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0-19 (7-8-55) Missing Diplomats Spied Sor-Russians ONDON, Sept. 19 (P)—A an who deserted to the st says Britain's two missing plomats—Donaid MacLean and iy Burgess—served as spies for ne Kiémlin all the time they orked in the Foreign Office. A British .Foreien Office okesman said later the Foreign \fice now believes this to be ue. Vladimir Petrov, formerly the op Soviet agent in Australia, ‘A the story in an article in Sunday newspaper, The ‘eople. Burgess and MacLean were re~ ed by the Communists 20 Ts ago while students at mbridge, he said, and neither ew of the other's spy activities intil a few weeks before they lisappeared together £12 years 2 Fled Behind Iron Curtain MacLean was head of the smeriean department in the -oreign Office at the time he anished. Burgess was on leave cm his post @s second secre- ary of the British Embassy in| Washintgon. t vemands in parliment for’ snyre light on the mystery have “Vought only the official admis- on from the Foreign Office that . can be uinéd “the young ‘iplomats fled behind the Iron Surtain. « Adding to the mystery was the} disappearance of = MacLean’s American-born wife, Melinda, Ubcir three children two sears Jater. They slipped away fier going to Switzerland and resnmably went to join him. Peirov said MacLean, now 42, and Burgess, 44, appealed to the ‘tussians for sayin after dis~ coval ig -tirey were being Jnwestt: uated by British security age 1 20 Years Fiche Many Documents Petroy said anothelsremiia ‘agent who worked in the Soviet Embassy in London told him that in 1945 Burgess brought |him “briefeases full of Foreign Office documents.” They were photographed and quickly turned back. ‘The British Foreign Office has said it did not discover any jimportant documents missing after Burgess and MacLean vanished. Even though Burgess and MacLean became close friends after leaving Cambridge, Petrov ssaid, “the most astonishing fact — . is that the two men... idid not know of each other's | spying activities . . . until they ,were almost ready for their flight to Moscow.” Questioned about the article, '@ Foreizn Office spokesman con- ceded that the two were under investigation before they skipped, but said, “We had no powers to stop them from leaving the country.” He said the Foreign Office now believes the two were long-time Soviet spies. Regularly Supplied Secrets Petrov wrote: “I can now @isclose beyond jall doubt that these two men jregularly supplied the Kremlin with all the information they could lay their hands on as trusted servants of the Foreign Office.” i Petrov said a Russian secret agent named Kislytsin, who had ‘heen in close touch with the diplomats in London, told him: “I was posted to our embassy in London in 1945. My job was that of cipher clerk to the Mz. V. D, (secret police). I per- sonally handled all the material that Burgess supplied——___ ; ih “I received brief cases—tutet! ! Foreign Office documents. They) } were photographed at the em- ! bassy and quickly returned to, i| Burgess, ‘The photographs were ‘quickly sent by courier in the ‘diplomatic bag to Moscow. ' “But there were many times) when urgent information from the documents had to reach Moscow quickly. In those cases: I used to transcribe the informa~ tion into code and cable it direct to headquarters.” Heads Secret Archives | Petrov gave no details of Mac-, Lean's spy activities, He did, ‘however, say that when Kislytsin: returned to Moscow hé was put! / pn charge of “an amazing library; ; ‘of foreign intelligence called top! secret archives” and added: “By a remarkabie coincidence jthis section turned out to be a collection of the material sup~ plied by Burgess and MacLean.” In Moscow, western newsmen ‘long have suspected that Burgess ‘and MacLean might be in the city. But all attempts to uns fh them have failed. official Russian source hat admitted knowing anything abobt them. i / re . Tolson Mr. Board) fan ML. Nichdlsl“ ‘ Mr. Belmont 2 te Mr. Harbo Mr. Mohr Mr. Parsons Mr, Rosen Mr, Tamm Mr. Sizoo —... Mr. Winterrowd Tele. Room Mr. Holloman Miss Gandy f yf Wash, Post and Times Herald Wash. News Wash, Star N. Y. Herald Tribune N. Y. Mirror Daily Worker _____. The Worker New Leader Date __SEP 19 1555