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Centered in Beirut, be could travel widely and make useful, ‘to him, Communist contacts all over that part of the world Shortly after this, Sir Dick White became head of S.1S. ‘As head of MIS he had bad Erave suspicions of Philby’s loyalty. He decided to make the most of « bad job and gave him some small assign- ments in the hope that be ‘would betray himself through is conduct of these oper- ations. 1 became Foreign Office adviser to White later in 1956. 1 can confirm that Philby never tripped up. Iw his spare time he seduced and married the American wife of an American journal: ist who was 2 close friend. His father, St. John, robust as ever in his 70's, visited Beirut and father and son had some lively parties together. How- ever, the nightclubs finally Proved too much for the old chap, and he died, uttering the memorable words: “I'm bored.” His son was shattered by his death, Perhaps he was in a relaxed mood on these particular ocea- sions. Like many others who knew him far better than I did, T noticed absolutely noth- ing suspicious about him. Busy had to be removed from the S.LS., but no more Stringent measures were taken against him, because the case was “not proved.” This point was made in statements in the House of Commons. 1 was able to sce for myself that happily, close collaboration in the intelligence sphere _be- tween Americans and the Brit- ish was resumed. In the twilight years that followed 1951, Philby lived, poorly, on od¢ bits of journal- ism or anything else that came his way.” Most of his British friends remained faithful to him and helped him as and when they could He con: tinued to drink and wench as much as he could afford to. ‘The charm remained. MIS watched him, and he watched them watching him. Clearly his Moscow masters were in touch with him and instructed him to play it quietly. He has since said that, chafing at the inaction after the days of splendor, he longed to finish it and go to Moscow But his ‘orders were to stay. In 1955 he got another lucky Break. These happened so often in his life that we may well suppose there was some Communist-inspired manipula- tion behind the scenes. A Labor M.P.. Marcus Lipton, stated in the House of Com- mons! that he had firm evi- dence that Philby had indeed deen the “third man” and he asked then Foreign Secretary Harold Macmillan: What about 42 Macmillan, after consult ing his F.0. and 5.1. advisers, replied that it was nonsense. Lipton claimed that he had his information from “a secu- rity source,” which suggests MIS. The question here would teem to be: Who was fooling ‘whom? ‘The FO. evidently thought ‘that the poor fellow had been “Yer enoiner traitor enters the Phitby story at this point George Blake, who had doubt- Jess beer under Phil tro! in the good old days when he was riding high. had done his diabolical work as S.LS. man and double agent in Berlin from 1954 till 1959. and he felt he deserved a resi. So did his grateful but unwitting bead office in London and they sent him to MECAS. (the Middle East Center for Arab Studies) just outside Beirut Naturally, bis equally _frateful but by No means un- witting other head office, in Moscow, had a0 objection at all to his getting together with his fellow traitor once more. It was vot for tong. That kame year, # contact of Blake's came clean to our side apd incriminated him. He was brought to London, where he confessed his quilt. He was sent to prison for 42 years, a record sentence. Inside prison, he was treated very well, and further interro- gated in a gentlemanly way. ‘At last—it was by now 1967 —he slipped up and revealed 8 piece of information (con- cerning one of the complex ‘operations in which they were both involved) that pointed Indubitably at the truth about Philby. A personal friend of Philby's Sugar Hill Pine. as Early American as Ben Franklin. * fees Early American furniture that ‘brings mun the puttint in sou Our Sur «FL Collection in pine mate, spore “ibginest. Comes In wide. wide choice of fare,—cauthentic-de-igme—Forthe—talt tory, fill in the coupon below See Section 11 in today's Times: The Altman Christmas 1 treasury of gifts ready for you now at B. Altman & Co. ‘on Fitth Avenue and at White Plains and Manhasset, N.Y, Short Hills and Ridgewood/Paramus, 6. J, and ‘Bt. Davide, Pa. ‘Note: This 08-pege Gift Magazine ' in every copy of Mf, accidentally, it is not in your paper a copy, write B. Altman & Co, P.O. 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