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Mr. Tolsor Ko “ Mr. Boardnky cy. Mr. Nichols'{@2- Mr. Hosea 4 Mr. Tamm ———. 4 le ee RYPOEER Aer see Foye 4 * Mr. Sizoa nas ani WT OB. Moe Doueted Mr. Winterrowd — EYGETTES guy re ee Tele. Room WW ~ 7 " Mr. Holloman —_ Z .) “3 aa Miss Gandy, Bes (RELEASE AT 2200 P.M, EDT) > BURGESS-MACLEAN ; \ CONDON@<THE GOVERNMENT DISCLOSED THAT SECURITY AGENTS HELD of GRTNERING EVIDENCE IN 1951 AGAINST TWO MISSING DIDLAMaTS KNOWN TO HAVE ‘BEEN RED SPIES PARTLY BECAUSE THE WIFE OF SNE OF“ THEM WAS OREGN AN OFFICIAL "WHITE PAPER® ON THE DISAPPEARANCE OF GUYRURGESS AND DONALD MACLEAN MAY 25, 1951, UNFOLDED THE FIRST DETAILED RECORD OF THE STORY"THAT HAS LED TO"SEVERE CRITICISM OF THE FOREIGN OFFICE, THE WHITE PAPER SAID SOCIALIST HERBERT MORRISON, THEN FOREIGN... SECRETARY, APPROVED A PROPOSAL ON THE DAY MACLEAN AND WIS FOREIGN OFFICE COLLEAGUE DISAPPEARED THAT SECURITY AGENTS SHOULD QUESTION MACLEAN, WHO WAS HEAD OF THE AMERICAN SECTION, BUT THE QUESTIONING WAS DELAYED, AUTHORITIES WANTED TIME TO CONFRONT MACLEAN WIT! BLL THE EVIDENCE POINTING TO SPY ACTIVITIES, AND THEY WANTED T2 SEARCH TUE MAGEEAN HOUSE AT TATSFIELD, KENT, A’FEW MILES FROM WINSTON CHURCHTLL'S MACLEAN'S AMERICAN-BORN WIFE, MELINDA, WAS EXPECTING THEIR THIRD CHILD AT THE TIME, . - TTKIS WAS “AN ADDITIONAL REASON FOR DELAYING THE PROPOSED INTERVIEW » UNTIL MID-JUNE NHEN MRS. MACLEAN, WHO WAS THEN PREGNANT, WAS EXPECTED TO BE AWAY FROM HOME," TYE PAPER’ SATD, as IT TURNED OUT, MACLEAN FLED BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN ~~ PRESUMABLY TO RUSSIA ~~ ON THE VERY DAY IT WAS DECIDED TO QUESTION HIN 4g A “PRINCIPAL SUSPECTY IN LEAKAGE OF INFORMATION TO RUSSIA, THE WHITE PARR SHD WERE WAS NOT ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO PROSECUTE THE *THIRO MANT WHO TIPPED OFF MACLEAN TO FLEE, THE GOVERNMENT'S WHITE PAPER DEFENDED THE FOUR-YEAR COVERauP WHICH CAME TO LIGHT THIS WEEK WITH THE REVELATION THAT MACLEAN AND BURGESS WERE KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN SPIES, IT ALS? WAS REVEALED THAT FOREIGN OFFICE ACENTS HAD BEEN ON THE TRAIL OF MACLEAN'S WIFE BUT L Ire GE LAST.WAS SEEN TABOARD A TRAIN HEADED FOR THE SOVIET 20NE 6 AUSTRIA, ae : : $ oye RIE GOVERNMENT SAID THE FAILURE TO RELEASE ALL THE DETAILS IN THE CASE WAS A TACTIC DESIGNED TO AID COUNTER-ES®IONASE. | anoPESPIONAGE IS CARRIED CUT IN SECRET," THE WHITE PAPER Sar, | "COUNTER-ESSIONAGE EQUALLY DEPENDS FOR'ITS SUCCESS UPON THE | MAXIMUM SECRECY OF ITS METHODS." PER Foi Reyucsi 4ST F THE PAPER WAS APPROVED By PRIME MINISTER EDEN AND FOREIGN E TARY MACMILLAN, . : S/A3--JELSTP ee ae ~ - 7 : 126 OCT 21 1988 vi 4 WASHINGTON CITY NEWS SERVICE