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Fd AA ai ws reforms made since the war! mft the criticisms. “The re- _mpdelling of the Foreign Ser-| vfce was initiated by a Con- sfrvative Foreign Secretary, ter exhaustive inquiry by the Coalition Government,” he recalied, \ “Tt was implemented by a - ‘Labour Foreiga Secretary in the Parliament of 1945, which cannot be accused of being too prejudiced in favour of the past, or standing too rigidly on ancient ways.” About the second point, Mr. Macmillan said: “I am satisfied, and I hope the House will be satisfied, that all these new arrangements which have been made have| enormously strengthened th system, security doub' t, Morrison finished read- ing, then repeated: “1 am nflined to think Maclean was, tipped off by somebody wh ew what was going to oe ia Han, ir. Macmilian, In his speech, had indicated hi dese to receive any evidence not already available. Every namié Méntiofied in connection with the case had been, or was being, thoroughly investigated, he said. No one was being shielded. . ‘2 INQUIRIES URGED ut Mr, Morrison wanted sqmething more. -He asked “| think they whether any substantia) ims provements can be made with- in our existing system law.” -- ‘Though the galleries were packed for the debate, the igr: (1) An inquiry into recruit- ent and promotion in the Foreign Office and into its administration—possibly by a Select Committee, (2) An investigation of the | | | l MORRISON TO}MACMILLAN . ° ere tipped off atehed by the poli Government cheers.) ‘A system of acting on suj- icion might degenerate in! he satisfaction of persongl yendettas or a general system of tyranny. in January, 1949, & report was received that certain British information had be- come availabie to the Soviet a few years earlier, “and it is greatly to thescredit of the security services that informa- tion of the leak became known at ail.” . Even when suspicion wai narrowed down to Maclean] the evidence was quite incon clusive and circumstanti K Wate was kept to Ref urit ices j chamber, oddly, was not security cervices—by @ nde Crowded. | Mr, Macrnillan Alternatively, he suggested Spoke for 67 minutes, in an a committee of privy council- unusually quiet and un- lors, representing both sides dramatic way—all the drama of the House, might under lay in the mere facts he recounted. Defending the present security arrangements in the Foreign Service, he said hy \take. both inquiries. + Mr., Morrison made these qsufggedtibds, but the Foreign ‘sepretary had taken some truble to knock them down evpn beforé they were voiced. bout the first, he thought was not attracted by th alternative—a kind of NKV! or OGPU, with’ ever: Toate (say Pe Ct tie ee ther information—but ni artis home, “since the Tis| nat he would be put upon fh guard would be too «reat. nee 1952 some, 90¥.cascs, involving senior, juaior and Norical~ branches of | the {reign Seryjec had been examined, So far there had Egon four cases in the Foreign Sdrvice where ad officey's Sbliticat activities and 384 Phitions had led to his leavihg the Service altogether