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MACLEAN WHITE PAPER SOON notin eng RUSSIANS MAY HAVE SEEN , » SECRET DOCUMENTS BY OUR DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENT The Government is to publish asa White Paper what a Foreign Office spokesman described yesterday as “a full statement on the Maclean and Burgess case.” It will probably be published towards the end of this week. The decision was taken yesterday by Sir Anthon Eflen, Prime Minister, after consultation with Mr ° ticles by Vladimir. —... —-._—__—- Petrov, the Russian diplo- mat who defected from his post in Canberra, Donald Maclean, 42, and Guy Bur; 44, disappeared in May.) 19; they were both em-| ployed at the Foreign Office. In-‘ formation trom Mr. Pctroy that} they were “long-term Soviet agents” was confirmed by the Foreign Office on Sunday. The Gi in advance thay Mr. Pet es about Bu args and M: ould be appear: | ing and what tl IJwas only 3 u appeared and ib was seen what jp. leipst. they bad aroused in the Behish Press that the decision Jo! publish: a White Paper was taken? | RE: TICNALD DUART MacLEAN, et al ESPIONAGE = R (Bufile 100-37!:163) THE DAILY TELEGRAPH AND MORNE SEPTEMBER 20, 1955 DOL 1: LONDON, ENGLAND, 4 OCT, THELRG MI ATY POST 42 1955 AS OFFICE AMERICAM Biot "85 CH, ENG Macmillan, Foreign Secretary. It followed publication! | PASSED TO EMBASSY cuments Photographed Foreign Office spokesman oid yehterday thal il must be assurped | Hnke secret documents, bad Sper (passed by Maclean to the Russlan | |Embaasy in London. | "Phoy, would have been phicto-) graphed Immediately and reiurned! iy rt, xO that it would be] impos fo say in what quantity; they had been passed or what par ticular iniormation acl beens handed over. IAL the ime of his disappearance Maclean was ead ot the North American depatiment of the Foreign Office. ‘There is little doubt in. oft- cial quariers that he had access to jarge. numbers of highty secret \papers, : PETROV'S EVIDENCE i Credibility Established i he Foreign Office was dehieed wilh inquiries — vesierday fom B ior ‘The following ques- liens were among those answered by the official spokesman > [Why hgs it been decided to publish @ While Paper now? | What 1 damage world ave iron done If fhe information had been dis \ posed « yrar or Lica years aaa? + Win tne pubhention last Weeiies-| ‘dav of the Report of the Royal Com-| imission on. Espionaze in Ansiralig [The erediniiry of Petrov ceased toy be sub judice, ‘The Royal Comm: jsaf. Mr. and Mrs, Petrov sion said ¢ were wines efare Pet 54 ion in the yspring of 195 Ay securily, im- Sestiaarions were still proceeding. | When Petrov defected these investi gations had Jusi, about reached tye [poigt when it would have been por sibip to make some siatement. | | tor Priroy's defection, it was Gp | cidfd to wait until bis reliability hgd | P, 12, Cal. 6) Continu