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January 13, 1953 | re: Eee . Drew Fearson, tn hts newspaper column, “The Fashington Merry-Go-Round," entitled "Red Agent Enticed Allied Atdes,” which appeared tn the "Washington Post” newspaper for Monday, January 12, 1953, reported that . . Italtan and Allted authorities now believe a top Soviet agent tn Western Zurope was the Sovtet mastermind behind the abduction of Bruno Pontecorvo, Guy Burgess, Donald Maclean, Noel Fleld, and other members of the Field famtly. Thta Soviet agent ts tdentified as "He Karl,” who reportedly Aas many assumed names, travels alternately on four different passports, speaks siz languages, and ta the most accomplished spy tn Europe today. According to the article, Karl was born tn Austria, and began esptonage work with the Kazis. He reportedly worked with Admiral Canaries’ Nazt spy group ta the Middle Fast and talsovz planted the Albanian valet on the British Ambassador in Istanbul, thereby permitting Hitler to obtain the British secret code and s2:¢ of the Allies’ top war secrets. @ Karl reportedly swttched hes allegiance to Russta tn early 1944, and has been one of Russia's top agen ts ever since. « According to the article, Karl was tn Prague when Noel Field was kfdnapped and was belteved to have been tnstrumental tn enticing other members of the Field family behtnd the Iron Curtain. The article statea thot Allted . euthortttes give Xarl almost sole credit Sor,"sneaking” British sctenttst Bruno Fontecorvo behind the fron Curtatn. Allied authorttties reportedly believe that Karl had contacts with Fontecorvo tn England and arranged to weet Pontecoruo during the scienttst's vacation @t Milan, Itoly. The article atates that Burgess and Wuclean are belteved to have been lured ‘toc point near Udine, Italy, through a corbination of blackmail and bribery. From Udine they are reported to have been flown ia a private plane without customa clearances ff