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henmorandum Jor «r. Boardman nog leaving any trace. On November 3, 1953, delinda Maclean's mother received a letter from her postmarked in Cairo, Hgypt, on October 24, 1953. In this letter she stated that she could not do othrwise than what she had done. BACKGROUND OF DONALD QUART | MACLEAN Rian PaAaw ote Rone ate 25 }973? Pe of Tarndan Be my Foe? tha . Mil dh & Lb was ae Fe fa i Pane, a 5 Lo patpetand a Ril mg of Go fia wre son of a prominent British fami Ys clean Fecelved his eaucation at Cambridge University following which he entered _the_koreign Service in London, England, in J where he remained until _ April, 1944, except for the period from September, 1938, to June, 1940, when he Served tn the British kmbassy, Paris, France. In hay, 1944, he was assigned to the British Embassy, Washington, D. C., as Second Secretary. He was promoted. te Fe. Virst. ‘Secretary in October, 1944. He remained_in Washington until October, 1948, when he became Head of the ”Fhancery Section ¢ of “The 2 Britieh Embassy in Catfro, Byy pt. He remained at this location until ‘Kay, 1950, when he was recalled to London suffering from a nervous breakdown. Maclean was_under the. care of a psychiatrist from. Bays | 1950, until October ‘of _t that year, Un~tne Tatter date he was reassi gned ae Read of the American Depart- ment of the Foreign “Office Hh London: He rémained at this post until his “disappearance — th kay, 1957. After the war ended, while in Washingtan, haclean vos i charge of the Code Room Section. of the British #mbassy and 88 itn responsibiliti forall incomin ‘and out oin communications ré lating to political questions. ‘During 4 i Tid TOS he: Served os_ the United Ate dom “Secretary. Lo Fhe Combined” ‘od an me ‘btee concerned with omic knergy p matters. This committee was composed of representatives de tne United States, L Lagland, and Canada. Jur ing a portion of this period he possessed a nonescort pass to Atomic Energy Vommission, Washington, L. Ce Witn pegard to his nervous breakdown in hay 195Q, dfaclean and had Yeportedly been drinking heavily from Janucry, 1950, to say of that year. <sahe two of them, while intoxicated, broke into the apart- ment of two American girls in Cairo which resulted in Maclean's recall to London. ihe psychiatrist uv1ao treated _Aiaclean | claimed that his im condition was a result of his” excessive use of. alcohol. SO Tm a ca Rr cas 1 ct NA eer A = N,