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That warning finally reached the Londen boks of the M.V.D., the Kremlin's overse}s espionage agency. He was amazed. For it came to him from one of the othér Soviet Intelligence organisations—bitter rivals, who sneeringly refer to the M.V.D. as sosedie (the neighbours). . . Still, the M.V.D, boss acted. Maclean and Burgess were what he called.on nash (one of us), He sent for them. And it was only af that moment thet each man knew ‘for cerlain that the other was spy. CLUE ON THE PHONE ‘Phat would have been soon after Burgess returned home from America at the beginning of May 1951. An escape roule was planned. Macican was assured that his wife and:children would be taken out of Britain later, j Then on May 25 Maclean and Burgess vanished. And among the many quesiions that followed gne of the biggest still is: Who im ject ts that Third Man in Washington who gave ihe tip-off ? Burgess may have left aciue. A few nights befpre he vanished he made a phone call to America and talked to an unknown person. Burgess, typically, left a friend to pay the phone bIU--£7, Whether it was the Third Man he spoke to is not certain. But it is known that within a few days of the getaway British security men had all the facts about the tp-ot, Which raises the second question: What has happened to the Third Man now ? And a Fourth Man says Petrov Express Staff Reporter; Canberra, Tuesday TPHERE equid bea Fourth , , Fenoy, Ags Beer, gfeIRUIN, the Man—or a Twenty~| [&geP” of the Soviet seerey fourth Man—in the case, i Wha names be wed heat “ot according to Viadimir | Britons “und. Americans who > Petrov, > | helped the Rassians, Ip is reported that the Be also spake of ihe work Russian agent who deserted in Australis last year has and Americans who wave | formation is noderiined by the been informers to the Soviet. | Australian judges who” con Tt was Petrov who finally | ducted a coutt of mauiry on the proke the sHenee about Maclean | Petrov case. nd Burress, i En their report they And may information now is | “Much” more detailed sto this he Ras yielded much more | tion than appeats Reve hag wity inen than he has | supplied by Petrov and nas a ih his ble. story a: | made Known to the appropi being published in | Aushorities in Australia and iraiian newspapers, elsewhere.” That is, ne nas repeated she | 1 i i i deme done by Britons who have | vanwhed behind the iron | talked a lat about Britons | CNS osonance of bis st |