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Cc Cc i" Harold Adrian Russell Philby “CIA in Washington, ‘D. c., in 1950. According to Qaim, had Philby not been exposed as the "third man" in the Burgéss- Maclean spy case, he might well be head of the entire British | intelligence today. : a a meee bec ane suspicious of Philby in Beirut where,": - lat the end of long parties when Philby had heen drinking a - great deal, Philby would denounce British and American “policies i “in the Middle East. He took the position that the Middle East , must not be exploited by the western powers and that Russia i was doing the right thing in the Middle East. @ggjime said Philby was following his father's line to some extent in that _ = _ Philby's father advocated the policy that the Middle East : tee should not be exploited. Philby's father, however, an in- . . “dividual of some note, never expressed any leaning towards eo . Russia, This, according to Qe was where Philby deviated” ‘ from his father's position. Philby never expressed these : feelings to Gam except when he was intoxicated. Qa felt these were Philby's true feelings on these matters which caused him to become suspicious of Philby,: especially in view ee of knowing him to be a British intelligence agent. _ - ot“. Tt ds noted the "New York Times" dated July 3, ‘1963, : page ten, in an article captioned,"'Third-Man' in Spy Case", _ + describes Philby's father as "Harry St. John-fhilby-author, - ; desert explorer, Arab scholar, Moslem convert, friend of. : T. E. Lawrence of Arabia and advisor to King Ibn Saud-w ' in the Indian Civil Service". > rod q@m@e speculated that Philby probably became involved with the Russians far back in his career at the time he attended Cambridge University as a student, Regarding Mrs, Philby, a@@MM said he doubted that she was aware of Philby's involvement with the Russians, @® Pa we