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Mr. Nichols Mr. Rebnont. Mr. Marho Mr. if) ran Miss Gandy... : ‘ <n PREMIER WI EAD SECURITY INQUIRY ° By Our POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT ” Informal contacts have taken Place between Sir Anthony Eden . and Mr. Attlee on the constitu- . : tlon of the committee of Privy Councillors to examine security ~ procedures in the public service. This investigation was proposed by the Prime Minister in the Geoate on the Burgess-Maciean affair on . Monday. . The proposal was discussed by the Socialist Shad low Cabinet last night. : Their views will be laid’ before the jt om wee te Parliamentary Labour party to-day. The Government's pr con- templated a commitce oF four. These would be Sir Anthony Eden, as chairman, Mr. Macmillan, Foreign Secretary, Mr. Attlee, Leader of the Opposition, and Mr. : Morrison, Deputy Leader and as former Foreign Secretary. ! RESTRICTING MEMBERSHI| i I_understand that the Shaqow Cabinet decided to press for a . mittee of six, which would’ incldde one member with no previous expdri- ce Of the working of the security anisation. This would make the jan more acceptabie to the rank- \d-file of the Labour party, jThe Government’s view \s that lembership should be restricted to ex-Ministers with experience of the working of the security system. Two. arguments are advanced in support of this: 1. It would be undesirable to widen. more than necessary the circle of those with intimate knowledge of the security organisation; 2. It would take anyone not pre . viously initiated some time to grasp the intricacies of the organi- . sation and therefore slow up the --|+ investigation. a . ~ If the Government epts six as the size of the committee tt ts likely that the Opposition would nominate Mr. Robens, who as for-- =~ mer Minister of Labour was not CM Lovta ess lr oom 77 Nib OP. L a, nt MacLEAN CASE epartmentally Concerned 1 with the Bufile 100-3718 rogh amas by Bre Riven . a . os 21089) Mesa /0O- 27 /73-A DATLY. foueorars & MORNING POST Government's choice _wofid NOVEMRER 9, 1955 BPE eee Merges a, LONDON, ENGIAND : eedhed deparimaénially with securhy apras “5b be ~