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But his work here proved un. satisfactory. Again,he drew a rep- rimand. This thine'for leavmg con- fidential papers unattended. In, May, 1951. he was recalied to BEGINNING London and asked to resign, on, the +wjsy The whole story, which--to put promise of being booted out if he not too much lemon in the tea-has didn't. The Britich gavernment a bit upset, "It was at this point," said the began when MacLean and Burgess British government, "that he (and were students together at Trinity MacLean) disappeared." College . in ...Cambridge, . England. That was Friday, May 25, 1951. Both had brilliant academic records. Did a "third man" help their Both showed some communist lean. gelaway? ings while there. Both seemed to Just 16 months before that, Brit. have renounced them when they 1sh authorities had reccived reports left. of a security leak. Mr. MacLean Is the son of a former cabinet minister, Sir Donald WHITE PAPER MacLean. Young MacLean joined The white paper takes up the the diplomatic service in 1935. He story from there: served in Paris, Washington and "Jn January 1949, the security Cairo, rising swiftly to the rank authorities received'a report that of counsellor in 1938 at 35. He was Washington during certain Foreign Office information here in the had leaked to the Soviet authorities World War II period. "In" May, 1950," said the recent stuoe years earlier. The report British government white paper on amounted to little more than a hint and it was at ihe time impossible the case. "while serving at Her Malesty's embassy at Cairo. Mr. to attribute the leak to any particu- MacLean was guilty of serious mis. lar individual. coniut and sutfered a form of "Highly secret but widesgread Wash. Post and breakdown which was at!ribute! to and proiracted inquiries were ne- . The field of suspicion had Times Herald overwork and excessive drinking. gun. "Unti! the breakdown, his work been narrowed by mid-April 1951 to Wash. News had remained eminently satisfactory two or three persons. By the be. and there was no ground whatso- ginning, of May, MacLean (was) Wash. Star ever for doubting his loyally. After principal suspect. Even at that N. Y. Herald recuperation and leave at home he time, there was no legally admis- Tribune was passed medicaliy fit. and in Oc. sible evidence. tober. 1930. was appointed head of "Arrangements were made to en. N. Y. Mirror the American department of the sure that information of exception. Daily Worker Foreign Office which, since it does not deal with the major problems of al secrecy and importance shouid not come into his hands. Meantime, The Worker Anglo-American relations, appeared secuiity authorities arranged to in. to he within his capacity New Leader vestigate his activities and con- ('The opposition is likeiy to make tacts to obtain Information which a. sharp'point of this when the could be used as evidence.... Date House of Commons debates the case "On May 25 the then Secretary of next month. State, Herbert Morrison, sanctioned INOUIRY a proposal that the security author- (Also. Capt. Henry. Kerhy, Con- ities should question MacLean. Such questioning might produce no con- servative member of Parliament, has demanded a full scale puhlic fession or voiuntary slatement suf- inquiry into the case. He said both ficient to suppor! a proeculion, but men were "known as drunks and might serve only to alert him. sex perverts for years to a great "In that event he wouid have many persons. He also claimed the been free io make arrangements to Jeave the country and the authori- ering op sordid details.) tics wouid have had no legal power Guy Francis de Moncy Burgess. to stop him. Everything therefore who became a sccond secretary in depended on the 'inierview. The Washington in 1930, was much bet. security authorities were anxious ter known here ihan his partner in to be as fully prepared as was hu- espionage. This was because of the manly possible. number of times he was arrested They 'were also_anxious_ that for reckless driving. MacLean's house at Tatsfield, Kent, Mr. Burgess came to Washinglon should be searched. This was an with a black mark against him. additional reason for delaying the proposed Interview until mid-June ficers Informed the Foreign Office when Mrs. MacLean. who was ihen that in late 1919 while on a holiday pregnant, was expected to be away abroad Mr. Burgess had talked in. from home. discreetly about secrets that he had *It is now clear that In tpite of official knowledge of. the precautions taken by theauthor- "For this he was severely rep ities, MacLean must have beernne rImandedf' said ihe British white aware that he was under investiga- tion. One explanation may be that -lapse his Service up to the time of heobservea that he was no longer his appointment to'Washington was receiving certain types of secret satlsfactory. papers.