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TT ee. ee January 13, 1953 a ~ Pte 2 MTEe Brew Fearson, tn his newspaper column, “The ‘Washington Merry~Go~Round," entitled "Red Agent Enticed Allied aides,” which appeared tn the "Washtngton Post” newspaper for Monday, January 12, 1953, reported that | . Italtan and Allited authorities now belteve a top Soviet agent tn Western Europe was the Sovtet mastermind behind the abduction of Bruno Fontecor ves Juy. Bur geass Donald Moclean, Koel Fleld, and other menbers of the Field famtly. Thta Soviet agent ts tdenti fied as "He Karl,” who reportediy has many assumed names, travels alternately on four different passports, specks siz languages, and ts the most accomplished epy tn Europe today. Aocorditng to the article, Xarl was born tn Austria, and began esptonage work with the Masia. He reportedly worked with Admiral Canaris' Wazt spy group ia the Middle Saat and talso:2 planted the Albantan valet on the British Ambassador in Istanbul, thereby permitting Hitler to obtain the British secret code and s2:¢ of the Allies’ top war secrets. & Karl reportedly swttched hes allegiance to Russta tn early 1944, and has been one of Russia's top agen tsa. ever since. Cy According to the artiele, Karl was tn Prague when Hoel Field was kfdnapped and was belteved to have been tustrumental tn enticing other membera of the Field family behind the Iron Curtain. The article states that Allted : authorittes give Karl almost sole credit for, “sneaking” Brittsh sctentisat Bruno Fontecorvo behind the [ron Curtatn. Allied authorities reportedly belteve that Karl had contacts with Fontecorve tn England and arranged to meet Ponteceruo during the scientist's vacation @t Vilan, [toly. The article atates that Burgess and Maclean are belteved to have been lured to a point near Udine, Italy, throuch @ corbination of blackmail and drtbery. From Udtne they are reported to have been flown ia a private plone without customs clearances @ *