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, .f* » . ~». PAR Ml PATERSON pointed out that LADD might be embarrassed and that it would be better to have two red faces than one, inferring that PHILBY would be embarrassed too. PHILBY stated that LADD accepted the news with a remarkable calmness. -He pointed 1 out that LADD had met BURGESS at his house and had later invited him to his Qwn.hOuée. PHILBY states that after contacting LADD, he and PATERSON returned to the embassy and that he excused himself by stating that he wished to return to his own residence for a drink. He then took a trowel from his garage and placed it in his briefcase and descended into his cellar. There he wrapped photographic equipment, tripod and accessories in waterproof sacks and put them with the trowel. He said he had often thought of such92an emergency and had previously formulated plans in his own mind. During the course of frequent trips in his car to Great Falls he had stopped for a half hour between contacts with the FBI and the CIA. He went to this same spot, where he parked his car on the edge of the road in a deserted area, with the Potomic on the left and the woods on the right, and went about 200 meters into the woods where he could not be observed; He then performed his work with the trowel and a few minutes later he returned to his car and went back to his residence, where he worked in the garden with the trowel before eating lunch. - M In It is suggested that the Bureau may wish to translate the enclosed article in its entirety for record purposes. 1 Q"! _ 2 _ 92 t3x 92 - Y. l a l I if i l