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\ Car returned ck in England the car which Buikess hired’ to drive to Soujh- ampton the day he and Dongid Maflean went to France qas rethrned to its garage. ‘The speedometer showed that Burgess and Maclean drove 130 miles. It is only 80 from London _ to Southampton. A run of 130 miles would take them round by Oxford or Newhaven. British Railways officials at New- haven say the day the diplomats left two men ina car asked if there was an early boat to Dieppe. They were told the boat had left hours before and they drove away. Few reports from Europe ast night mentioned Maclean--except to suggest that he parted [mgm Biggess in Paris—and investiga- fiohs have turned on to the JPY that he was blackmail leafing England. is said that he told friends wanled to be with his wife Melinda during her third confinement, this ge FROM, PAGE ONE week. All his family plans were made for months ahea Friends suggest, that somebody may have raised his fears with 8 threat that if a scandal were manu factured, his career In the dip! matic service might end. CAR NEAR HOUSE About the time that Maclean’ usually went to catch his London train ‘on May 25, @ car was seen parked near his house—Beacon Shaw—outside Tatsfield, on the Kent-Surrey border, His own CAT! was in the garage. Friends believe that Maclean was "collected ” and taken to the! mdon meeting place and that m the time he left home, his ovements were watched so that) lp could not turn back. Diplomat search goes on jenemy gents encourage and\ late exploit. Both British and Americas officials in Washington say that th Burgess-Maciean case, however 1 ends, Will have a bad effect on th State Department's confidence & dealing with British officials. *.* Police in Brittany tracke down two suspects yesterday, ther apologised — to two holidayins clergymen. Security man wil retire soon Mr, Arthur W. Askew, 70-vear-ol chief of the Foreign Office securit police. is retiring this month afte 1 years’ service. A Forel spokesman said yesterday ; ‘|The: is no connection between the etir: is would account for his making no attempt 10 Paris, He had not told his wife Ihe was going abroad. Diplomats and _ Intelligence’ officials in many European: countries have sent reports to the! Foreign Office, on which. Mr. Herbert. Morrison, Foreign Secre- tary, will base @ statement to the House of Commons this afternoon. CLOSER CHECK. America’s Central Intelligence Agency is to ask the Stale Depart- ment to advise the British Foreign Office of the need for a closer check! on its members. The State Department will suggest that ils own strict stan- dards of security should adopted by the Foreign Office. the past year the State Depart mdat has purged more than 100 jofffials on non-political grounds. Yhs explanation is: “ Weakness) in sonal conduct ts something| ae ment of Mr. Askew and thp dis-! appearance of the two membgrs ai foreign service.”