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J a rolnn 7 17/Mr. Boacdm: fae be. Niche d _ _ Mr. Be month fa os as “Mr. Glavin. _ Mr, Harbo____ Mr. Rosen___ oe Mr, Tamm______ A Mr, Tracy. Mr, Mohr_____ A Mr. Winterrowd___ Tele. Room. Mr. Holloman. Miss Gandy. ~-\ CPETROVD . : — S\ \ LONDON-~A GOVERNMENT MINISTER CONFIRMED REPORTS THAT VLADIMIR PETROV) SOVIET DIPLOMAT WHO SOUGHT ASYLUM IN AUSTRALIA HAD PROVIDED INFORMATION ABOUT TWO BRITISH DIPLOMATS WHO DISAPPEARED IN 1951. y _ MINISTER OF STATE SELWYN-LLOYD TOLD COMMONS .UNDER QUESTIONING THAT PETROV HAD TALKED ABOUT GU IAGESS AND DONALD“MACLEAN, THEY WERE RUMORED TO HAVE GONE EAST#ARD THROUGH THE IRON CURTAIN, BUT NO OFFICIAL WORD OF THEIR WHEREABOUTS EVER WAS FORTHCOMING. . pereeee HOW MUCH PETROV WAS TELLING ABOUT BURGESS AND MACLEAN, LLOYD “WYWE"BRE IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT, WHO HAVE -APPOINTED A ROYAL COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE THE CASE OF MR. PETROV. THE INTERROGATION IS_ AT PRESENT IN PROGRESS. “BUT SUCH INFORMATION ABOUT BURGESS AND MACLEAN WHICH HAS SO FAR BEEN ELICTED IS OF A LIMITED AND GENERAL CHARACTER, AND IT IS NOT YET CERTAIN WHETHER IT IS BASED ON PETROV'S PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE OR \ HEARSAY.® \ 5/3--WO641P BY LFI ILA MUN G2 ite . At Aud i PER FON REG on yD ‘ we hk . “Gt ais 4 ro No": TR - oy age bi DA ed Sa MAY 12 i354 4 —_ WASHINGTON CITY NEWS SERVICE ee ee eee oF ri ahr tiene PE a ee