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Cambridge Five Spy Ring — Part 7
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rope. Washington shared Lon-
don's concern. A Foreign Of-
fice spokesman said the fam=
ips of the two men, Donald
Burgess, had received mes-
vages from Paris bearing their
signatures within the Jast 24
sours, © Military~ Intelligence
igents are trying to determine
vhether the messages are gen-
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Maclean, 38, ‘peaded the Foreign
‘ffice’s American “department.
‘urgess, 40, is a Washington Em-
assy official whose vast knowl-
ige of Marxism has helped Brit-
nu in Anglo-Soviet relations in
¢ past, Both knew vital sta)
crets.
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rked that Maclean was “be-
ed to have & thorough knowl-
e of secret Anglo-American ex-
nges on such subjects as the
th Atlantic Pact, the Korean
and the Japanese peace treaty,
Adding that Burgess, too, prab-
* was familiar with. Japanese
‘aty negotiations, Brewster
a: “If these men prove to be
et sympathizers, it would. 1
me, be quite a serious matter
orelgn relations?”
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Relations between Britain i
the United States. already have,
been subjected to strains since the
war bye the defections of: atom)
spies Dr. Kiaus Fuchs and Dr.
Alan Nunn May and by British-
trained cosmic ray expert Lajos,
Janossy's decamping to Budapest
from Ireland to help Communist
science.
Meanwhile, all British tipio-4
matic missions in Europe—includ-
ing Moscow—were alerted to be on
the lookout. Friendly governments, ;
including France, were asked toi
lend police help.
All British Secret Service agents
Bes, and in Europe were put on
the jo
The Foreign Office spokesman
told reporters:
“There is no reason to believ:
that they have taken any offici.
papers with them.”
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Embassy in Washington, and
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