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“He decided that ‘afer this afternoon. The statement ts in question by Mr Herbert Secretary when Maclean from London in 1951. ’ Mr Morrison is .asking the- Government whether they have any further comment to.. make on Maclean and Burgess cat on the statement which the two .men ‘issued © in’ Moscow on Saturday. ' Many MPs on both sides of the House were eagerly awaiting an opportunity this afternoor to put questions to the Foreler || Secretary After his statement. nvoy’s ‘Telegram Meanwhile, Sir William Tiqvier, British Ambassador in Méscow, reported by telegram to the Foreign Office on the re- appearance of Madlean and UrKess. This telegram was considered by Mr Selwyn Lioyd and his experts at the Foreign Office. They also studied the statement which Maclean and Burgess made. ot ¢ Government believe the “o men were “pul on show purety for Soviet propaganda reasons. : Their Usefulness Ministers are __ therefore. anxious to avoid ¢reating the impression that they atlach great importance to this new Gnd-2| ment in the four-and-a half-years-old mystery” of the} ~ missing diplomats It has long been accepted that they were working behind the Iron Curtain. Whitehall opinion is the use- fulness of Maclean and Burgess to the Soviet Government hat been much exaggerated. One theory is that It was necessary for them temporarily tog be brought out of. thir sh|dowy existence to avad emparrassing questions {9r Mafshai Bulganif and ir Krjschev when they visit Lorfdon in th Mr Selwyn -Lloy wpuld make a statenyent in the Commons eply to a private noti rrison, who was Foreign and Burgess disappeared * Cabinet.Called\ Until now the Russians fave lepeatedly denied any knpw- ‘de of the whereabouts of She two Britons Sir Anthony Eden has called a Cabinet meeting for this evening This will be held after he har reported to MPs on his talks with President Eisenhower and Canadian Premier San Laurent ‘The Cabinet, who will prob- ably meet again tomorrow. are nw ready to give final approval tothe annual Government policy sihtement on Defence. Th will b qublished at the end qf the whel