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* pn yg “RUSSIA HAILS PHILBY | j “AS SOVIET HERO " ORDER OF RED BANNER ~ By JOHN MILLER USSIA publicly elevated Harold “ Kim Philby, 55, | Ta teal E viet onday. _ | ~-*the British traitor, to the status oF a hero and comrade.” Russia’s Security police. by the flood of information on Philby’s espionage. The article recalls that Wed- nesday is the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Soviet Secret Police. Some effort is apparent by the authorities to feplace memories of terror with accounts of great triumphs. The article briefly traces Philby's career and stresses he had been appointed head of British — Intelligence directed against Russia and the Commun- ist bloc. “Bond had it easy’ Philby boasted of how he had fooled British Intelligence and said he sometimes worked at it “24 hours a day.” He said that Sar ns aed mobicniti an eV paerd it aus hah hialeiahtaahe * James Bond had ir easy.” He is praised for betraying details of a C1A_ operation against Albania in 1951, for which he received the high honour. He spent his “free time™ ‘ listening to music, visiting the theatre. ski-ing and carving wood. zvestia several times refers to his “high culture," and Philby mentions the late Tan Fleming - and Graham Greene, the authors having been friends and col- jeagues. He had brought a ™ shell- full“ of Mr. Greene’s novels to - Russia. Despite this article, the official Press agency, Tass, refused tonight to transmit an official picture of Philby to London for a Western néws agency because the caption described Philby as a “py.” we Tass spokesman said 2 est has spies but we don't chesgeths caption.” ““———~—¥ — ¢th JAN! 3 1968 Spates casa ee - me ene TE ee me > ea atd fait ties The Government newspaper Izvestia said today he had been awarded the Order of the Red Banner, the country's second highest honour, A 2,500-word article broke the Kremlin's silence on his 30 years of treachery to Britain and his services to the K G B, The decision was clearly prompted ae ti WEA rr 25H vt. eee Aad Ee SSSCKED FILE AND INTIME! Nabe Vie PER FA Monr — Bishop Casper Callahan Conrad Feit Gale a Rosen Sullivan Tr W..—1 1uvUuyg Trotter Tele. Room Holmes Gandy DELETED COPY SENT Ac Ae - if ay of LETTE Dist BANG Bd Adee PHA ACOUEST The Washington Post Times Herald The Washington Daily News specter Gene sal Lin wend The Evening Star (rasningion) ——— The Sunday ‘Star (Washington) Daily News (New York) Sunday News (New York) New York Post The New York Times The Sun (Baltimore) ‘The Worker The New Leader The Wall Sires: Tournal cee pou The National Observer People’s World 7 oT hy Je leg * ri