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MRS, MACLEAN, -~ Why was she glowed to vanish’ from Genevh with her three children on September 11, 1953-—or even to 0 frdm Britain 'to Geneva ? FREE AGENT She. complained of “embarrass: ment” caused by the Press in Britain, and said she wished to educate her children in Geneva, “There was no question ‘of preventing her from leaving the Umted Kingdom,” says the Whnte Paper, “Mrs, Maclean [an Ameri- can citizen] was a free agent. “The authorities had no egal means of detaining her in the United Kingdom. Any form of ~ surveillance abroad would have been unwarranted.” THE OFFICIAL SILENC Counter-espionage depends for its success upon the maxiinum secrecy Of ils methods, the White Paper concludes. “ Nor is it desir- able at any moment to Jet the other side know how much has been discovered, “Tlpse considerations apply fand musi, the basic criterién for {udeing whay should or shalid noi be published.” still By GEOFFREY WAKEFORD [Socialists to ask tp SOCIALisT leaders have cfe- \? cided to press for an inquiry into present Foreign Omice work- ings—despite the fact that the “stables left by the Attlee Government were cleaned up by Sir Anthony Eden. ° The Government are expected to refuse even a private inquiry. If so the Opposition may be forced to table a censure mation in @ matter on which they are on unsure ground. Mr. Herbert Morrison, their Deputy Leader, was pressing Zor a probe last night after the sensational diselosures of the Burgess-Maciean White Paper. Leakages ad been suspected two years before Mr, Morrison became Foreign Secretary, After the horses had bolted he oidered & fecret Inquiry into securi checks, n the basis of its findings, Si Anthony, his successor. pef- sorplly supervised a shake-up @f hich the beneficial effects are felt today, Mr. Morrison is therefore ce- manding another probe. He said last night that ‘this did not necessartly mean an inquiry into the et Service. but into the workings of the Foreign Office ise! r inquiry During the BBO, “Any Quts- tions?” programme jast night Mr. MeNeil said of the two spies; “ Mark you, I don’t know what Tecilities these people gad. They do not seem, from frhat we know, to have been fvery efective ‘spies. although} we must see there are no mofe of them,” Wilh it he coupled the sugges. = tion that it should take Into account the “ heavy load” borne hy the Foreign Secretary. Shortly before “the White Paper was issued last night the Government made it known that they are ready far a show- down in the Commons when Parliament returns on October 23, This is undoubtedly a chatlenge. A debate is made inevitdble by a remark by Myr, Heptor MeNeil. who was Mini of State under the late Mr. Exhest Bevin up to 15 months before Burgess and Maclean fied. STORY THE|WHITE PAPE DOES NOT TELL || Inefficiency Lack ie tions: of Carelessness | urgency | By WALTER FARR ! N inside story of the Burgess and Maclean scandal—the story which has not been told in the White Paper — was given me lakt ight by an authority who was in close toudh ith the case from thé beginning, made these -allega