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ritish Asbert Letter Yas Not to Maclean |. Reject ‘Inference’ He Got U.S. Secrets From Contact in Cairo Embassy By Don Cook From the Heraid Trihuxe Rurcun 1954, New York Herald Tribune Ino, LONDON. Feb. 14.—The Foreign Office tonight. in a statement on thf “Cairo Jetler.” denied thal ther is anything “to justify the infer ene thal «Donald Df-Maclean as receiving secret United States contact in the inericah Emboassy in Cairo,” discovery in the}British Embassy library in Cairo, - he spokesman said that the con- tents of the letter probably had not been communicated to American uiteligence authorities, since it was judged here to be of insufficient significance, ‘The report of the discovery of the letter was carried in today’s New! York Herald Tribune on the basis ot information obtained in Cair ~ . shortly after it was found. The le! ter had been under security cla: sification and check ever since. ‘The Foreign Office said: “No letter addressed to Donald Maclean has been found, A letter wags found daied June 7, 1951, writ- teh from an address in the United Sihtes to a third person, clearly not Mclean, ‘The sentence in question [ntentioned in the New York Herald Tribune story] reac: “Donal is playing very cautiously about the David's replacement chapp aud has not, decided what he is like.’ “The letter also mentions Donald | Maclean's wecent disappearance. | which at the time of writing had) just been made public, "There is nothing in the letter to Justify the inference that Mac- lean was receiving secret United Stales documents from a-‘fontact | in the American Embassy ut Cato, or that its author was engaged in espionage.” ‘The Foreign Office did not re- le 100-37)1: 3) [lease the full text of the letter, ot names or details of the author or addressee. Eartier in the day, of AES ficial comment was to the effec at the letter was under securit; amination and that “at first sight the letter does not appear to by Sensational or as interesting las been represented. an waa Continming 11 Ap ates \ S. Ky mh rory Oo Macle Secks Information On ‘Cairo Letter’ From tke Herald Tribune Burean © 1956, New York Heruld Tribune, Inc, WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.—A State Depariment spokesman said today that the United States was “investi- ting” reports of a mysterious “Pairo letter” allegedly linking Brit- in’s turncoat diplomat, Donald faclean, in spy activilies With a miact in the American Emipassy in Cairo in 1950, Department spokesman Lipcoin White said he could neither|con- firm ner deny the reports, Ab the moment, he said, the department has “absolutely nothing” on them. Informants said the- Ameeican investigation is under way and ranges from Washingion to Cato. ‘They said the department has sent cablegrams of inquiry to American Embassies in Cairo and London and that employees in the depart- ment here who were associated with the Embassy in Cairo four to six years ago are being asked to provide whatefer assistance they can. Information also is being sought frpm the British Embassy here and frpm other United States goyprn- mt agencies in Washington] in- efuding the Central Intelligence ency and the Federal Burea of Investigation, Te