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Cambridge Five Spy Ring — Part 20

82 pages · May 09, 2026 · Broad topic: Intelligence Operations · Topic: Cambridge Five Spy Ring · 82 pages OCR'd
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VWeiw FAO. Fede Da) * See a ‘Bur oct MOSCOW, *Abril 23 (AP) — coat British diplomat_Quy, ess sald today he: acon go home to England: because it would kick uy - a big scandal ’ among . highh’ ced Britons," / 7). ae Buch a visit would involve my, friends in high places.”* the 5 seid. “It would canga them: Wearussss Wewssary eleeeee ‘great pain and trouble, There; Yrould be an enormoys., scandal, : aT don't want to return ta, gland just now.".: 0°) #5 Aurgess, 51, returned here a Black Sea holiday to r questions raised by ar- “Warrants issued against’ y and Donald Maclean, 49, hALondon last week, charging’ glation of the British Official + Woe om = y ets Act. Scotland Yard aid, it got the warrants be- there wag reason to be- tleve Burgess and Maclean were’ home. ¢:" : “=e Burgess blamed British and, ‘ rican intelligence . services ‘for>the warrants,‘ He doesn't tsnbak of Maclean, for they have | ati been friendly since they i Sepved in the Soviet Union, a ter Beiter Dressed Now © * *Furgess said he would be glad “to” return to England ‘to Visit Shs" ailing mother, but. denied dhe. had proposed maxing such a trip recently. :. ra 3 Bargess wore an ‘did Etonian ale and appeared betted dressed han he has been on several “ageasions recently when he ‘jofned Western correspondents de duneh or cocktails,*. -. . 4 o<{Plike living under socialism,” -rfeaning communism—Bure ‘said as he, walked back cand forth in his? room, 3; 2) -. ri “Fe indicated he felt the war- t for his arrest was issued #)-help smother the news of the yeturn to the Soviet Union of ‘twor defectors, the most notable Alexei Golub, a solentist ~yho returned frgm Holland and gave a news conference in SMbscow last *V@ednesday. ‘The “Burgess-Macleas warrants were: “Serie Pe Reet OF ee j eegued The sameyday- } o> L APR 2 FP. gess Denies Return, candal Resulting: vd a: | aM teed = said “he, wouldendt a going back to England “un- Bes Present circumstances"—a iathtement he has made before,; sGfeldid not say who the people who would be involved In Wepandal over his return. 4 ree } Sees British in Panle ue *3 Discussing the * warrants, smureess asked; 57 Why aid Manningham- “euler” (the Attorney General) do tt? There has been no ac-j- Hoy taken against me for 10] | JODg years, so Why do it now? «<*Y suppose there are dozens ‘of--reasons. One is that. othe, |. “British government --are so ,easily flung into a panic. They! | -yere positively terrified of my: Sgoing back to England,” «- “#7 -He said he had got this in-' “formation from “my confiden~ otal, sources.” .“ Byrgess derided » » American sand British secret services, say jing-the British felt the Ameri- | 3 were fanatic on security which the Americans thought the? British were Soft, on com- mbnism. a *, Burgess said 4 one reason for ts was to give Prime. Pheswarsen ister Macmillan a talking’ | ee ee teed € Returning ‘to to the Black Sea ‘1951. Jean,” 1851. ‘staying here.” Maclean, ,born wife, a4 two cow, Mh~ GUY BURGESS —<AP Wirrphato : iholiday now that he has had ja chance to answer questions About the warrants. He insisted ‘he: had not been required to .do it by Soviet authorities. ' Burgess and Maclean fled behind the Iron Curtain in ‘I do not often see Mac- said Burgess, “I do not often see Mac- ‘know that he and I are both Tolson Belmon Mohr Cdliahaa Cone irae Vans wo Ge Trotter Tele Room Holmes Gandy point on “his fortheaming. wit to the United States. 3 7°... 3) t ‘Black Sea! ‘Burgess sald he is returning for a further “put I whose American- . eons and a’ ‘daughter are with him in Mos-. refused earlier to com-. ment on the reports he might, jreturn home. .. are The Washington Past and Times Herald The Washington Daily News The Evening Star —* f° S7Y/ 35 eye Ne leh New York Journal-American % York Mirror pane ork Herald Tribune ae ae “\ er a a —_ The ven en Times k \ The New Leader a, ; The Wall Street Joumal %, , roy The National Observer \2 Oo ‘> Date Beleren ¢ copy SENT BR. Mac: Bemotyl | it > BY ‘eTeR Jit 2 22° 197g APR 2.3 1962 6 1962;
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