◆ SpookStack

Burgess visit Memorandum for sr. Boardman hilby in lurkey in 1948 G divec in ehilby’s home Curing Burgess' assignment in bashington, J. C. Burgess has attended official patherings at CIA with Philhy and wes no foubt acquainted with many of «shiloy's activities while in Washington. Burgess w.s recalled to Ldnion as a result of a2 protest by the Stete of Virginia of a violation of iz trayfic laws by Burgess. Upon his return to Lngland the first part of kay, 1951, Burgess re established contact with Maclean, J BACKGROUND Or HAROLD ADRIAL RUSSELL PHILABY Harole Acricn Russell Philby also nown as "Kim" rilby /was born in Ambala, Punjab, on January 1, 1912, the son os Horry Saint John Bridcer £hilby, a mender of the Incian Civil Service. “The elder Prtihy was interned sora short time during world war IT due to his anti~British and pacifist statements. ’ (* "Kim" Philby attended westminster School jrom 1924 to 1929 and then obtained a scholarship to Trinity College, Cambridge, where he recetved a B.A. degree tn 1920, While at Cambridge he joined the Cambridge University Yocialist Society «nd hus been deseribec by his tutor as @ militent Comrunist and probably a menber of the Comnunist farty while at collepc, x in Novenber, 193¢, Philby entered into a short-live? business to form a press agency Inown as London Continentel News Linitec. Late in 1924 Fhilby became Assistant kcitor of “Review of Reviews,” and tn 1926 he became editor of "Britain anc Gernany," a magazine tntender to atimulate trade between those countries, )