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Cambridge Five Spy Ring — Part 8
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WHY DID BURGESS, A BACHELOR, LEAVE A NOTE,
BUT MACLEAN SAY NOTHING TO HIS WIFE?
It ts believed that Burecss left a letter--the letter at
was allered-—to prevent, an alarms being raised. But. for
some reason, it was not delivered. His friends went to M§-5.
‘Maclean had two good reasons for leaving a note of
tarowen, Tt was his birthday and, Mrs ‘Maclean and the
family had planned a, small. party, for him.
And he knew that his third child—his daughter, Menda
as expected within @ matter ‘of days. Yet he walked, out
Fhout a word. What happencd to make him do that?
WHY DID BURGESS—
—a man not normally given to serious expression in, his
etter wre to a friend just before he came home from
erica:
TT Gan, nist Had- here
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RTOTTNUCTULIIIT CULL
In a WOE. ilenay HvOmehy
pKa, fd Som
Magy
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What had he learned that had terrified him? Was iv
sometiung to do with his contact with Maclean ?
DID THEY HAVE ARY MOKEY WITH THEM?
Burgess certainly did. He took everything he could raise
jn ready cash, The otal was something over £300.
He came back from Amciica with two bundles of £1
notes. These he never, touched : they were left in @ close
suitcase in his flat tor ‘the whole of the three weeks.
‘one bundle totalled £125, The other was bigger, §nd
ontained about £150. Burgess explained hem by sayyne
fe had made a lite cash “in a black market dollar deal."
He withdrew ‘Savings Certificates worth £50. Obvioufly,
e intended to leave nothing beluind.
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