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Cambridge Five Spy Ring — Part 7

54 pages · May 23, 2026 · Broad topic: Intelligence Operations · Topic: Cambridge Five Spy Ring · 54 pages OCR'd
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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- tine. -3° 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. (Ia Washingion_Secretary pf ate Atheson_10)d Senators ft « MacArthur _inguiry it woul a “very serious matter” if thet - say beng meinen proved to have Rus: n athies, ‘Sen, Brewster (R- Me.) re- 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?” That is correct,” Acheson te-! 1, He told Senators he frst dof the incident broadcast this mort ae ‘ate Dept. officiags and. the sh Embassy were Hleeply dis- ‘@ about the situition, fear ossiblé bad effect@ on Angic- ican relations.) ~ a Beaverbrook's Daily “Ex-} quoted a friend of the 1 miss-! nen, who was unnamed, gsi : they are heading for M to setve their idealistic pu " But there was no evidens official quarters that eithgr; ymmunist sympathies. aa tudying the Dally Express: seemed skeptical, but fear~' i; }. SEpic chars . London, June 7-, day_teo British diplomats familiar » with An state secrets have v. tion, touching’ off a transcontinental hu ee cate Sa TT 2BritishD ae < By ‘JACK SMITH > Azaeciated Prevs Corresnondent orried Foreien p ago.” Tf 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.” MacLean. until a year ago, wi head of chancellery In the Britis Embassy in Washington, and Pe ie ‘Ss, crane 1eay e jAmbassa- crs eat ofl! cared, erroukh, Atk ora tae 2) isclosed :to-! Neate. Io - American “ BY LETTER | wR a6 - f PER FOL L0- 4IYIAS. fe Bu KECONEAD - . 9S I951SEP 31 Page ee wee Line s-Herald f Tele. Room. lana: Wash. Post ein cl Wash. News / Wash. Star .N.¥, Mirror N. Y. Compass a ost yore
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