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“UHHH Geoffrey _ vsovogacnreianneannectnaegaaiststnnit - Hoare HE story of the flight of Maclean "< and Burgess to France is the only part of the disappearance of which there ts reliable, corroborated evidence. ~“<They teft Tatsfield soon after 9 p.m., in the car Burgess had hired in his own name, and drove through the night to Southampton. That morning also Burgess. again In his own name, had booked two berths on a cross- Channel steamer, the Falaise, which left Southampton at midnight on Friday for a week- end excursion cruise to St Maio ani the Channel Islands, returning fo Southampton early on Monday morning. = | Drinking uthampton with only a wit minutes to spare; so tos to the docks ressed for time were they at Burgess left the car stand- | fog on the quay side. af MLE The first Dis is téld:-“] husband: w This attracted the atten er a car-park attendant ealied out after them as 1 ran towards the boat. Bur, shouted in reply, "Back Monday " This incident alone, inv ing as it did, the discover the car still standing forlo in the docks on Monday after the Falaise had bert helped to identify them | more effectively ‘than w have a chance encounter or Paris plane. The Falaise reached St at 10 am, on the Satu morning, but Burgess Maclean remained on ft drinking beer until the « passengers had disemb and they then went as leaving in their cabins the | Rage they had _brougt them — Maclean's brie’ and two suiteascs of ci belonging to Burgess. They appear deliberate have missed a train tha ‘| St. Malo at 11.45 for Pari their, actions for two men A car of the type in which Burgess and Maclean | were’ trying to get away drove to Southampton stands by the Chan steamer Falaise which took them to St. Malo? out being seen were fa yond words,