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« Maciean’s absence did not become known fo he authorities until the morning of Monday, ay 28.” Why not? The White-paper gives an explanation. The security men were banking everything on breaking down Maclean by interrogation. But they did not want to warn him that he was under suspicion. In addition they wanted to search his house at Tatsfield, in Surrey. To do this they were prepared to wait until the middle of June 1951 when Mrs. Melinda Maclean would be in a nursing home having her baby. THE THIRD MAN . Tt was decided to risk Maclean running away. He was watched in London only. The White-paper tacitly. admits the existence of ; the “Third Man”—-the man who gave the tip-off. ‘ _— moe i “ Maclean,” it says, “ may have been tarned— searching inquiries involving individual int Fogations were made into this possibility. Insufficient evidence was obtainable to form @ definite conclusion or to warrant prosecution.” What of Guy Burgess? The White-paper discloses that early in 1950 he was seyerely reprimanded for indiscrect talk about Foreign Office matters while on holiday | abroad in 1949. At the embassy in Wash- ington he was reprimanded agdin for leaving confidential payers unattended. a result of his general eonfiuct the Ambassador, Sir | Olifer Franks, asked for | Burgess to be removed. He was recalled to London early in May 1951 and was ask to ‘resign from the Foreign Vnite-paper makes this cryptic comment: “ Considera- j len was being given lo the steps that, would be taken in the event of his Tefusing-to do-se. It was at this point “that he disappeared.” NEW CHECK What has the Foreign Office done to tighten up security since ? The While-paper_ discloses that in duly 1951 Ms, Herbert Morrison sei up a committee to look into the security checks made on Foreign Office men. The commitlee reported in November—hy ‘which: time Sir Anthony Eden was back “in } Office“ and since 1952 search- ing] inguiries have been made inld the antecedents and _Aasso- ciaths of all those occupying or applying for pos:Vions involving higifly secret information." ed THe Government, — [wan now? f] All-party M.P.s to seek a full inquiry expected to insist that ‘he case be proved as thoroushly and impartially as the much ies important incident of it is understood, will find time for a debate on the White-paper soon after Par~ lament reassqmbles on October 25. ‘Though both Govern tion are involved, No panic, says McNeil yu est question on the B.B.C.'s “ANY Questions ? ” programme last might w: carries most responsibil Maclean and Burgess having been in touch with a foreign Down. Criché] Down—which involved land-grabbing — led to the resignation of the Minister ot Agriculture and the transfer of an official. ‘or members of nt and Opposi- MPs are is what we do lo make sure this will never happen agair Lieut.-Colonel Marcus Lipton, Socialist. M.P. who has asked may questions about Maclean and Burgess, sald yesterda Power ? “There are two kinds of intelli~ ‘Manel member Mr, Hector ence the intelligence of | the McNeil, M.P.—-he is mentioned 2008 “We in. the ‘White-paper—said must have, post-mortem, but please, na hysteria, Alc, Herbert i t “The Minister must be seer he srnan ink night declined to comment on ' responsible, But the thing now the White-paper.