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a1 - 3g 24, To peints call for covunt: first, hoy iaclean sn Burcess . recined in the Foreign Service fur so long an” sceona, wny they were ole te gtt cvay,. 25. «nen these tyvo acn were piven their appointacnts nothing vas on roe re about cither te show thet ho was unsuitesle rr tie Public S&.orvice Tt ds tron that their subsssatlnt oeorsincl Public Scorvicce. Tt is true that their subsequint poersifcl behaviour wes unsatisfactory anc this led to cetion in .7ce case’ as clyriedy stetli wuiecloan was recalled fros Cairo in 1950 anc vas not rewcupl eyed entil he ves declared medically fit, Ser.ess was recell.ed fro. .cshincton in 1951 and was asec te resizn, It was only Soortly before sacle an disappcarca thet scrious susz ic itn of - ake ae i 2 tee puSeCa anc retive cenguiricts were ent en font nis ToeiLGuas~i ty Was STousea aNG FCUVGE CNQGUITLicsS Were Set oi iGole 26, Tas scecné qucstion is hcw iacleen end Bursess ..ace good their escape fro. this country when tho socur ity euthsritics «ore on their track, Tne watch on Ileclean was nade Cifficult br the neod | to censure that he aid net doce euere thet he wes un cir coservation. This vctch ras it arily eived at collceting, if possivic, furthcor inferortian ‘ent not at preventine an cseapa, In inpesin; it, a erleulstce risk hed to be taken thet ne sight “aceene avar. cf it anc :.icht tele f£licsht. It wes inatviseble t: increas; tis risk by cixtoncin, the survediilence ts his hivic in an istlatuc port ef the ccuntry enc he was thereferc watchod in Londen snly,. Broth ticn wore frei toa [7-> rtorcad at any tine, In sete ¢ untrics no ¢cubt ecllan -roulé neve been arrested first ant qucsticoned -fturvares, . In this c.untry no arrest can be iede withvut sduquat. uvicence, ht the Choc thers wes insuificicnt evidence. It wags Tur those }rers.s necessary fer the security authtritics to c.berk vrin the . 'a@ifficult int SC olicete investijsticn of iieclean, takin, ia. full eceuunt the risk tnt he veuld be alirted, In the event ne was elertel ent Plot the cuuntry together with Burcoss, e{s4 a5,2 result <f this cise, in July 1951, tne thin Socrctary of ate, Tir, Acrbort :.rris.n, set uz a Corriittec of Enouiry t> 4¢ nsiccr ta. 6 urity echoes JpLisd te tuvvkrs cf the rerroicn 8: 2rvica; the existin’® rotulsti'ns ani practices of the Foreign ‘ae her ee oe an re to? any olnattere havine 2a toerine: tr and erPyec. 2 Pulé@.. to any ..atecrs navink a eceriang wl Ssusck Vay te Peper’ whether any alterations were callec fer, The Coiuittoe Pel crted in Nove wer 1951, It recOrwndel Aion, otfi.r talass, a } mor. citensive sccurity chcek on Foreign Survice officers tacn had unt!ii then been the preetice, This was icicdiatcly put into effioet and since 1952 scarching enquiries had boen neec ints the anton see er nee mt nt B11 thew om oe ee. ree es entucwc.nts anc assoctietcs of all these cect his PP SGP aPILAL, Lor positicns in tne Forcien Office involving hajhly scerct iafsracticom The cross cf these cnguirics is ty cnsure that no snc is oppcinted te cv cc -ntinucs:te .ceupr any such. post unless nc or@sh. is fit to be cut risted withthe scerets to whieh the presi gives ece.ss. The Forei.2 Scerctery of the cey arproved the ection requirce, - 28, & upcat Peek of erdtieis: has been Circeted towards tlc reticence tf winistericl r plics cn these iettorss; an cttituce whieo it ties eile iad uule | net have been chen cd Acd at ct deen fe. Gh. Pebrov revelinti- ws. Espdicnerns is cerrivc cut on seerct, ‘Copaterecardona:. cqually 4 opens for its succcss upen tho ceaxia scerce, -f its -ithoes, Nor dis it dosirsbl. at any meiunt to let the cthr side knw hes! such hes besn dise.vere! cr f2ess at chet Gens oove bosn used te Cisesver dt. Nor should they bo alloved te mio. tbl th. stlis thet have Boon talnn te Liprove secvrity. These ¢ asivercticns still apply anc iaust be the basic cr terion fur jecean, whet sh-ulé or should not be published, ny NEPEAN open TEs nr item oe chairperson ot ree . ve ree : . “ wee . setters nT