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Cambridge Five Spy Ring — Part 20
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SUSPICION
Burgess, who was a secon
pcrecary at = the — embassy
rarned of the suspicion tha
. Nad falfen on Maclean. prompt]
wot himself sent home ani
Epped off Maciean ‘88 s00n
Teach ihe job in the
He was “subjected to intensive
Juesvioning “by the — Secret
vice, His Communis: assoc:
tiong of some 20 years earlier
were revealed. In themselves
fuey meant nothing, but in the
political climate au oF the
defection — of UurRt and
. Maclean. they proved highiy
unfortunate,
There was speculation whether
a Third Man was concerned in
Upping Maclean that he was
about to be atrested.
Mr. Philby was accused by
Mr. Mareus Lipton, MP. of
being thi Third Man and
although he was completely !
Cleared—-and in fact challenged +
Mr. “Lipton to repeat his
remarks outside the immunity
pf the House—he still had to
‘esien)
“Philby never was the Third
lan. of course. At worat he
vas the "fall guy.” one of the
xen who had to go in the face-
saving inquiry that followed.
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