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=RIDDLE,; - NEWS. CHRONICLE REPORTER. :NEW mystery ‘concerning the migsing | diploma\ “developed last might. °° uc.eh eed « vf Records suggest that Guy Burgess,.who fied with Dona; Maclean to Russia in May, i951, was ‘at the outbreak of w] employed on military intelligence tor the War Office, ‘ onees file at the BBC, bears tn:s+——— aa Resigned-for-M.1.43 he B:B.C. Jast night could got coSfirm that Burgess had D | sagked because of Mr. Welpp's! information, On his record chrd’ is the entry: .“ June,-1944—re.| signed to join Foreign Office.” -||The word igned % is under- ils trom his file are War Office official said he wou! hgve ta consult higher authorit}. ‘made a telephone call, talked ee eT ee ( His’: B.B.C.-'file, | The new riddle followed y: terday’s claim ‘by-Mr. Maurife Webb, -a former . Minister of Food, in The People, that Burg¢ss| joined the Foreign :Office after, Fbeing sacked by the B.B.C. be. cause of Communist associations reported by Mr, Webb,e.."" January 119377 ssistant + Bristol. ~ January Appoint ike ‘department wes ree 1939: Resign: io undertake M.I, activities fér” f “the War Office.‘ tires. py Dhat.was in 1944. “Said Mr.j/ "| January 20, 1941: Rejoined Webb: “I knew then that Guy'} B.B.C. as “assistant ‘to. talks: Burgess’was a Moscow agent.”.| dept. *. 7” Oe Four years'later he feund him |> ian Trethowan adds: The new} personal assistant to' the Jate Mr. mystery - about “Burgess will} Hector McNeil, then Minister of [strengthen -the desire among State\ inthe Labour Gove: some M.P.g for further investi- ment,-He warned McNeil,” “+ ‘:|gations, > >: on ge ES, EWrote Mr, Webb: *.. could do'] -Mr. Macmillan, the “present no more, t Indeed} when I'found| {Foreign Secretary, will be asked Burgess was sti} kept ip'a high}|‘@ give two main assurances : (1). ition “at the Foreign Office|!{{ (hat civil servants respons#pie| bekan*tordoubt my own judg-|} fr the worst blunders have b¢er i mebt,-'I considered that he wab, ved (and not upwards), 4nd; in fact, being ‘used foricqunteg:||(#) that there'is pow no rish{ of; esplonage, purposes.” os ct tla repetition: RE: MacLEAN CASE (Bufile 100-371,183) co NEWS CHRYNICLE OCTOBRE! 19 1955. LONDON A §NGLAND DELETED Copy seut - CBB .iog Down Qal BY LETTER JUN 22,1976 PER FOIA REQULL, | Loe” LAYS HS ve oS NG NOT RECORDED 126 Nov i5 i955