in funneling American secrets, eae ae {Tat * . not attempt to answer East- “The State Department has|jand’s questions. It advised the pledged its full cooperation to)Senator that the nature of the inquixies would require exten- TED COPY SENT C.RE otetee howellof BY LETTER JUN 22 4076 7 TE le vA we sive 5 investigation . and consid: erable time. Maclean had access to United State Atomic Energy Head. quarters for some of the time he was assigned to‘the British Embassy here between 1944 and 1948, Officials have said his part-time job as secretary of the Combined Policy Com- mittee «a three-nower group on mittee,.a three-power group o same atomic problems, did not. authorize him to handle Ameri- can sécrets, There has been speculation: ‘that Maclean provided the Chinese Reds with assurances that United States forces would not cross the Yalu River if the. Reds invaded Korea. Maclean eaded the American sectio f the British Foreign Office i ate 1950 after the Korean w ad been under way for sever onths. = pet Mr. Tolson Mr. B nN vi Beli Mr. Harbo Mr. Mohr Mr. Parsons Mr. Rosen Mr. Tamm Mr. Sizoo Mr. Winterrowd Tele. Room Mr. Holloman Miss Gandy 16 ,. ! é i ; F | i BRAN SAM. g Or A) Buk Wash, Post and Times Herald Wash. News Wash, Star N. Y. Herald Tribune N. Y. Mirror Daily Worker The Worker New Leader Date _ NOV 14 195% y wee 4 i : — a oe eee rea a ye , woe ot ee Pa Ne Sete Senay Be ee Pawn 5. OT SMa Bee BT Lf ae ania gat