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Cambridge Five Spy Ring — Part 1
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. With reapéct to MocLean's breakdown tn Catre, Egypt,
<$t hos been reported that from about January, 1050, wnttl May,
12950, MacLean was drinking heavily tn Company with a Journalist,
7 ef the London “Observer.© In May, 1650, the
- 4wo men broke tnto the apartment of two Anertcan girle tn .
“Satro end thia resulted tn MacLean being -recalled to Lendon. od
“In London he was under the core of © woman paychtatriet vf
* German origin :
le .
“Quy Francte de Wonoy Burgess wae born Aprti 26, 2911,
tr England. He attended Cambridge Untveratty, reportedly detng
@ Communtet whtle there. From 1934 to 1935 he lectured ¢n-
' Atetory at Printty College, Cambridge, England. From 2935 te
: 1938 he was with the British Broadoasting Company engaged tn
tantt-Mort propaganda work. Prem 1939 to @ was exployed -
* by the British Intelligence ergantsation ‘Fron 1941 to —
1964 he wos again with the British Broadcas Company. ‘’ -
Trom 1944 to 1946 he had a temporary appotntnent tm the Fens
BDepartaent of the Foretgn Office te London ant was thereafter
@Eployed tn the private office of the Minteter of State, --:
Hector MocNetl, wentil 1948. He then worked from 1948 to
1950 in the Far Fastern Departnent of the Poretgn Offtee, “”'=
and tn duguet, 1950, was transferred to the British Febdasey
tn Fashtagton, D. C. $n the Far Fastern Affatrs Departaent.
He left the United States on transfer back to England wn «<
Moy 1, 1951. after hts return he wos oailed before «© bourdg .. |
and taformed that all chances for further proactten tn the _-
Brittsh Foretgn Service were ever. This ts reportedly
tantamount te dientesal precedure. -Burges?’ recall from :-
the Untted States grew out ef a ‘letter datec March 14, 1951,
from Governor Battle of Virgints to Mr. John F, Stunons, the
Chtef ef Protocel ef the State Departaent. In thie letter
Governor Battle called attention te the fact that durtag
March, 1951, Guy Burgess and an tndtvuiducl by the name of ~
had been arrested and brought before Judge
Binforé ona charge of reeklesa driving. sSurgess clatned
Stplonstte taguntty fer himeslf and the driver, reportedly
even going eo far as to threaten the arresting officer tn .
the event thé case was prosecuted. The tndtvidual with whon
Burgess wos traveling, dmeeenmme, hos been interviewed.
Be advised thot Burgess picked hin up while he was Attchhtking
to Jacksonville, Florida, and during the tine they were driving
ir J
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