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LIGHT FROM; AUSTRALIA ON BURGESS AND MACLEAN Coincidence of Espionage Report Freres our Lendan Staff Inteigene Deeuments sai the report of the Royal Cam ‘an does contain Is al reir abopt} yt Jia and net, as ‘appt “Phe People” a to the MVD. oO! 2 called article by Petrov almost identical | Kal yizia {code same Gleu) whe: with sh appeared in’ The | gutording to Petrov, was, handling 8 ihe fished pa the front] mate’ supplied by Maclean an . e nt Soviet Emb, in Sydney Morning} the | according io ar with he 2 pivigin Srorked at the Soviet Emibas| iy Loudon, officially 9s 8 oypher clog, cn 145 36 148. He then returned Jo scow Where he found himself work- i fie new says That not] Pe ced questions | x. t but that it “knew j same ago tbat the story was looming” and that {i bad been preparing | iis reactions "for ages."” Tt ts an odd t coincidence that the story has ia fact | ny Voroken ¥ sat The publi wad nee au tien in Aust 2 report of the | phir. In Qetobes, 189: Royal Commission on Espionage Gvbich | ig the Sayiet Embassy in ¢ i hes Raging ot the Petrov] j rely seit tis, he Aus activites, that the is ConCerne! bay “the report f 7 8 It does not contain anjeovert reference to Burgess or Mavlean, nor does I ind vate that Petray gave, or was in 2 po: tion to give, any evidence on the mater. Bur Austrailia House paints out 3 nlpich of Petrov’s evidence edgera and though some of { QRS UPS rele of smaierifl ory st { aceur: acy. of his deseriy } part in the affair. There | ouurailon of it in ibe report in thel ry sent to Pelroy on 2, informing bine ot to members of the specifically which interes etfmenis of Satunda S oe omatic and of Partiamdgnt secre. i ari by byplieation, to his famihadty i wip Intelligence work of a similar kh: giana. The relevant passage as folfows : + RE:DONALD DUARY ‘NacLEAaN, et al ESPICNAGE ~ R (Bufile 100-471183) THE MANCHESTER GUARDIAN FER SEPTEMBER 20, 1955 ‘ LONDON, ENGLAND OFFICE OF THE LEGAL ATTACHE AMERICAN EMS 0.559, EOMBON, ENGLSS va Kisiytan to mae “abc PD B26 OCT a 35 Cat eee Now ald