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, . stead oe, Pa a ea r.. veo . ere er ae ee me ed an # eee nl cee ec ll ni cam Rt Nn om a_i ————e * ae emorancun for ‘ir, Boarcnan ~ “gr Ti, DISAPPEARANCE Ol MELINDA MACTLAN, WIRE OF DONALD MACLEAN On September 11, 1953, Melinda Maclean and her three children left her mother's house in Geneva, Switzerlanc, where’ they hed moved fron Encgianc. Later the same evening drs, Maclean's automobile was locatec in a garage in Lausanne, Switzerland, se anc the three children were reportedly observed leaving a troin at Schwarzach, St, Veit, Austria, from where they disappeared without leaving any trace, On November 3, 1952, Melinda liaclean's mother recetved a@ letter from her postmarked in Catro, Egypt, on October 24, 19.53, In this letter she stated that she could not do otherwise then what she had done. ® EACKGROUND Or DONALD DUART MACLEAN- tiaclean was born diay 25, 1913, at London, England, the Son of a prominent Pritish family. Maclean received his education at Camoricce University following which he entered the Foreign Seruice tn Loncon, snglanc, in 1935, where he remained until April, 1944, except for the period from September, 193, to June, 1940, when he served in the British Embassy, teris, France. In Hay, 1944, he was assigned to the British 3ubassy, Yaoshington, D. C., as Second Secretary. He was promoted to First Secretary in October, 1944, He remained in Hashington until October, 1941, when he became Head oy the Chancery Sectton of the British Snbassy in Cairo, Exypt. He remained at this location until ay, 1950, when he was recallec to London sufyering “ from a nervous breakdown, lJaclean was under the care of @ psychiatrist? from Lay, 1950, until October of that year, On the lattcr date he was reasstoned as Heac oj the American Deparinent of the Foreign Op fice tn London, He remained at this post until his Cisapoearance ajyter the war ended, while in “ashington, xaclean was in charge of the Coce Room Section of the British Lmbassy and Acd the responsibility for all incoming and outgoing communications reldting to political queations, Luring iS47 and 1920 he served as the United Kingdon Secretary to the Combined Policy Committee concerned with Atomic Eneroy matters. This committes was composed of representatives a of the United States, inglanc, and Canada, During a portion of this pertocg he possessei a non-escort pass to «atomic Lnergy ne ly Mashincton, VU. ¢, [63 |