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0-19 (7-8-55) ’ PO al Sefators Promised: ‘Aid i in Spy Inquiry. x United Press ~The State Department has pledged its full cooperation to Senators Investigating possible, fAmerican security violations in Britain's) Maclean-Burgess spy 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- partnient 2 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- tao whi sdrote British ats sree faclean and urgess might have played a funneling American secrets, to Russia. Both had served in Washing- ton. They disappeared from Britain in May, 1951, and are eoprted in Moscow. w ny ¥he-stateDepartiient aid PIR och al : DLE BY L PER not attempt to answer Fast- land’s questions. It advised the Senator that the nature of the inquiries would require exten- TED COPY SENT CR a™ VITER QUN 22 4076 FOIA RE TA sive investigation and consid- erable time. Maclean had access to United State Atomic Energy Head-: quarters for some of the time he was assigned to’ the British Embassy here between 1944 and 1948. Officials have said his part-time job as secretary of the Combined Policy Com- mittee, a three-power group on some atomic problems, did not authorize him to handle Ameri- can secrets, There has been speculation’ that Maclean provided the Chinese Reds with assurances ,that United States forces would ‘not cross the Yalu River if the Reds invaded Korea. Maclean eaded the American sectio: f the British Foreign Office i late 1950 after the Korean wal ad been under way for sever: onths. : tO Rowllol rout Mr. Tolson Mr. BY wn rani Mr. Harbo Mr. Mohr Mr. Parsons Mr. Rosen Mr. Tamm Mr. Sizoo Mr. Winterrowd Tele. Room Mr. Holloman Miss Gandy mn, RR Bh a Wash, Post and Times Herald Wash. News Wash. Star N. Y. Herald * Tribune N. Y. Mirror Daily Worker The Worker New Leader