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ata notes and placed money to hgraccaunt in a Swiss bank, nd se fhe MVD. aod Siprted to plan the final opda. tibn in the missing diptombis allain—ise spititing away | of ‘Mrs, Mecleag and her chifuren, Te was ever: mory dating than the coup by which Burgers and Maciean themselves Bislytsin was in it from the Reginning, though he was net in Mosenw to see its Anal oute ame. By this tima he had Joined. me in Australia gt when he read the reports in. Austraiian newspapers af Mrs, Maclean's disappearance hie Fecognised some of the details Sf the escape plan te which he had devoted sa much ef bis skiHed attention, And the most breathtaking Teattire of the scheme wee the part assigned to that attractive, anigmatic, America - born, Ingther and wife of a top Soviet, Spy, Mrs, Melinda Maclean, He told her his plans ¥ as mow convinced, tind oh conclusive evidence is lackhi, thet site Kaew ail about ber husband's olan to tee. Ab anyrate, she‘began tb play & willing and highly astute part in- her own successful disup- pearance very soon aster Bongid . Maclean passed behind the iron Curidin, When her husband vanished on May 25. 1951, the birth of her baby Metnda Was only a monin ahead, Yet ou the morning after Dodald's disappearance she was reported ctverftl. “ Mr. Masiean fsn’s here,” she {8 Said to Rave told her nouse- Keeper with the tutaios eaim. Tn private she was, of course, closely inuerropated by men of the British: security’ services, ‘She told them sue knew nothing. Ske so firmly convinced the British authorities of her entire ignorance of her hushand's seoret Hie 88 8 spy and runaway Mat the Foreign Offce made no objection when she tool her ebildren on holiday to France only three months after Donald Maclean's Sight, Yet it now seems certain that in France she made con- tact with an MVD. agent and Hinally agreed te take part Jr he pint that led to her on ight across the Curtain ‘Tostow, For Kisiytsin made tt clea to rge thag the 8 INpmediately after her Nusbang’s Bh -away, osicial is souk approach her in Lon at her louse in Kent! where Brizish — security As cndd te evaded. agents ot the French securas service kept the Maclean family under constant wateh in the vills they 6 Yet. Mrs. Masioan managed to sip away for two Whole di Th may have been the jon for her fatety) rendew vous with the MVD. Buy the # of the Western RoUNWeSRY AKeNES were st Won har” Tk Was too soon f filet. She vennned with bi children to Bngland, Fheve she et oace began to play afxame of incredible dupucith. She spoke of ‘divorce’ He nbarder to Ber ‘okor honae, poke af the parciage, She Bo of er id. a sheer ilind to throw British security off the sront, EP have no doubt that her story ef a forthenming diverce WES part of a” cover” operating with the SIV, Tr July, $962, Mis, Maciean muneed that she was leaving in tg HVE ta her children, vigitan: ¥ had by now coniples “Surely,” they must . “R woman yho Wh -her husbgnd a move to reypin fre Swins Inteltigence cgi isatton did, Bowever, imaiotamn sonle sort ef surveillance over “setters