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Cambridge Five Spy Ring — Part 15
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Philby Hurls Challeng
n Third Man‘ ‘Charg
LONDON, Nov. 8 ().--Harold. gearell in May, 1951, and now
Philby today challenged a Labor|are presumed behind the Iron
member of Parliament to repeat. Curtain.
A government white
outside the House of Commons'paper accused them of spying
accusations that he engaged in for the Soviet Union for many
“dubious third-man activities” in years .and suggested a tip-off
~ the Burgess-Maclean spy case.-
‘tro a “third man” may have
Biatements made“ in Parlia-jenabled them to avoid arrest.
ment are privileged, Those made
outside
Philby's name was brought
could be challenged)into the case on October 25 by
egally on grounds of slander orl Lt. Col, Marcus Lipton, » -Labor-
‘ite,
vehi, former’ first secretary
of the British Embassy in Wash-
ington,
just “comment and gossip.”
He said that the official se-'
crets act prevented him, as a for-
mer yernment official,
told newsmen that the
accusations against him were
In debate yesterday Foreign
Secretary Harold Macmillan said
investigations still are proceed-
ing into the possibility hat a
tip-off took place,
The Foreign Secretary said
from!Philby had been a friend of
sing the missing dipjomats| Burgess since their undereradu-
us Buses and Donal mad “Mac~sr° days at Cambridge. Further
rt. Macmillan said Burgess had
T Philby broke'a silence after the !1v@d for a time in Philby’s home
louse of Commons debated the|!{? Washington and it had been
case o the missing diplomats.
DELETED copy sent O.B. mac Noustel
jfound that Philby “had Com-
Burgess and Maclean | aisep- 'munist associations before and
after his university days.”
hilby resigned from the F§r-
eljn Office on request shorply
affer Burgess and Maclean tdok
@ |steamicr across the English
~ BY LELCE uN 22 1976
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Mr. Mohr
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Wash. Post and
Times Herald
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Wash, Star 22 “4 #7?
N. Y. Herald
Tribune
N.Y. Mirror
Daily Worker
The Worker
New Leader
Date —NOV 8 1955.
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