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Witt (hdr eeroo) oN | MacArthur Leak Charge Condy "Reuters ‘ a LONDON, Feb. 9—The Brit- ish Foreign Office said today it} al had “never scen any evidence” “Léanhad “leaked” official in- ~ formation, as alleged by Gen. Douglas MacArthur: A spakesman was replying to| questions at his press confer. ence on MacArthur's statement linking his dismissal in 1051 as oo United States Far Eastern Com- mander with the case of Bur- q ‘ weet tome gess and MacLean, . Writing in Life magazine, MacArthur said the real reason behind his dismissal by then’ President Harry Truman might! have been “my recommendation made in January (2951) shortly’ before my rejease, that a trea- son trial be initiated to break up a spy ring responsible for the purloining of my top-secret reports to Washington.” a 4 [In Washington, MacArthur's! ‘ RY ‘ charge that he may have been ater SYP | 1 ‘fired for demanding a “treason 4 ere es trial” of Red spies in Washing- v ne ton brought promise of a Senate! R00 investigation by Internal Se i") ¥ curity Subeommittee Chairman! / Sames O. Eastland (D-Miss.). Wash. Post and [The Senator told an_inter- Times Herald viewer: “As reported in the - Wash, News press, that is a very, very se- . L rious charge, and we shall cer- , Wash. Star tainly go into it”) ~ N.Y. Herald saint Foreign Office spokesman. - Tribune i fe have never seen any evi- - Taénce or been ‘provided with any which would show that in- formation at that time leaked through these people.” MacLean and Burgess disap! N, Y. Mirror N. Y. Daily News -_ Daily Worker The Worker peared from England in May, New Leader 1951, Burgess had served in the British Embassy in Washington from August, 1950, until early : May, 1951, when he was recalled Date : Ff } 7 } to London and asked to resign ——at from the Foreign Service. _ . wy RAR Wao Sr? ag via we Bee SV