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—— ™ January 13, 1953 | ke: Qe foo brew Fearson, tn hts newspaper coluan, “The ‘Bawah f Me erry~Go~Roi SB an tidtad 8Hn.t Anand Pe df aad Fashington y-Go~Round, GREEGICGO BEG AQERL cAVICES Allied atdes,* which appeared in the "“Washtngton Post”. newspaper for Monday, January 12, 1953, reported that. . Italten and Allted cuthorittes now belteve a top Soviet agent tn Western Surope was the Sovtetmasterninad hehind the abduction of Bruno Pontecorvo, Gu Bur geass Donald Maclean, Koel Field, and other nenbers of the Field fantly. Thia Soviet agent is identified as "H. Karl,* who reportedly has many assumed nomes, travels alternately on four different passports, speaks siz languages, and ts the most accomplished epy tn Europe today. <Aocording to the article, Karl was born ta Austria, and began esptonage work wt th the Karis. He reportedly worked with Adatral Canarte’ Wazt epy group ta tha Middle Fast and talesv:e planted the Albanitgn polet on wee af ee — “ws Gare soy we were se the Brittsh Ambassodor in Istanbul, thereby pernitting Hitler to obtatn the British secret code and si:e of the Alltes! top war secrets. @ Karl reportedly svttched hes allegiance to Russia tn early 1944, and Ace been one of Russia's top agents ever since. C ~_— At according to the article, Lari was ia fFrague when Noel Field was kidnapped and was belteved to have been tnstrumental in enticing other members of the Field fanily behind the Iron Curtain. The article etates that Allied . Quthorittes give Karl almoat sole credit for "aneaking® British scientist Bruno Pontecorvo behind the Iron Curtatn. Allied authorities reportedly believe that Karl had contacts with Fontecorvo in England and arranged to meet Pontecoruvo during the scientist's vacation &t Vilan, Italy. The arti: | stotes thct Burgess and Wuclean are belteved to have been lured to a potnt near Udine, Italy, throuch a conbinatton of blackmail and bribery. From Udine they are reported to have been flown ta a private plane without custons clearance 7 A ane Al tl a amy Eg at ae Lees ee see ae