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‘Seviators, Promised Aid in Spy inquiry->-~ i "the State Department bas | pledged its full cooperation to ‘Senators investigating possible {lAmerican security violations in Britain’s Maclean-Burgess Jspy case, it was disclosed yes. terday. The assurances were given by the Department in an “in- terim”. letter on the’ Maclean- Burgess case delivered to Chairman James O. Eastland (D-Miss.) of the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee, + Eastland had asked the De- partment a string of questions, including .whether secret in- formation had leaked to Red China via British sources dur- ing the Korean war. He was particularly interested in get- ting data on wh: ole British GUeB urges night have played fo Rugsia. Both had served in Washigg- ton. JThey disappeared frpm Britafh in May, 1951, and pre reoprted in Moscow. } The State Department did Serer DELETED COPY SFr BY LETTER Jun 23 sie PER Faia hE Ques nie OT Poet not attempt to answer East- Jand’s questions. It advised the Senator that the nature of the inquiries would require exten- GB sive investigation and consid: erable time. Maclean had access to United State Atomic Energy Head- quarters for some of the time lhe was assigned to the British Embassy here between -194¢ and 1948. Officials have said this part-time job as secretary jof the Combined Policy Com- ‘mittee, a three-power group on ‘some atomic problems, did not authorize him to handle Ameri can secrets. that Maclean provided the Chinese Reds with asstrances that United States forces would “Reds invaded Korea. Maclean headed]the American section, \ of the late 195 ‘itish Foreign Office in . after the Korean war had beep under way for several ° cmonths, “om There has been speculation” ‘mot cross the Yalu River if the * 0-19 Me. Tolson —____ Me. Boardman ____ Me. Nichols +* “Me. Belmoot 0 - Mr. Harbo de, Mohr Mr. Parsons ~ Me. Rosen Me. Sizoo Mr, Wintertowd ___ Tele. Room Mr. Holloman Miss Gandy —___ BILE 4) "Not RACONGED 133, Man. 1. 236 Wash. Post and Times Herald Wash. News Wash, Star N. Y. Herald Tribune N. Y. Mirror LTT LIN Date: pla fife S- G 297 2