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1p low Philby Stabbed Mohr Bishop Casper Callahan Conrad Into the Heart of LONDON — Harojd (Kim gina ter coming head of the Sovict section of the British Secret Intelligence Service, while himself being a Soviet agent, must rank as one of the great professional coups in the twisted history of espionage. Philby later went on to higher things when he be- came the linkman between the SIS and the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, from which position he could give his Soviet spymasters thor- ough general knowledge of the operations of both the major Western intelligence agencies. But there is a classic quality about the earlier achievement. The selection in 1944 of Philby, already a Soviet agent of more than ten years’ standing as the man to conceive, build and contro] a new British opera- tion against the Russians is an event embodying the purest essence of espionage. Well Equipped How was Philby able to do it? First, he was superbly equipped for the role of spy: His marksmanship was ex- cellent, his mind was swift and clear, his nerves were strong. Despite some power- ful drinking, he remained physically tough and re- silient, He was also extreme- ly attractive to women. But above these Apaiised Fuilby had the capi to Seacrest a apy, For, For lived ali peor Boe a en Sumtey Times ate, mmunist behi: te facade of a maitre Englishman with Liberal-to- Conservative opinions. It is stil! almost impos- sible to find chinks in the mask that Kim Philby first put on when he was 22. There are one or two clues: His writing was careful and restrained, and many people who knew him recall an elusive sense of distance or remoteness, Rarely did he allow himself to be engaged in such a way as to reveal his inner thoughts, Had Philby been forced to Bpend more time in first- class intellectual company during those 30 years, it is questionable whether he could have kept up the charade, But the ineptitude of the British Intelligence Service helped to make his fantastic career possible. Because the SIS bureaue- racy was protected by lay- ers of official mystery, the agency was even less pre- pared than others in the Su British establishment cope with the mid-20th cen- tury. The caricature of the establish. ment, and so this is an ac- count of a great breach that opened up the defenses of a social class, and therefore the defenses of the nation. Philby was born on New Year's Day‘ Tn imperial Ingia. Tronjeatly, young Phil by's Indian playmates named him “Kim,” after sthe half-caste boy of the Kipling book whose central theme is intelligence work. The boy's father, Harry St. John Bridger Philby, was an officer (of, the Indian civil servicé> guished t =a - Disguised Spy Slipped _ Past cast His Lax Superiors™ Service was a 47. Ui, Wer 2g ho- &? (TA to NOT! RECERET \) British Securily 7 1367 eee Felt Gale Rosen Sullivan Tavel Trotter Tele. Room Holmes Gandy ‘The Washington Post A 212 Times Herald fa The Washington Daily News The Evening Star (Washington) The Sunday Star (Washington) —___ Daily News (New York) Sunday News (New York) —~__-__ New York Post The New York Times The Sun (Baltimore) —____ ‘The Worker ‘The New Leader ‘The Wall Street Journal ‘The National Observer People’s World Date OCT g 1967 . Ae ft pe iterate. =