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er eit ee —4 The editors of the Soviet newspaper "Isyestia"” recently asked KIM PHILBY to comment on the new wave of anti-Soviet propaganda which is spread by the British news media. This is reflected by the libelous stories concerning Soviet personnel residing in England. The editors of “Isvestia" stated, "We know that you are one of the greatest specialists concerning matters connected with British espionage and undermining activities and so-called psychological warfare, What can you tell our readers concerning the anti-Soviet campaign in England?" PHILBYsanswered, "in the 1940's I had the opportunity to become weil acquainted with the most protected and, therefore, the most dangerous operations of "the BiS. I have to say that the mania to fabricate libelous statements against the Soviet Union is nothing new in leading circles of the British Government. Such propaganda campaigns always serve to hide current political purposes, So, at this particular time, the anti- Soviet provocations by the ruling conservative powers, and especially the faise mass of accusations concerning Soviet officials residing in London, as well as the choice of time to expand this propaganda, exposes the pre-planned characteristics of this camna igen, “These steps have been pianned for the purpose of sabotaging the process of a loosening of tension in Europe. It was not by chance that an open dissatisfaction, I would even say fear, appears in the foremost circles among English leaders, This found corresponding echoes in British publications concerning the foreign political activities of the Soviet Union which are, in reality, aimed at healing the breaches in international relations, "Fearing political isolation, the conservative government would like to expand their ee