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Cambridge Five Spy Ring — Part 26

66 pages · May 23, 2026 · Broad topic: War & Geopolitics · Topic: Cambridge Five Spy Ring · 66 pages OCR'd
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avel rottet ele Room ——— ——_ ‘olmes ——_——— jandy ———————— —_— vhile, the London erald yesterday called ye gwen agent” and nad been we idle East since 1956 for 1 intelligence and “al- certainly” for Russia “| — — Ate ie shington Post and imes Herald ishington Daily News ——— yening Stas ————_—_— ork Herald Tribune ————— ore Journcl-American ———~ Fork Mirrot ——————_— York Daily News ————— York Post —————————— eon f tew York Times ——————— NCC 6 More British Ministers — ‘Ave, Linked to Sex Scandals : tendon |\ ly B CAP).—A British newspaper says three, more government ministers: have been linked to the sex scandals exciting the British public. The Sunday paper, The Peo- ple, said the ministers’ names, have been turned over to Lord Denning, who is investigating sex and security antics in high circles. Prime Minister Mac- milsan appointed Lord Denning to investigate security aspects of former war minister John Profumo's affair with call girl \ Christine Keeler while she was ajso the mistress of @ Soviet naval attache. The People satd Lord Denning vhas been told compromising ‘photographs exist involving one jiminister and possibly two. “One of the pictures was in’ a set of photographs produced during a recent divorce case,” the paper sald. “Some people claim that s leading minister is recognizable in the photo- graph.” Minister Meets Gir} “This picture Is not linked in any way with the Profumo scandal. But the second pic- iure about which Lord Denning ias heard rumors does bear di- ectly on the Profumo affair. “It is alleged to show a mem- ver of the government, at the ide of a swimming poo) in a. roup that includes Christine tecler. “The third minister ts also he subject of a rumor that onnects him with the Christine feeler set. Lord Denning has) seen told of a meeting between + minister and a girl” eke Lew Leader a1) Btreet Journal ————_——— ational Obaereer mn When he appointed Lord Denning, Mr. Macmillan re- ferred to rumors “which affect the honor and integrity of public life” and which, if true, would point to # security risk. Tt was generally believed the divorce action cited by the people was to the Argyll case, the headline sensation two months ago. British papers said Saturday that Lord Den- ning had called for a trans- script of the Argyll action. ‘The judge in the Argyll case found the 49-year-old Duchess of Argyll guilty of adultery with four men and granted the Duke @ divorce. Recording, Checked Lord Denning 1s also check- ing the circumstances in which Christine made a tape record- ing after Negro Jazz Singer Aloysius (Lucky) Gordon was Jailed for beating her, The re- cording reportedly gives a dif- ferent version of the incident from that given in court. In the News of the World, ‘The Macmillan government continued to be plagued by other security cases, A British Army spokesman in Berlin said an Army intel- ligence corporal believed to have defected to Communist East Germany had knowledge of classified Information. ‘The spokesman said no doc- uments were involved in the disappearance of 24-wear-old Corpl. Bryan Patchett. _ “What information he hed was in his head,” he said. Patchett, a 5-year veteran, for the past year had been monitoring East German and Soviet radio communications for an intelligence unit at a: British alr base outside Berlin. The East German news, agency ADN announced Satur- day that he sought asylum be- cause “he na longer wanted to work for revanchists (re- venge sechars) who were-prow paring for war. The Army spokesman con- firmed that Corpl. Patchett the London paper which has {had been absent without Jeave been publishing Christine's since last Tuesday. He said the laareetrn the 21-year-old red- corporal left a letter for a a German girl friend in West T've got to admit it, but at}Berlin indicating he intended the time the recording wasito defect to the Communists. made I was high as & kite through drink end_a narcotic stimulant which I did not, realize T had taken... . “t must have unwound and really let my hair down. There is no knowing what fs true and what isn't true. I admit noth- ing of what is on the tape be- cause I haven't heard tt.” The paper said the tape re- cording outlined some very sordid incidents, Mrs, Profumo Cheered The Sunday Telegram said Scotland Yarxhas long known! that Harold-Philby- was the “third -man’~who tipped off turncoat diplomats Guy Bur- jgess and Donald Maclean in ‘Washington in 1951, prompting; their flight to Russia. The paper said Scotland) Yard security officers were fsurprised when Mr. Macmillan, then Foreign Secretary, exon-! erated Philby in 1955. i} Philby, Middle East corre-' ispondent for the Observer and the Economist, disappeared ond Hament last week Phone # Ne lieved to be bthind the Som Curtain, pn
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