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Cambridge Five Spy Ring — Part 3
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itn respect to Maclean's breakdown in Cairo, Hoypt,
it has been reported that from about January, 1950, until May,
1950, MacLean was drinking heayy bn company with a journalist,
"In Nay, 1950, the
tuo men broke into the apartment of two American girls in Cairo
and this resulted in ilacLean heing recalled to London, In London
he was under the care of a@ woman psychiatrist of Cerman ori »
Guy Francis de Honey 3urgess was born April 16, 1911,
in England, We attended Canbridge University, reportedly heing
a Communist while there. Fron 1934 to 19385 he lectured in
history at Printty College, Cambridge, England. From 1935 to
1922 he was vith the British Broadcas ting Company engaged in
anti-Nazt propaganda work. From 1939 to was employed
by the sritish Intelligence organization From 1941 to
1944 he was again with the British Broadcasting Company. Fron
1944 +0 1946 he had a temporary appointment in the News
Depart ent of the Foreign Office in London and was thereafter
enploved in the private office of the Vinister of State, ‘Hector
MacWNeil, until 1948. le then worked from 1948 to 1950 in the
Far posters Department of the Foreign Office, and in August,
1950, was transferred to the British Embassy in hashington, D. C.
in the Far Eastern Affairs Depa tment. lie left the United States
on transfer back to England on }ay 1, 1951. After his return he
was called before a board and i .forned that all chances for
Jurther pronotion in the British Foreign Service were over. This
is reportedly tantanount to Cismissal procedure, 8urgess’ recall
from the United States grew out of a letter dated March 14, 1251,
from Governor Battle of Virginia to the
Chief of Protocol of the State Department. In this letter
Governor 3attle called attention to the fact that during March
1951, Tuy Burgess and an individual by the nane 0 sedmeamesmnaetae:
had been arrested and brought before Judge Binford on a charge
of reckless driving. Burgess claimed diplonatic immunity for
himself and the driver, reportedly even going so far as to
threaten the arresting officer in the event tire case was prosecuted.
The individual with whom Burgess was traveling,
has heen interviewed. He advised that Burgess. picked hin up
while he was hitchhiking to Jacksonville, Florida, and ‘during
.the time they were driving through the State of Virginia “yy
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