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ARNING| BY. THIRD MAN? By RONALD CAMP ONALD MACLEAN filed to Russia on the very day-almost to the hour-that Mr. Herbert Morrison gave the order to close the security net around him. He and Burgess slipped completely unnoticed out of England. This stortling admission is made in the White Paper published last night. ° ft points to the near-certainty that a third Communist agent gave Burgess and Maclean the escape signal as soon as Mr, Morrison decided to swpop on thern. NO WATCH OUTSIDE LONDON Yet, although both had been under suspicion as Red spies for over a month—~ Maclean was not being watched ouviside London; He wus granted week-end leave beginning the day Mr, Morrison gave his order; Full questioning and a search af Maclean's home at Yatsfield, Surrey, were delayed until Mrs, Maclean, who was expecting a baby, left the house. Maclean and Burgess fled late on the night of “Friday, May 25, 1951, Na one in authority knew until Monday morning, when Maclean failed to appear at the Poreign Office. They had two clear days’ start. WHO WARNED THEM TO QUIT? They left the riddle of the Third Mgn, Two years’ sedurity inquiries into leakage of secretg to Russia had “nprrowed the field of suspicion to {two or three persons,” says the White Paper. “Principal suspect CLEAN *Press embarrassment”