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8-19 (ev, 2913-61) a | BRITISH HUNT BURGESS AND MACLEAN eee Turncoats Returning? LONDON, April 18 (UPH—Traitor diplomats Guy--Burgess and Donald MacLean who fled to Kus- sia” nearly 11 years ago, may have left the Soviet 287 53 APR 24 1962 Union, it was disclosed here today. The govern- ment issued warrants for their arrest. The two were charged with breaches of Britain's Official Secrets Act in the warran which become effective if the defectors ever return Britain, Burgess and MacLean, who were officials in the Foreign Office, fled to the Soviet Un- jon May 25, 1951. “There are grounds for sup- posing that they may be con- templating leaving, or may have left, the USSR. for some other territory,” Scot- land Yard said, American as well as Brit- Ish secrets went with the two njen when they slipped from itain to France en rout to Moscow, A spokesman for Britls' European Airways said the airline's Amsterdam office reported the two men were expected there from Moscow to meet a flight due to reach London tonight. The defection of Burgess ; and MacLean, whose Ameri- can-born wife Melinda later Joined him in Russia, stiriad oe of Britain's greatest post- wr security scandals. ! Both men had worked in! ‘ashington, and were privy t# American. secrets which vesumably passed on to the ussians. — ia Tolson Parsons Mohr Belmont Callahan Conrad DeLoach ___ Evans Malone W.CsSufivan __ Telé Room Ingram Gandy _. The Washington Post and Times Herald 2 The Washington Datly naif <. The Evening Stor New York Herald Tribune New York Journal-American New York Mirror New York Daily News New York Post The New York Times ‘The Worker The New Lecder The Wall Strggf Jougfal —__. Date a NOT RECORDED 499 APR 24 1962