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emorancun for tir. Boardman a Tih DISAPPEARANCE OV MELINDA NACLWAN, WIRE OF DONALD MACLEAN On September 11, 1953, Melinda Maclean and her three children lest her mother's house in Geneva, Switzerlanc, where’ they Acd moved fron Inglanc, later the same evening rs, Maclean's automobile was located ina garage in Lausanne, Switzerland, Se anc the three children were reportedly observed leaving a trotn at Schwarzach, St, Veit, Austria, from where they disappeared without leaving any trace, On November 3, 1952, Melinda liaclean's mother received a letter from her postmarked in Cairo, Egypt, on October 24, 19.53, In this letter she stated that she could not do otherwise then what she had cone. cD EACKGROUND 0% DONALD NUART MACLEAN. Xaclean was born diay 25, 1913, at London, England, the son of a prominent British family. Maclean received his education at Cambricce University following which he entered the Foreign Service in Loncon, tnglanc, in 1935, where he remained unttl April, 1944, except jor the period from September, 193&, to June, 1940, when he Served in the British Embassy, Juris, France. In Mey, 1944, he was assigned to the British 3ubassy, Yashington, D. C., as Second Secretary. He wes promoted to Kirst Secretary in October, 1944. He remained in Yashington until October, 194, when he became Head oy the Chancery Section of the British Snbassy in Cairo, Exypt. He remained at this location until Nay, 1950, when he was recalled to London sufyering * from a nervous breakdown, Haclecn was under the care of @ psychiatrist from Lay, 19.50, until October of that year, On the latter date he . was reassigned as Heac of the American Deparéinent of the Foreign Orfice in London, He remained at this post until his Cisapoearance, tn May, 1951. e ajter the war ended, while in “ashington, aclean was in charge of the Code Room Section of the British kmbassy and hed the responsthility for all incoming and outgoing communications relating to political questions, Luring 1847 and 1910 he served as the United Kingdon Secretary to the Combined Policy Committee concerned with Atomic Eneroy matters. This committee was composed of representatives \0f the United States, Unglanc, and Cenada, During a portion of this ertod he possesseti a non-escort pass to «sitomic Ener Comnission, IP. Pp P i Vashington, LW. ¢, | |