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. atari lean a ee Tee ae eee ee See eo a DS laa aN ee art a ll Rae allele all af { One can understand that Beria was the first target of Malenkovy when he seized the power after the death of Stalin, Let us Frécalli thé following dates: Stalin died on March $5, 1953, and Beria was personally arrested by Malenkoy in June, 1953; he was executed on December 23, 1953, on Christmas Eve, How Beria died and where he was buried . has not been definitely established, Many versions circulated, In apy event, one thing is sure: Beria, the all-powerful, does not exist any more, Viadimir Petrov, the third secretary of the Russian Embassy in Canberra, Australia, and anc caployses for over 15 years of the secret services of Beria, does mot portend anything good. Petrov, a littke lively and wicked man with pretty black hair, experienced several disfavors which caused his recall to Moscow: The great anti-Beria purge had begun. Then he went to the West on April 2, 1954. He hesitates because his wife does not agree with him, The Australian secret services, which considered this rare bird valuable, offered him, at the proper time, 5,000 pounds sterling (7 million old francs) and finally, after several revéersals,, Petrov and his wife deserted. When Petrov and his wife arrived in Australia in January, 1951, they had, undoubtedly, not only as their sole mission the reorganization of the Soviet net. In the sane year Sir Percy Sillitce alse arrived in Australia. His mission was to protect the secret of the first English atomi¢ explosion. It took place on October 3, 1952, Petrov opened his files, He-revealed that Burgess and McLean were Russian agents and this caused the English Government to publish its "White Book.” He also instigated the arrest of a French woman in Koumea, Mrs. Ollier who was allegedly involved in an arms shipment to Indochina, In short, Petrov “sat the table” like Gouzenko and thanks to his information the English secret services (MI 5 and MI 6) realized their errors, Well, we are in England again. 4s mera ats TTR a a eR Ne