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ey ee ee re Macmillan Denies Pro ~ f Philby Tipped Off Spig 3 ; ‘Foreign Secretary Reports to Commons glad Philby—former Foreign Of-|could find the samebody.” ‘face official named as “third! Philby was first assistant sec- iman” in the Burgess-Maclean |retary in Washington when Bur- iSpy case— was known |Communist associations itime. Foreign Secretary Harold Mac- -millan added, however, there wasisaid Philby had been a friend of no evidence to tipped Bort C Guy Burgess, that they were un- On ‘Painful’ Burgess and Maclean Case LONDON, Nov. 7 (#).—Thejthink they were tipped off by government said today that Har-|somebody and if so J wish we to have gess and Maclean fled. He was ° st onelsecurity officer in the British Embassy there when Burgess was called home. Mr. op rove Philby|Burgess in their undergraquate Maciean and /days. “It is now known that] Mr. Donal der! sispicion before they fled|Philby had Communist safsoci- pehind the Iron Curtain in May,|ates during and after his univer- 195F. jof Commons in the case described |Foreign Office iby some British newspapers as & sity days and he was asked in Giving & report to the HouseJuly, 1951 to resign from the Philby now lives in the English | \*major scandal of the 20th cen-(|countryside and is & free-lance tury,” Mr. Maemilian said: “although the circumstances “Tare explainable in terms oO tipoff, there was not necessarily a tipoff. A serious and tracted investigation into possibility has been underta and is proceeding even at the present time.” - Bht Herbert Morrison, was] Foreign Secretary in the Labqdr government when Bur- gesstand Maclean disappeared, ‘grumbled: “I am inclined to hy COPY SUT GR. Mee Douwelf _ BY LOPES gun 22 yyis | Pin FOU REQU writer, The Foreign Secretary em- f g|Phasized that despite a “close investigation” of Philby “no evi-' pro- (dence has been found to show this/he was responsible for warning ken|Burgess or Maclean.” “T have no reason to conclude that Mr. Philby has at any time wha/betrayed the interests © this country," said Mr. Macrpilian. He said he had no reason, ¢ither, to believe a Britifh newgpaper See SPY, Page A-6 K Ze Mr. Tolson rt, Belmont Mr. Harbo Mr. Mohr Mr. Parsons — Mr. Rosen Mr. Tamm Mr. Sizoo Mr. Winterrowd Tele. Room Mr. Holloman Miss Gandy rte Wash. Post and Times Herald Wash. News ~ Wash. Star 22 N. Y. Herald Tribune N. Y. Mirror —___ Daily Worker The Worker New Leader $i 100+ Od 4, ii a woe : a — + oes “Date NOV.7 1955 + ¥ 1 - oy . ne, 's - - Ha VEC L te O \\ om