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Y _ UNI" D STATES DEPART VENT OF } “TICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION In Reply, Please Refer to New York, New York File No. , July 2, 1964 Harold Adrian Russell Philby Espionage-R } é On June 29, 1964, spanpnnteaiin: was contacted by Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding his knowledge of Harold Adrian Russell Philby. Wim stated he became acquainted with Philby in ,, .; March, 1939, in Spain, during the Spanish Civil War. Philby, at that time, was working for the "London Times", He was the’ ”' only correspondent in Spain, known to who was friendly,’ to the Fascist troops, According to QM Philby was he 7 decorated by the Franco forces not because of a particular ” act of bravery, but because he was involved in an auto accident, Although hurt, he insisted on returning to the front lines to continue his coverage of the fighting for his newspaper, The Franco forces so admired this type of intestinal . fortitude that they decorated him, . “During World War TI, QM occasionally encountered Philby; however, it was not until the latter half of the 1950s, when both he and Philby were residing in Beirut, Lebanon, that they were in rather close contact with one another. Philby, at that time, was working as a correspondent for the "London Observer" and the weekly "Economist", eM stated he knew Philby was in charge of British intelligence in the United States and was liaison to This document contains neither recommendtions nor conclusions of the FBI, It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. peer nv Bo gore wey 9 10 7 ° . a wa pt