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IASING LEWIS C2LUMN, USERS NUsy Wve soe sd yy DOR PARLARS “TC URE fe (CAUTION; ADVANCE . dIS COLUMN FOR RELEASE M 4 (, OCTORER 31, |¥3 " A,MJAND PVM, PAPERS, MUST NO? BE PUBLISHED DEFOR2 THAT DATE, ) pe Be WASHINGTON REPORT \ BY FULTON LAWIS,¢R, YRIGUT,1955, KING FEATURES SYNDICATE, INC, C WASHINGTON, OCT, 30 -- There is general agreement among AméPteal military leaders that when the Chinese Communiats threw their military fogees into the Korean War in November, 1950, they lmew the 3 UnitgdpStates would not retaliate against China itself, question long has been, how did the Red Chinese leaders know that the misnamed United Nations forces in Korea +- misnamed, because they were virtually all American -- wovld not return the complinent fa by attacking Red bases in Manchuria or in Ching proper, as any £ reasonable desire for victory would seem to have dictated? Espionage always has scemed the only has left a corollary question -- the identity of the agent or agents who picked up the information and transmitted 1£ to the Communists, * There is a growing suspicion around Washington new that the answer may have been found, in the persons of the two deserter British diplomatic corps Communists, Donia ’ ‘Maclean and Guy Burgeos. says that in May, 1950, while serving in Catro, MacLean suffered a breakdown, which was attributed to "overwork and excessive drink- "and was recalled to England for treatment, Pronounced cured, ing, he was placed in charge of the American department of the Forcign Office in October, 1950, just one month before the Chinese Communist intervention in Korea, The White Paper specifies that this post "Behe! fF eee 8 not deal with the major problems of Anglo-American rolations, appeared to be SS withip his" capacity." However, dipolmats familiar with British vorg n Urrice procedure say What while the job would not tnvelve policy decisions, it does serve ao @ sort of funnel through which flow all] British aiplonatie- ‘ness: agea between London and the Embassy ee oa in Washington. : 4 In early 1950, thelivhate Papert! skys, seourity Authorities ine formed the Foreign Office that Burgess, then worklng “in the Foreign Office headquarters in London, had been ‘balkihe®s indisereetly about. official secrets and he was reprimanded; this was said to be the first black mark on his record . L 6Rnovie © wore) 18