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Cc Truman admits in his Memoirs (pp. 374-5) thac there was a formal commitment with the British, made prior to November 6, 1950, not to », take action which might involve attacks on the Manchurian side of the Yalu without consultation with ‘the British. He also states that this ; Arthur on that date in response to TE. his message of intent ta bo ; ultehhehich ioe bomb the wy. bridges. Is it jumping at conclu- ' $0ns to presume that this fatal * British Embassy in Washington -in London—and assuredly to the ” Russians, the Red Chinese and the : North Koreans? When was the out” et of State, Dean Rusk.’ Almost as a fact-note to the gov- erament’s silence on the case is a ; Paragraph in an address by Secre- - } tary of the Army Wilber M. Bruck- er, February 17, 1956 in which he <' 1 seems to largely overlook Burgess, .{ but does admit, for the frst time “! in an address cleared by the Exec. utive Branch of government, that Burgess and Maclean damaged * American as well as British interests: “Just last Saturday, the Soviets Tre Buncess-Macuran Case re . information was first given Mac-— commitment was known to the ' ~ British Far Eastern expert at the rand to the Head of the American: . 9 Department of the Foreign Office * commitment made? Truman does’ #rs(' not say. Its existence was “pointed to him by Assistant Secretary Editor's Note: In the second installment: the men nobody knew—the peaple who did know and who might have knowa—questions and recommendations Wis bas AIH dees 13 finally unveiled Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean, two prize pieces of evidence of the deceit and treach- ery which have so long been prin- | cipal characteristics of Communist tactics, and have brazenly faunted them in our faces. It is sobering - indeed to reflect that one of them f as held a high position in the British ou} ors "Embassy in Washington over a pe- | a riod of four critical years, and knew, . phen about some of our most closely a guarded secrets—ssecrets of priceless value to the communist conspira- _ cy. Ie- provokes equally _ serious: thought to recall that for almose “7” - five yeags the Soviets have consist-. | ently isclaimned any _€onnection |; with either of these men~have “-) sneeringly denied that they had fed: to the Soviet Union. This successful subversive operation, planned and |. executed with consummate skill, 2. well illustrates not only the vicious: _fature of the monster with which we must deal, but also the depths of its penetration into the vitals of the Free World. It is a startling re-_ minder of the grim task ahead.” ow can we know unless we Here told? Is there any reason on earth why at this late date the full story of Burgess and Maclean during their stays in this country— their functions, their access to American secrets and their Ameri- can contacts—should not be clari- fied? Is anyone, including Mr. Brucker, reasonably sure that it could not happen again? | BERECRS - Vito yy Mee : _ we 4 ’ + fet wos, tog see Nt gp ae he - Ot ’ ' ns co ere Peat . ry tee vt gaeog, RR Ts og ete tae “ dita dew gre Son F Lae ars art a. uted aril I eb ey tg oD aa oe - ~ we aod . le 1 - . * Oy are AE ga Te a a Rtg at a eer wee : t! ~ = en han ee ait Mah, A alte at ee ae ee Ta OF « x see