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» +h ee.. AN ote | Mr. Tolson ——____ Mr, Boardman —______ . Mr. Nichols Wr. Belmont - an Mr. Harbo , Mr. Mohr Mr. Parsons Mr. Rosen Mr. Tamm Mr. Sizoo Mr. Winterrowd Tele. Room Mr. Holloman Mies Gandy wimpiresteed that Britlet—weeut rity arrangements have been!~ tightened progressively since the BurgessMacLean case broke. _ In the Commons debate, the - government said Harold Philby —former Foreign Office official’ named as “third man” in the case—was known to have had Communist connections at one time. “ ; . Foreign Secretary Harold ; Macmillan “ added, however,| + ee me there was no evidence to prove : Philby tipped off MacLean and Burgess that they were under suspicion before they fled. ' Macmillan said: * “Although the circumstances ‘are explainable in terms of a tipoff, there was not necessar- ily a tipoff, A serious and pro- tracted investigation into this possiblity has been undertaken and is proceeding even at the present time.” But Herbert Morrison, who was Foreign Secretary in the Labor government when Bur- gess and MacLean disappeared, grumbled: “I am inclined to think ‘they were tipped off by| somebody and, if sco, I wish we could find the somebody.” Wash. Post and Philby was first assistant Times Herald secretary in Washington when Wa Burgess and MacLean fled, He sh. News was security officer in the Wash. Star British Embassy there when N. Y. Herald Burgess was called home. Mac- T millan said Philby had been a tribune ~- lfiriend of-' Burgess . in their -~. WN. Y¥. Mirror uiltergreduate days. Daily Worker ~ * The Worker New Leader Date = 8-7-5