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Cambridge Five Spy Ring — Part 26
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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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