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Cambridge Five Spy Ring — Part 29

69 pages · May 09, 2026 · Broad topic: Intelligence Operations · Topic: Cambridge Five Spy Ring · 69 pages OCR'd
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_OWN STORY: PART one-man. Now that man— niPhilby~-presents his own ‘sion of what happened when , faced his interrogators. — . fir) war. [KXrivitzky waa a Red . uArmy Intelligence officer who P defected in 1937.) ut there were no further identifying . ff. Particulars” and ey goune _ men from Fleet Street had gone a LTS A ae! to Spain. ; : nee ene Was the. awkward fact ‘ ay that Burgess gol me into place. ad already decide nd present crisis, he wowd circumvent that one by giving ‘ve been Ladd if he bad the name of a well-known lade ncered how Mauch “the who might have been respon Caer eeout hie sible for my recruitment. Ef she “Guaintance with Burress. gdinitted responsibility ‘all ; ; : . | uded that Ladd’s personal wourd be well. If she denied it Kim Philby: Journalism provided a cover for his reat ac would work in my YT could argue that 1 would . . scarcely have named her if [ rere alse of re His Dad Not really believed that she course, would solve Maclean's experienced some mild social the Secre: [: + was quite normel, was responsible. - problem, since Burgess, through embarrassment when the newa { knew very discussed the escace «ith. =n is contact, could make all broke, with all the carefree em- looking for. becessary arrangements. betiishment of the popular Press, vards away f1 . yen few . me eee fem was to Lay, cimeutt Ry velm «©, TRIB Was strongly supported | One of the snooiier of the eG feet. he vRch_gueeested that be figs,‘ Shh ¥ py tees by the fact that it was Burgess embassy wives gave meaiacial have sso-:ed il far from the truth. x tions wit hin Bess ate who looked after the detaiis stare a: one of the ambassador's l had: “guiding much reizeved Ser} fey of is rnd few or fe such as hiring the car. And garden “‘parties, But Leadon oMciaciy 5<: vas possible that both pt aie tual” inten is ree =owhy did Burgess go too? Well, remained ominousiv silent drove ins: ‘ad Lamphere were con. jnieuectua d between © it was clear to Paterson and One teeeram arrived from fights were f.. se actors who had ¢sseniial bond between us was Nteclenne that Burgess was _Loadon saglng that “tt was eo: : me. But it was no good of Seu ipical and that washed up in the Foreign “unders: ‘that I knew Bure gig ory. Was @ point that ha y Office, and precty near the end fess personally: cou'd I throw Jack “Esstor, ‘@ at shadows.” TI had ta M i the FBL were still blurred to the best of my of his tether ip general. any light on his behaviour ? briefed Philo: dark. : A ToS certain extent cography ,, Doubtless, nis Sovier friends | Bui the ore 1 Was expecting jn ashingto , & thought it would be best to Was @ most immediate. personal, perceotible x. 48 possible that .at any “as i i (MIS might ask the pelped, While 1 was in Austria, Ome@et jit Would be best to decioher-yourself telegram from end of the I'r je, PU me under sure To eas in Spain be was Which his presence might com the chief summonmocnae home. Easton asked ne. They could easily y,, Mon ste of Sone war Stitute a danger to others. At last the summons came. f gnq‘T told hur a (Be so without my know. \ pencom) | much in London, but ., Such was my story and £ booked my vassare for the (ej oud nu using the F. BY. repre-. oe in France, Hampshire, Stuck to it. it had the advan- following day. Secret Intellig: \e e & Eendon @5 a direct © and Hertfordshire: then I tage of bein based on known n I arrived in London about Quarters) stra i ngton. to . ‘ acts an aimost unchailenge- oon, an Was mimedatery r ; went to Turkey, and he only able assumptions, The involved in a bizarre episode. . I took ren © here again I felt that ; . onl er ame ae ag Ep NE a eee nay | Berke tee eat HBO RE Led beara oe ain ag Oe 1Oat unkely tha 16 * were é wo who a , when } I could therefore show that vanished and myself. | » Next -to the doom. spread hen . When the bus.was full, an’ e8ton looks put a foreign security . _ a ‘, "onto me without the real intimacy ever sad ty. E was also happy te see that;.: ent of M16, and oy cha ie lating ‘but o psloesd the theory was Ww Bocepl- ; agitated figure appeared on the. when T entere S enae the latter, would - Companion. fven the fset tet & able toy the F.B.L add. and 7 punning beard tend frantically ald ret my t © belore com ng an. ‘tay ay : : sc ere. He’ “surprt im. J afar compound cig he had stayed with me ing, "ahore: inter ZT wi Jooked ove siay tp, avouides, sent Bal Bre: 4 « 5 s Washington could be ‘turned to oover-et : q 4 offices 5 ts dT be much ga.ti0eve ibis ty ark cor Mettie bla “¢ ai , ers advantage. Would t t yerpina tye (ila bls eves lt bad: th ya : 300: bis Fany hee io 2 SE er SRS Oh la ne RHPA GL Dont Dhaniog ay god he aslaned Reco QUT ot Eenad's-
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