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Cambridge Five Spy Ring — Part 20

82 pages · May 23, 2026 · Broad topic: Intelligence Operations · Topic: Cambridge Five Spy Ring · 82 pages OCR'd
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London ‘le Tentled’ at ossibility of Retarn Moscow apr 23 (Rei British. diplomat who ‘defected that the, British Government obtained ‘2 warrant for his ar-' rest last week partly because return to ‘England. Burgess, in an interview ‘at Inis Moscow apartment, said the ‘warrant also Was counter-prop- sganda to last week's return ‘0 the Soviet Union ‘of the So- vice sclentist Alexei I .Golub, who defected six months ago in the Netherlands. ~ . Burgess, wearing a necktie] of Eton, an. exclusive English prep school, nothing . to’ reports ‘that he might try to return to England. “T like living in the Soviet Union under socialist 4“ wouldn't like to live in ex: pense-account England.” He said he had interrupted a: ABlack Sea vacation to return there to try to.clear up the sit- uation. Burgess ani Donald D, Mac- ees ters)’ — Guy” Burgess, former} ‘to the Soviet Union, said today]. it was “terrified” of his Possible H said’ there was! - defected together eleven years urgess Scoffs cat “British ‘Warrant, for’ Arr Mie ie ORS NM Se lean, also a former diplomat go. The British «warrant charges’ them with having vio= lated the Official Secrets Act, _, thought} I-vOne isthe British\ Gover iment is so, easily’ ung into are, po: e “going panic, " he’ sai ively terrified ck to” England: Pacing the floor and’ smo iAg almost without let-up, Bur- gess sald the oily. evidence Britain had against him’ had fbeen obtained from’ . Vladimir Petrov, a Soviet Embassy offi- cial who defected in Australia in 1954. “Nobody can accept Petrov’s word," Burgess said. “His state- ment about me was made to Australian security police.”; He said the Australian security’ po- {jlice were dominated ‘by: the American Federal Bureau of In? He said “that he” would: like to vacation in Britain ‘but that ‘hiss would ‘cause, “great pain and trouble” to. his,..""many, friends in high places.” * He said he had .never writ: ten home saying he wanted to return permanently, but. had mentioned “several years’ ago” |that he would like to vacation Boe Defector: Denies Reports i € € bane ape ee est Misch ht LE CLIPPING PROM TEE N.Y. -IMES EDITION____ LAE CITY DAWED_____ 4/2/62 PAGE, 7 een FORWARDED BY NY DIVISION EDITOR: JOHN B. OAKES RE: GUY BURGESS-FORMER BRITISH DIPLOMAT WHO DEFECTED TO THE SOVIET UNION BUFILE- /Oo- 2d 16 7 ae NOT RECOR Re APR 36 a
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