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Lemorancum Sor Jir. Boarcman THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MELINNA MACLEAN, WIFE OF DONALD MACLEAN On September ll, l9s3, Helinda Maclean and her three children left her mother's house in Geneva, Switzerland, where' they S,unarooh lsuy Buguana aune ayg dannn punggug uon! panon poy automobile' was located in a garage in Lausanne, Switzerland. She and the three chilcren were reportedly observed leauing a train at Schwarzach, St. Veit, Austria, from where they disappeared without leaving any trace. On November 3, l953, Melinda liaclean's mother received a letter .from her postmarked in Cairo, Egypt, on October 2, 1953. In this letter shc stated that she could not do otherwise then what she had done. EACKGROUAD Oi DONALD DUART HACLEAN. Maclean was born liay 25, lgl?, at London, England, the son of a prominent British family. Maclean received his education in Loncon, tngland, in 193s, wherc heremained until April, l914, except f'or the perioc Srom September, 193e, to June, 19so, when he serued in the British Embassy, Pris, Irancc. In lay, l944, he was assigned to the British Enbassy, Fashington, D. C., as Seconc Secretary. Hc was promoted to First Secretary in October, l94s. He remained in Hashington until October, l9sii, when he becane Head oj' the Chancery Section oj the British Snbassy in Cairo, Egypt. He remained at this from l'ay, l950, until October of that year. On the lattcr date he was reassigned as Head oj' the American Departnent of the Foreign Orfice in London. Hc remained at this post until his disapoearunce in J'ay, l95l. jter the war cnded, while in liashington, laclean was in charge oj thc Coce Room Section of the British Embassy anc hcd the responsihility for all incoming and outgoing communications reldting to political queations. Lnring ls4? and lolc he servcd cs the United Kingdon Secretary to the Conbinsi Policy Committee concerned with Atomic Energy matters. This committes was composen of representatives of the United States, I'nglanc, and Canaca. During a portion of this perioo he possesseri a non-escort pass to Atomic Energy Commission [Washington, I. C.