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London, July 16—- Although it's been kept | under wraps, the gearch for the missing British * diplomats is even more intense today than the | i publicized bunt which .was launched after they | i , disappeared.” oO «When Donald MacLean and Guy Burgess ted | | Britain on Wwhat-seems-now te have been only « few moments’ arrangements, they left behind ¢ not only all the elements of a serious cloak.and- ; i dagger mystery but a grave political problem + for both the Laber. government gad the Conner .tive opposition. «' . Thats why the undercover search for “ene t wanquished diplomats is today highly orguntzed,”: . "fealty peste afd reasonably ‘thorough. “If thes?” worst fearg of politically astute Englishmen’ are ® Sis ~ Fiamesat at the miaging man have defected tof the Bussians, then the Foreign Office will be sub-{ ee to the most embittered housecleaning aince’ the advent of the Emplrobullding days.’ “ld At the same time, the Conservailves would. be * ‘able to de nothing but stand by and suffer in. _ Silence, MacLean, as chief of the American sec. “tlon in theaForeign Office, and Burgess, an ex-° - Second Seeretary in the British Embassy in . Washington, are both topdrawer men. nl eo : “.. Ther came from the best tamtiies in Britain, - ‘Their education, background and wealth always * have been regarded sure-fire resources for the most highly successful diplomatic careers, They 7 weren’t naturalized Ike Klaus Fachs, the atomic | fsclentist tralter, nor Bruno Pontecorvo, ancther-! “atomic energy expert, who got away and is acre ‘: ing Moscow. B Despite two successive Labor governments, 4 ythe Foreign Offige remains largely a stronghold i of tradition and conservatism. “Even brass-bound : Ernest Bevin refrained from pressing his tdeag on - : E overhauling the diplomatic service, Political up- + heavals or no, the Forelgn Office remains aa, : crossnet, “Until now, that is, © . i vs Why should talk inferring that: MacLean and * "Burgess have gone over to the Russians continues } among the more responsible people on doth sides + s. Of the House Conunsner t asked that question © . { pend_wag, tol substantially that they feared what { ~ is euphemisfleally known as as “the wor worst, nee Ned sence O yah ED 8D JUL 161981 ¥ BY MN. Ys DIVISION BS'SEP2 90 i951 ad ty _- Seymour Freidin .:, William Attwood - Robert Shapleg me Bir. Mette once serene Tete. Room -.ne are W [feu ETYIRSA NOT RECORDED 133 SEF 18 195% DELETED COPY oR. Mae Dauatel yer BY LETTER JUN 29 1576 PER FOIA REQUEST