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URGENT DONALC DUART MACLEAN, ET AL, ESPIONAGE-R. REFERENCE MY CABLE NOVEMBER 7. PHILBY 1SSUED STATEMENT DENYING HE 1S TH1RD MAN AND CHALLENGING COLONEL MARCUS L1PTON, MEMBER OF PARLTAMENT, TO REFEAT CHARGE OUTSIDE HOUSE OF COMMONS. PHILBY CLAIMS HE REFUSED TO 1SSUE STATEMENT PRIOR TO DEBATE BECAUSE HE WAS BOUND BY OFFIC1AL SECRET ACT. MIGHT 1NJURE GOVERNMENT INTER- NATIONALLY AND COULD AFFECT EFFICIENCY OF SECURITY SERVICE. ADM1TTED KNOWING COMMUN1STS BUT DEN1ED BE1NG ONE ALTHOUGH TO ILEFT POLITICALLY. REGAROS RESIGNATION FROM. FOREIGN SERVICE IAS DIRECT RESULT OF IMPRUDENT ASSOC1ATION WITH BURGESS. / 81