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Cambridge Five Spy Ring — Part 34

132 pages · May 23, 2026 · Broad topic: Intelligence Operations · Topic: Cambridge Five Spy Ring · 128 pages OCR'd
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pkNGa? Fi? , WIAD CORT OV. apsT Peale ost et wea ralvet en as . Bing evideme in supper N’S BENCH DIV. thal i was a grave iff, born 4 that he had been a notype), | PLAINTIFE'S DEMAL OF HE an Austrian in Praguc in (90t becanve a of the Crechoslovakian Agranian——Coescd ‘ MISSING DIPLOMATS. Czechoslovakian hy the treaty afice the Foret vative—Party. Me wits never Politics on behalf of the German Peasants . fom $942 to 19442 be had then met aiME. in his country. “After the last war broke STRAUSD Vv. ASSOCIATED NEWS- PAPERS LID. | World War He had heen interested ‘| “He had warked for Mr. Ren fteck atthe Embasey and he asked WM 9h A ; j Before Be. Susrict Onsti gon and a jure || our he marked in London for Mr. Benes. + work for him. Ue made repens Fromage Facets Loxpsine began the hearing of this | the Czechoslovakian eu Sr Personal | fo time dealing mainly with pobtical ques vaction in which Mi. Karl Strauss, of Rue aseistant trom Tet wall Mr. Benes re fions sw fut very schlom, he dolph Avenue, W.9. aime damages for turned 1a Crechoslovakia. Ia 1948 Crecha- reporicd chastovakian davigrds.ta 1 Mecl against the Associated Newspapers | slovakia fell under Communist dominating, this country. He werked for a 41 nll, never having been a Corn 1 Ltd. in respect of the principal item upon the | The ni; 7 > femained in London. tn 4947, hey front page of the Daily Afail far June £34,4 yuan 1984. ont As refuscil a renewal of his Cocchaslocakity * slovakian authaitics. but not a fixed surpye The headlines were: “ Paris holds yl Aseport and in 1949 he received Beh Ae” Secnin athe lies at fot a reat Strauss “ and ** third man binked wish meen! « b§uonatity “and 4 Beth Passport, "Yad witness met a Me. Zeman and made rane’ Fine diplomats.” The articic stared | Frefgi!) ° February. 1950. ihe patice went te bis igi to him, Mr. Zeman became a Comnrynigt Police have detained Carl “Strauss { ha warrant under ihe Ofliviat Secreis Aff a j and he, the witness, became anvious abou The deiention of Sirtinsc "ura find scarched him and his flat. looking "A" } his position and appiied Cor Brtsh nation Briton. has been kent scerei Tor over a woth wliiare stores and dynamiic, no doubt ah, patty. ble admitted thar in he applica: “rel oie E asked about him at the [nformation received from a political enemy. “he had not said anything ahout the reperts French Streté | was told: * Straus hac heel fics found nothing thar was inimical tg! he nxade for the Czechoslovakian Pmbassy ieiaincd by the police and has probably. cts or this country, tw 1981 a. pu “he thought chat ihe did he would be fess eur eancticd from France hy now. Relat emuiry was held into staremenis which fekely to get British nationality We lad Vataiced the question of the missing Brifieh’ — plhinufl had made In ive application ncver identificd himself with the Communist, [gilomare Mc. Guy Burgess and Mer pdturalization, 1 being cd nn ke bad Bekore op atten: 1449-0: bs gales beaten! jiprtald Mactean—the oficial added : ‘He ihe niga’ gtk, For the Crcehostovatian ° { wane adil ia nd eshoniak dat Teen yan pad nO corinexion whatever witht —puthoritice im relation ta Coccheeiannt ne Phew ney i epengrnipey -ut hag ,none, {asthuni for the Englishmen.” Despite yhel. fa this counts. After thas an eet 1951. "hen TEES alas COM imo | Genial af the Surcié, iwa factors give re) pith a British passport’ and without Ireporters, Sep he Lyeuing News anid AEE! srecial significance: “I. The ease,” pindrance from the auhoriticn he wa to | one trom Aid BLD tga ie asd ar being dealt with by the branch of ihe Sarele Bers im get work becsuse, as a resulg at remember secing Mr. Gordon Young the Known as *Defencs de ta Securiie du he inquiry, he had lost his job. While ane Daily Mail reporter). He had had nothing teire “the French special secwilly ik Re was interviewed by jouratisis Timmy! <n" dn wie Burgess and Maclean and fad rates, aru} BNelish papers. He was suspected by, fhe, ever sec them “oA routing case of an undesirable almer’| | fench potice and alter they had IMlervignt . (vel expelled would be the concsrn of te.| | bith on May 26 he was made ney to keave-the | to WAR OF NERVTS : Ghormal security service known as” Renseignel | Fount. Croseexamined by Mr, Salmon, the ‘meats Gencraux,” sori fore that order was mad: Burgess.and wiiness agreed shat when the Cagyhor) at 2 The unusual reluctance of the authou| | Mfelean disappeared, On June 13 the a a slovakian Gavernment wei back to C26) Nae Tithe 10 discuss the case. Normale ne par Alar! published the “words complained CM slovakia in 1945 the Comeunise infuciet! tanner secret is made of the eapuision of am : AO supeestion that the plumtd there was very strong, and that hetw cen 258 Jabien. bul to-night the Sircié refused ever. ; HYe Cree spied invany wemse euhor ihe That! and: 194% the and Literal ; to eve any details about the | hs, fad made separis on Crechasionibne parties in Czechoslovakia were being, igi? ; Asked why Strauss had bogs: | fficrés an this country ar ale time when no, j dated. Duruig the whole period there ayes 3[MTERtes and aver which frontive he had been ! a Czechoslovakian national wh + ree Czechastovakiaa catony in Landay, expelled “the oniy ancwer wage = Pan Sey Wie Sir Hastley Shawcrows had hadyanig ang ihe witness said thar it mupit be, thay aagstions in writing and if st ie desirable we? | MAM ai the puiviie inquiry was thas che work t the Crechostosakian — Goveramenty, Kas, wil -answer them w-morrew. ‘To. ighs'er Hw hich the plain had been engaged for waging a war of nerres agains! inc cobay! [rahe Soir reports that a foreigner wham. 1 fhe Czechodorak a auihorines was and that, i a man said or did somcihing, HARRES, 8s aliceed to have contacted simy | PZinls Concermne the ries ‘af Crccho. London not approved af, pressure way ciehin * appeared before a British Court anv HGRALian. emnterse whe wees dicate teth on him througi fis retatives in Crachon, March 14.1 connevion with a naturatisatian’ | {bands Uke then tépme in Crechostovakia Siowakia. He agreed that any Cesclion Com,” t t . “J OMat was on March t4 that Strauss head 3 Communist was naturally rather shy of dise slp startles | Shawcross, then Atiorneye! «| Phere was no warrant in any of the cussing what he was doing wih the members |General. make the alicrations against hint. — {Rdussicy made hy the defendants’ reporicr of the Embassy staff. ag But he could talk freely to vou 2 Ves hich cauced him 10 leave tes PR fon any inference that the plainiif had any « ALLEGED COMMUNIST PLOY Ig akian living in London who was-agir, { ‘ ! om Panis ts asking: Could Strauss have | , tadncxion wich the disappearance of hurees The wiiness further agreed ghar he an cpcgniacted by Burgess and Maclean after | | pMd Macican, but. norwiitecandinn Fine welt known among the communiiy in London heir arrival in Paris an the train froce leniale te his inquiries, be allowed himself, and that he was anti-Communis:, inflexbly Rennes on May 247 mw the Slucneth of an artivic in the France opposed to the Prague Government. Tere | The ptaintiff atieecd that in addition to the ir. 4 impute that the plainsifl wae ca, was a good deal of underground avtivilyn 4 rdinare and natuzal meaniap. which wae tted ina Communist plat in Paris lo ashy London against Prague and he was engaged Pefamaiory. the words meant that he had | } PAGS Wo. Englishmen. awe 4 aie Rmproperly assisic! Burgess. and Maclean, pihev. the jury. must think of fat) Biriag thc whole time were vou wee Iibon were’ ai the time of publication eras Hintanness of @ staiement at st havacign paid as a secret agemy of the Pry, words widely suppoced to have Med Cednig! | gtsuch a time about a man who wits dow’ Government 2—No. Counsel repeneil t this country’ to Russia ar to some other! ani the Daily Mai! were going to put tin question, and the wimness aasweteds? HT the parnenter the evfucnce of Russia foes [ft He was ae alien in this coumry: lien’ sometimes recetved payment fram ihe Prag The purpose of acting ina manner prejudiciabil PES by the good will Of the Feve ‘Onlice, | Govecament, bur 1 could net he TURE interests of ins Maies's ang of the | ABU had no aatianality thar he hogs Hos Secret agent Mitat” fellow subjects. in stich a manner as to lead | {0 Hie nittunalication. verticats had beep Did vou recerve thase payments for hertay? to es artest and expulsion by the French, |. Withdeawa y ting secrets af the Czechostovakian if Police, and that by reason af ihe publicarapi | The pian had dane what he could | j London ?—Not fer betraying the secrete at he had heen hetd wp to haired. rklicule ands. ¢RAiNS! the strengthy Of tke Dity Mail in! the Crechostovakicn colony i Londen contempt and had suifered damages rm TST. he had issued the writ. The libel, The witness genicd having a code in The icfendants denicd that the worde, ' 4 Spite af oflicial siatemence tinge in the dressing-gown pocket when the police ¢: ‘complained sf hore the meaning alleged atu — flauss of Commons time after time. bad at his flat, and denied that they found nores any Meaning delamaior af the piniatiis — péker heen withdrawn, “There had heenea 1 9f instructions an a microfilm hiddea ina alternatively they” alleged that ihe wordy, | $pology, no withdrawal. ard wars: : Picture frame. . { in their natural and erteans meaning erp: hes the defendants were theie 10's, HT {Did you mect a man in Burlington Gardens tue an substance and in fact; and thee Words were truc, and that the phil who handed you book marches containins | alleged? USIRRCE, and ete fair comment.) Ra tink With the. missing diplomat? some small pieces af mictofim, with. ihe Teanga fide ant withour malice upoay, | eMinlosed ay 2 spy im some way pie Seyi petiggs Geom Fracas 23.0, a maticr af public mere sub | astisiance 10 those men who were escapii | ined py isn RUC th soins ante Mr. Richard O'Sullivan, OC. and Mig) {rots their country and were concerned willy > Bac nny beere, $3 Mibete tS [Redland Brow: for tive piaimitti | fetyine behind the iron curtain. The Hope “ Me Rei nd -Mrskteloaus,, ; $trctary had said. when announcing he" io Mima. arse defondanig nn, saat) | Gogh won 60 withdiaw the plaints ceruifcate : QO ‘OC haturatization, thai. if he had heen sau . appraprate acnen woukd-he- . . KD nel had peer suken.,and me . Svat Ree ea ag a ss aed. He tue iB Qf sub ansal Des rs fag ee tempemamnangs
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