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va) Cable. Proves a’ LONDON, “ June’ '8 (AP) —The Foreign office said today messages bearing the names of two missing! ‘British diplomats—and sent from Paris by a mysterious third per- son—fall to give @ single clue-as to their present whereabouts, Willam PRidadele head of the! Foreign office news department, ~ said three messages to relatives * here here sppeared to have been com:| posed by the Wanished Britons, but were not in their handwriting. In Paris, the newspaper France Boir sald (the missing pair—Don-] ald Duart-MacLea ' (Americar departia or: ieign office, and. rgesg, unt jrecentiy at theprtian embassy in. . ‘Washington—may. now be in War- * . Baw. } ‘The paper said French army in- jtelligence officers hold this theory. .” jFrench police said they did not| :know where the men are, but ex- ‘Pi belief they had not Jett Fhul Play Discounted Tf all our theories about their disappearance were laid end to end they'd take up a lot of space, ” sald Ridsdale, f the For. can “ sustictoly * say ‘fo indicate foul play.” jand in Washington, that the two . ‘may have taken top-level defense >, secrets behind the tron, curtain. me . McClean pe ee to :such the oth formation, — men-speak i By Asoslaten Press Guy Burgess, one*of the two British diplomats missing in Ew} Tope, waa recalled {rom the Brit- On Missing British Diplomats 4 ih Sent by Third Party, | London Reports . Paper Says They've Fled fo,QWarsaw and have “con ead oO: 6 | to” Mach :there is rothing in the telegrams jt, ‘There is fear, both in, London ‘Unit ;False'Ste Russi students of’ munist theory tions for getting along well with Communist diplomats.” =f Ridsdale sald Pa nas nature of the messages "from Paris provides! “overy reason to believe that they! did originate from the two of-| ficials.” Nevertheless « close check of the handwritten originals in-: dicated -neither was, written “by. Burgess ¢ or MaClean.” One of the three messages was' received early yesterday, the other two later in the day. One was sent jeans’: whfa, the former Melinda Merling, s former Ameri- }. Another went to Ma ‘Clean’s mother, Lady MaClean.’ can gir] ‘The third was addressed to Gur] ytke'™ gess’ mother, Mrs. J. Ry Basseths| Third Person Unknown ‘; “There in no” indication es who handed oy “messages: in,’ said Ridsdale. suppose y could assume that someone ¢! is involved because the messag were not in the handwriting of v7 elther of the two. men.” Asked if the two diplomi were still in Paris, Ridsdale oe dust don't know." © for the men. There is no warrent) out for their arrest. . Maclean — 16 Virginia's” Gov, Battle’ waa’ for warded by the State department to British Ambassedor Sir Oliver Franks, who arranged with-Lon-| don for Burgess’ removal, * ‘The State department ‘gave ub this information today in response! to Inquiries." Officals said” they] knew of no other ‘criticisms * of} Burgess’ ‘Conduct during hiss ice as mB Kecond secretary, *> we oped tice vane ante tee Gov. Battle's Yettar said Burgess ioe ppeeding moro ‘than 80 milles) himself wag “caught twice ‘driving driving but said he Was acting on ay court on Feb, 28. He was not| -eecers dey agi oe Burgess. ‘who Insisted| oo olga “Tolsos, La Clegg Glayin_ Nichole Rosen Traey, Har Belx Mobi Tel Noase. Gandy, at. Room__ fa 7 tang gt Pe: SD ort . 3TH 1ES-h- NOT REGOnuay M9 oui Ke ave OT SRC ARTE Page Times-Herald Z¢ . Wash. Post Wash. Fens, : s Wash. Stari N.Y. Mirror Date: bLe fs! o re SES