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C “A conspiracy — to discredit — the ~ West? BY CHAPMAN —— PINCHER ———— VIDENCE that the spate of security cases — which may not yet have reached Its height—Is part of a vast Communist conspiracy to weaken the morale of the West is accumulating in the files of British and U.S. Intelligence. Having given up the idea of imposing Communism by force the Russians are con- centrating more: and more on psychological warfare to achieve their purpose. A LEAK HE concept of a plot to discredit Britain's leaders through exposing inefficiency and ‘vice may seem melodramatic. But it 4s no more so than many of the indisputable facts in the succession of post-war events culminating in the unmask- ing of Harold Philby as the Third Man, What other explanation Hits this sample of events?:— THE NEW: bout Philby, Ss which was-S+<—months old, oS ¢ was forced out of the Government as a result of a US. newspaper “leak” Just when it was already in critical trouble, It was originally timed to break Just in advance of the President's visit to Mr. Macmillan. FIRST indication that Mr. John Profumo, the War Minister was involved in a scandal came to Mr. George Wieg, the Socialist M.P., In an anonymous telephone call. Mr. Wigg, who was In a {riend’s house In Dudley, Wores, has never discovered | Now the caller knew where he was. It was a mysterlous phone call in Paris which first put @ Dally Express reporter on to the news that Burgess and Maclean had fled to Russia in 1951. . CALL GIRLS RUSSIAN “detector” gave the U.S. informa- lon leading to the arrest of William Vassall, the Admiralty spy, just when | Britain was negotiating for Polaris submarine missiles. A MAJOR scandal con- cerning call-girls 1s develop- ing at the United Nations headquarters in New York, YOUNG POLES visiting relatives here are being induced under threat to) cultivate and report on promising young Britons who may one day have responsible positions. COMMUNIST agents doubling up as diplomats and business men put: advertisements in British newspapers for pen-friends nd partners to play games. AS PARLIAMENT was told recently, there are pimps and gigolos to compromise Western women travelling in Russian ships. The Kremlin's practice seems to be to “shop” its agents as soon as they have outlived their usefulness so that the resulting trial will cause @ scandal. sO NNT Mle io PT SEDO Te gue Da 1 aa ge IPS leading to the arrest Te seaae sas ome tri - munists Maeteasing Com os.2 wonder how many of e detecto deliberately planted.» seems more than coinct- dence that in many cases the exposure reveals vice as well as security IneMictency, ; & Tesult ‘the convicted Sples do more damage to the Western Alliance through sourlng Anglo-U8. relations than they did when active, On this evidence, which Js only a fraction’ of the material available to Intelll- gence authorities, I submit there & | world-wide conspiracy to discredit our fay of life. And the | hammering if is giving the dillance wit icontinue until a m, vi = ment in security, © Improve x