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unknown man driving a car bearing Austrian number plales. This car was never iraced. Probabiy it took Mrs. MacLean and the children from Schwarvach St. Veit to neighboring territory in essiOY occupation, on her journey to join her husband.” The MacLeans and Burgess had vanished and with plenty of help. However, their real whereabouts was only a’ matter of suspicion until Viadimir Petrov. former Third Sec- retary of the Ftussian embassy in Australia, escaped to freedom on April 3, 1954. ‘ Said the while paper: ! “Petrov states that both Messrs. Maclean and Burgess were re- cruited as spies for the Soviet Rovernment while students. with the intention that they should carry oul their -espionage tasks In the Foreign Office, and that in 1951, by means udknown to him, one or other of (he two men be- | | camo aware that thelr activities were under investigation. “This Was ftporte® by them to the Soviet Intelligence Service who then organized their escape and re- moval to the Soviet Union. Petrov has the impression that the escape route included Czechoslovakia and that it involved an airplane flight into that country. Upon their a riva) in Russia Messrs. MacLean and Burgess Sived near Moscow, ‘They were used as advisbys to the Minis. try of Foreign Affairs and other Soviet agencie: said that Mr. Mr. Petrov X been Joined by al: icLean has singe Did the same ti d man see the whole adventure thru? And what Is he up fo now? Wash, Post and Wash. News Wash. Star N. Y. Herald Tribune N. Y. Mirror Daily Worker The Worker New Leader Date