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rromts: PHILBY CASE LINK IN ‘Name the man - BIG SPY CHAIN who said give {FBI start: security crackdown Evening Standard Reporter: New York, Thursday Tre arrest 48 hours ago of two couples accused of being Russian agents has caused speculation io Washington about the existence of a complicated inter- national spy chain involving the case of third man in the Burgess-Maclean affair. hi . b’ Evening Standard Pariamentary J Reporter rPhe Government is to be pressed in the Commons, on Monday to name the person who asked The Observer to give a Job to: ex-diplomat Harold ‘“Phitby, “third man” in the Burgess- Maclean case, who {s now behind the Iron Curtain. Lieut-Col. J. K. Cordeaux (C, Central Nottingham) is to ask Mr. Heath, Lord Privy Seal, what person ‘serving in the Foreign Office’ urged The Observer to employ Philby; and whether the initiative was taken by “this person or the news- a paper Deputy Liberal leader Mr. Donald” Wade" luddersfetd West) is to ask what assurances ~ and recommendations were given io the editors of The Observer and The Economist “by the before Philby was employed’ by them as a correspondent in the - Middle ast Since the Philby affair broke, the Foreign Office has refused to.comment on any aspect Ty is understood, however, that the official jine is that no. formal Government approach was. made w get work for Philby. In a statement, Mr.. David Astor, Editor of The Observer, has said: “The suggestion that The Observer should employ e Mr. Philby came from the For FeeBan . a ~~ Communist The New York Times’ reported this today as Washington was hit by a wave of rumour that another Spy scandal was about to break In Britain. It ls being sald that a British junior - official is soon to be arrested. Reports say the man served briefly on the British Joint Defence Staff in Washington during secret British-American negotiations that resulted in the cancellation of the Skybolt rocket programme. There are also hints of a link between the ‘man and the two couples FBI agents detained on Tuesday. FBI and Central Incelligence Agency sources had no comment vo make on the allegation. And a member of ie British Embassy who, would not name himself said: “It is mystifying.” A big check American correspondents wha cover the so-called “ Hush hush ” beat at the Pentagon said: “There could be something to PBT ae adn ents are spre out in key “Stee across the United Stares in what is seen as the most grimly determined security crackdown since the McCarthy era 10 years ago. The crackdown was ordered {ter Attorney-General Robert ennedy had warned that “all countries” had stepped up espionage jn the United States. in a move that could result in hundreds of dismissals agents are checkiny every United Slates official and’ employee with any access to classified information. foe of the FBI, J. Edgar loover, 18 sald to be seriously orried by the possibility of undiscovered holes in America’s . ‘urity network, The Atwrney General also 18 pressing for Stronger’ Jaws to fight Communis, espionage. “We are seriously hampered in this fleld Ajack of suc! legisiation newsmen" YAS erences 7m ‘arold Philby,