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Have you ever wondered how : On one 1 the Security’ Services reacted Kim Phil to the defection of.Burgess and version 0 Maclean? Suspicion centred che faced i BURGESS’S*” depar- 4 «ture with Maclean Ss faced me with a fale- | ful decision. From the?’ “-« earliest discussions of oa -. Maclean's escape, my ies, Soviet colleagues had 2 “ been’ mindful that” , Something might go.' Wrong and put me in danger. To meet such a possi- bility, we had elaborated An escape plap {q, pyseit TETAS, oe putt to eftestet any Se se eee vi discretion * in. case of.” 5 ~ : ee ‘ . extreme “emergency. \ It. wee was clear that the depar- . “feture of Burgess gave rise y to an.emergency [because Burgess, unlike Maclean. had been a known associ- ate of Philby’s}. But was y it ean ‘extreme emergency ? = ing the F.B.. without delay. it remarkable calm, ‘A few flashes prissy, Englishman te fencluded with instructions of mischief suggested that he beisve that be should taform Ladd of might almost be pleased that In the present cris 5 {ts contenta. the bloody British had made a not have been Lad. 1 had to put aside the [Geoprey Paterson was a mess of it But 1 guessed that no: ondered how decision for a few hours, in member of the British Embassy his calm” masked a personal boss." Hoover. ‘knee order’ to deal with stag in Washington, it was he worry. Own acquainlance w Immediate problems. One wn Rod ageived the telegram — Ladd nad often met, Burgess } cunciuded uae bac mas fo get rid of certain from London announcing’ the aia’ house, and bad invited |nitrest would wo compromising equipment defection of Burgess and him back to ble own. Against favour hidden tn my house Maclean = Mickey Ladd “was all the odds, they had Gol on im The: other was wer. the assistant director of P.B.t. and well together.” Both “mee manner was quite r feeling of the Fedgéral Burcay “08 Phslby's chief contact with azgressive, provocative charac. Tan discussed the of “Investigation” since that “at organisation.) ters; they exchanged insults him, and he. ven: esceine, Meck the details of my | Paterson, doubtless thinning with mutual appreciation i escape. that his face would be preity At their first meeting, Burgess Getting rid of the equioment fed by the end of the interview, had aitacked the corrustion and was atill far fons: fay Derhaos the more urgent asked me if | would accompany graftewhich, he atlezed. made left the building mi task of the two. but I decided him on tie grounds that two Donsense of the Indananoiis — It to tet tt wait, red faces might be better than motor trials and In doing so ampher Ht ould bave tookea very one, The fact that mv face {ook several hefty sideswines at summate actors edd if I had left the embassy Was fg oaely, more grey than the American wav ef life: i fUmmate, acto itn Immediately after hearing the red did not alter the orinciple {Ce Af Jumping at shadow news: and Paterson's telegram of the thing. Ladd posttively Nked tt He act as.if the FBI gave me a good excuse of teat- Ladd took the news with had probably never heard a ip the dark. it Was possible t fhoment ALIS mig FBL lo put me velliance. — They « have done so with ledge by using the sentative tn Londar him we 2 Lamphere (also of