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re sc et abe - : PE Se * + py ‘WILLIAM BARKLEY.s Ate rs _M R. MORRISON, the Foreign Secretary,’ told the Commons - yesterday that it: ‘was information published in’ a’ London -national newspaper (the Daily Express). which compelled him to issue his state-- ‘ment on the two missing diplomats last: < _ Thursday. The Daily Express story" appeared that morning. * ~The Foreign Office, he said, had ee i on May 29, a,forinight yesterday, that the t —Mr. Donal faclean, and Mr. Guy' Burgess. _wexe absent abroad. ie Miss Irene Ward ° ' (Tory, Tynemouth) | + asked: “How did this information come to be ; made _public,. having. regard to the need for eeping it as secret as’ poeeible until you Pould deal . with the: “facts of the case?”” *: Y Mr, Morrison answered : L4T have a lot of newer ' with that viewpoint, When* | inquiries were instigated on ' the Continent it is possible: | there was a leak, “We did not issue our own, ! announcement — which I did. Snot particularly want to do: for the reason given by mj : Wai rd. one we had to do it because? e London national newspaper: had some information had, apuplished, & Bory alk about. it it. 77. the ‘Express,’ {esig, { eeveral aera. a ance. oe Pat as Pate Fesinaed Mare at Mor oe to, cells latest “news Bi questioning