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Maclean Was one ; Burgess ancther, Who warned them the, game was up? The White Paper declares: Searehing inquiries. involving individual interrogations were made... Dpstiufficient evidence was obtainable to form a definite conclusion. or to warrant prosecution, Nowhere does the report say no evidence was fourd—simply that “insufficient evidence was obtain~ able.” So the Third Man keeps his secret. Maclean, head of the American Department of the Foreign Gffiee, had become Suspect Ne. 1. Yet he was. watehed oniy when ‘in London. the White Paper explains, because 14 was. thought too y to keep nis country home under ©) vation. MORE EVIDENCE WAS NEEDED Security authorities considered it essential that Maclean’s suspicions should not be aroused. Watch on him was “primarily aimed at collecting, if possible, further information and not at preventing on eseape. Ih imposing it a calculated risk had to be taken that he might become aware of it and might take filghi ... “Ti was only shortly before Maciedn disappeared thas se ous suspleion of his reliability was aroused and active in- guiries were set on foot.” The 4.000word White Paper gived this pictare of : Beth yenounced But both ran int atiy the security y to pounce, : ed ta be Juil, pared to tap Muclean when questioned him. Sot ew and ihe searcit at Ti ficid were postponed nati ‘Indisereat talk? HOUSE THEY COULD NOT WATCN Jung, when Mrs, Melinda Mace! oH ¥ trons x A Rouid be away from home for tie 4 Mactan! home at 2 nciean. and Tatsfield, Surrey. Daily Mail 2 to Sonthamotor, peporter Lawrence Wilkinson, al ihe To Rennes mag the whe went there yeeterdoy, re Spetered ot Ga ah ports : ay The new ytenants of Beacon THE LETTERS.—Sev Shaw are teh families who did reached members of their not know Dohald Maclean or fis idk two £1,800 dratis were American wife, Melinda, “goth to Mrs, Maclean. theough fd Leslie. a sure her mother, Mrs. Dunbas ‘occupies one half of the mansion. His wile said 1" The Macleans could not have chosen a beltis place # they wanted seclusion, Trees and shrubbery surround the house, ond the anty Person who could have kept on eye on things without f beng noticed was the nillage comtable, Even he would have Become the subject of comment and spectilation if he had madé more than his regular call.”