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being made by them was that Stephen Ward might be indiscrest ‘9 bits of information to Captain Ivanov. It was therefore da Mr. Profumo of this possibility. Furthermore there was a thouglet digs Captain Ivanov might be persuaded to defect, These seem to me to be muafters which ~ were very suitable for the Secretary of the Cabinet to mention y Mim, but hardly such as to need the intervention of the Prime Minister; | ~ 35. It was on Wednesday, 9th August, 1961, that Sir Norman Brook a a Desafumn Te made «2 annsidershle Ieerescinn an Lies bile spose to Mr. Profumo. It MSGe & COMSIGCIade LpPTessicn Oi. uit. iwilt. Profumo thought that the Security Service must have got knowledge of his affair with Christine Keeler: and that the real object of Sir Norman's call on him (though not expressed) was politely to indicate that his assignations with Christine Keeler should cease. It so happened that Mr. Profumo had already arranged to see her the next night (Thursday, 10th August) but, as soon as Sir Norman left, he took steps to cancel the arrangement. @) The « Darling * Letter 36. On the very same day as Sir Norman Brook spoke to him, Mr. Profumo wrote this letter to Christine Keeler:. 9/8/61 “ Darling, : : In great haste and because I can get no reply from your r phone— Alas something’s blown up tomorrow night and I can’t therefore make it. I’m terribly sorry especially as I leave the next day for various trips and then a holiday so won't be able to see you again until some time in September. Blast it. Please take great care of yourself and don’t Tun away. ; one. Love J. P.S. Fm writing this "cos 1 know you're off for the day tomorrow and I want you to know before you go if I still can’t reach you by phone.” 37, I am satisfied that that letter, if not the end, was the beginning of the end of the association between Mr. Profumo and Christine Keeler. He may have seen her a few times more but that was all. It meant also that he stopped seeing Stephen Ward. Sir Norman Brook’s talk had had its effect on him. Mr. Profumo only saw Stephen Ward again about the end of January, 1963, when there was a fear that his association with Christine Keeler would be made public. [t has been said in some quarters that Mr. Besfomn went an viciting Christine Kaeler in 1049 whan che was in Miniohin STOIUMC WEL Ob VISHING SOStMnS ROter Ib ita When Sho Wes Hl Lapis Square. ‘Lucky’ Gordon gave evidence before me to this effect. So did a man called Hogan. They said they knew it was Mr. Profumo by having seen his photographs in the newspapers. I found myself unable to accept their evidence. Mr. Hogan had given a story to a newspaper that he was ‘butler’ to Christine Keeler and took up coffee on two cocngh Profumo and Christine Keeler in bed. He told me that he MIF signed 2 contract for £600 for this story to be split between him and SHR ® reporters. But he was not a butler at all. He was a carpet found it difficult to fix a definite date for the end of the ee Mr. Profumo was seen by the Chief Whip on 4th February, 19 it had “alt taken place between July and December of 1961”, in his statement in the House of Commons on 22nd March, 1963, he veld, “J last BD