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Mr. Tolson Mr. Boardman. 2 P Mr. Nichols. . Mr. Belment___ ees - 7 f My. Barbe Mr. Mohr lo Me. Persona. : a . « Apar ——-New job— After a few days in New York, ! He returned to New York in * where Maclean met Mra Dunbar the middle of December and took and Melinda's sisters for the Melinda and the baby back to firat time acd created # highly Washington two dave before « favourable fmpression, he left | Christmas. They lived there for 3 Melinds at her mother’s house— ithree and a Half years, with Where she remained except for ‘visits io New York and the east one week until her frst beby was coast for holidays. born—and went on to Washing- © The British Embassy in 1845 ton, was still understaffed and over- ‘Molinda did not go te Hve with | worked. and Donald Maclean ‘him there because of the diMi- | was rapidly making a name for culty in finding a suitable house | himself: from acting First Sec-. | Gr apartment retary he became geting Coun- Wartime Washington was | Hor and hexd of Chancery. * impossibly overcrowded and his | But in their own intimate lite excuse that he could not find they were far from happy. In . anywhere for them . live was, zone Bony paelinds went again on the surface, usible—but ew York an nepe, on July SIXTH INSTALMENT Shiv Gust He himee? managed 2%, her second child, Donald } quite happity to live in the apart- Marling, was born, And then 5 j aulte happy to eve in oe abing after another two years in Wash- Melhds to her own devices in ington, Maclean was appointed to - ’ New York, Cairo. They sailed for England ~ . . . HE early years af | . ‘ at the beginning of September, - tint ~- Melinda's “married _ 43,8 she had to do. as the 1048, for horne leave before going it weeks went by. was to awsit the on to their new post-—and the were = Spent < birth of her child, st was not # next and supremely important < peacefully enough, parlicularly gay time for her. stage in their life together. $ if that adjective is applic- ; able to war-time London. r 3 Te “Melinda and Maclean were No money | At dinner bombed out of two flats, but Maclean’ alwaye extraordin- | It was in London that I met aithough they very nearly Jost stily casual about money, varely | them Ast] was on, leave from i sent any to elings i whole | the iddle East and one nizl their Lives in the first {neldents time “she was in New York : Clare, “iny wile, ang 2 were after one night in an air-raid | although he knew he was placing . invited to dine at the house of shelter, Melinda refused to her in the position she detested “the then head of the Foreign ~# take cover" again. | ef having 10 live of her mother. Office department. whieh deals In 1044, however, a new stage | ,, Th Nistory of their married | 1/1R the Midsle Base + of Melinda's life opened, for in | gfe {2 {ull of occasions on which ‘ It was n party gf 12 prone and id ie lelinda virtual stranded . we al ew each other, except April Maclean was appoluted wi 4 ly i Melinda. At dinner J sat next acting First Secretary to the he was mean, Nor dges ‘to. this _delicate-complexianed, British Embassy in Washington. ‘here seem ta be any definite edn~ Solt-voiced Hite American girl sw and sensed that in this gathermg of peopie whe tad been is or had. appointment, both for the nrg- " some connection with the Middle , motion {t meant for him, and @ retion with the fact that he Was’ Pact Melinda felt herself rather | opportunity it gave her - always hard-up, , out of her depth. ; returning to ber own couniry, His curious attitude towards | i found her utterly charming | ~, the Gnancial side of his married Hand Pi. that kind of feaniliny , ” ant jefenctel ESS Ww! z. aan % protect her. pan? took towards life at large, and After dinner Melinda, Maclean ich tade many pee and 1 sai together and continued that he was spoiled—as in fact {4° tai about Egypt, and Melinds was overjoyed at the he was, althougt, Marleat—a tall rather ‘On September 22, 1944, Melinda remote but by no means un~ J Fy, . *HEWS CHRONICLE" went into hospital where by a {tendly figure -~ showed no 954 ti Fi TESkrean operation her child, Marked enthusiasm, 7 fett that he ., endon 24PL-5h Ferguts, war born the follo was pleased with bis ney ! ‘ a day She and Maclean were appointinent’ They sccmed & 4 delighted and he went back to nn RE: DONALD D.“flacL=an, husuagies. where pe eventually ; a ind 3% apartmen ET AL, ESPIONAGE-R. 0 |e 5 5 SEP 20 iiss BY LETTE® Jun 22 i976 ; PER LO REQUEST Aes