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Both joined us _ they were — still students’ THE DATE WAS SEPTEMBER 17, 1953. INTO MY OFFICE AT CANBERRA BURST SECRET AGENT KISLYTSIN, ONE OF THE BEST PERATORS IN THE AUSTRALIAN BRANCH OF HE MVD, OF WHICH | WAS CHIEF. “it's come off at last, just as we planned it,” he shouted, waving a newspaper. Loe He showed me the huge front page headlines. They seported the disappearance from Switzerland of M Melinda Mactean and her @ On the left: Guy Mactean, > traitors who . gave vital Information to the Russiaas, says as Spi newspaper guessed, to Jol her husband, Donald Maec- lean, behind the Iron Cur- tain. No wonder Kislytsin was exultant. This was the final coup in the miost daring spy operation in history—~the Spgriting away of two -high, sof | cahking off Bytish — Forelgn Offices Dehald Maclean and Guy Burgess,