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d . O-u9 (L1-22-55) . olson Nick®ly Boardman? Belmon: — Nease - Winserrowd Tele. Room ——-— Holloman Gandy I Burgess, Maclean Case Faces Eastland Probe By Herbert Foster ‘The Senate Internal Security |while he was stationed at the / Subcommittce decided yestel-/Britisn Embassy here. He was / day to investigalepether BAY ransferred to Cairo in 1948, lish turggoais Guy Burgess and ° t back 1 4 ; Donald Maclean Jéakied United |@Md was sent back to London Slates Atomic sectets to Russia. after a nervous breakdown in The inquiry isclosed}1950. On Noy. 6, 1950, he be- afier Subcommittee Chairman|came head of the United States James O. and (D-Miss.) re- desk in the British Foreign jecived a Letter {rom the Slate | Offic , ‘Department outlining what op- , , i : portunitics for espionage were| Wouldn't Know Details open to the fugitive British) ‘The informants said the let. diplomats. ter also disclosed that Maclean stland said the letter con-| had access to information about| tained “some information which|the assignment of atomic re- the committee will look into to| search projects to United States determine whether it has any allies. They added, hawev bearing on American security,” |that Maclean Would not nec: irurn Up in Moscow sarily know details of the proj- rect. | Burgess and Maclean, both of) Eastland has sought for-si ~ = -Gials, whom were stationed in Wash-jeral months to learn irom tie! lington at one time, vanished|Slate Department what acecss| \fcom Britain about five years jaga. They turned up in Moscow can secrets, Yesterday's ‘letter this month at a news confer-|was one of a series he has ex- ence arranged by Soviet offi: changed with the department. the two Britons had to Ame The letter was said to state The letter informed Eastland |that there is no evidence that that a department investigation | Burgess or Macican could have! failed to pin down that Maclean |tipped off the Communists that jand Burgess had obtained|the United States would refrain | United States secrets, but it left|from attacking Manchuria if the question open, pointing out\the Chinese Reds eniered the ithe difficulty of getting evi- Korean war. dence of suca activity. ' Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur Infarmanis said the 3 ina recent. magazine article stowed thal. Maclean, for ex-that a spy ring in Washington! i pul have learned the: might have funneled such in- i H H : ewer Wash. Post and — Times Heral Wash. News ——~——~- Wash. Star ——--__-— N. Y. Hezald ——--_—— Tribune allocation of|formation to the Con mun uranium sup-iIt was disclosed last week [hat ply while serving on a Joint In-jthe Slate Department had N.Y. Mirror . irrational Atomic Board from/failed to find, any evidence + Ty Mare Ato . o confirm MacArthurs suspi- N.Y. Daily News .— Daily Worker —— The Worker —_--— New Leader —— Maclean served on the boardicions. Date —