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O -'O Wire to mother ‘signed ‘Teento AFFLED in aK their attempts to trace the vanished diplomass/ th ‘rench Surete issued fast night photo- graphed copies ‘of the two telegrams sent by or for Donald Maclean,” - mregeeimae| Mian who changed his mind name, “ Teenie,” which only he, Starts U.S. or someone close to the family, atom scare FOR 30 minutes last gicht would know. Close examination of the texts a sensational story is released to the world clai ing sRowed. however, that they were pfobably written ‘by a Continental that a leading executive of an American atomic project had th a fair to fluent knowledge of disappeared. glish. ‘The Federal Bureau of Investi- With two exceptions, the tele- grams were written in handprinted gation alerted every police force in North America. Capital letters, obviously with one of the geraichy pens available io oO: Coded messages jammed the wires between international capi- French Post Offices. ‘One exception was a “q" which was a small letter. In another case, the postal clerk evidently ques- tioned the address, and the sender had written in French “address maintained " and then signed what was supposed to be his own signa- ture. The writer used a Continental fals as emergency security me: sures were rushed into operation. ‘The International Police Com- mission in Paris were warned that; the vanished man wes Mr. Edward : Wedne, of the Paducah atomic) plant in Kentucky. Meanwhile Mr. Wedne sfepped from a railway carriage | at seven, written with a stroke through St. Louis and went home.{ His Wite was not there to meet| him. She was at police headqualters, waiting anxiously for news of her husband. For, while a startled world waited for further news of another “missing scientist " case, the man the vertical section. The first text was as follows: Lady Maclean, 87. Iverna Court, London, W.8 (Maciean’s mother): am quite all right, Don't worry. Love to all. Teento.” ;On this message, the writer used | the Continental seven and a capital 2 other text, to Maclean's wilt, 3 was: 's. Maclean Melinda, Beacon Shap, Tatsfield, near “Westerham, Surjey, England. “Had to leave unexpectedly. Terribly sorry. Am quite well now. Don't worry darling. I love you. Please don’t stop loving me ald.” “This was the telegram on w the postal clerk questioned the address (Westerham ig in Kent). The “e” was missing at the end of the word “leave.” This could be E'mistake in. copying, Maclean's ‘original message. or it could merely an oversight. OTe Ton oy reer Hoe Line Placieon , heaven Sanat Taree) wean Peers eman es sass _ Sahat. Baonemy, ye Te Gad, URrAtecrent » Test HEE weeny Pavia’ ton | Picture by wire from Paris last night shows the original telegram Y to Maclean's wife. _