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Hemorandun for Mr, Boardman ’ ALLEGATIONS OF VIADINIR PETROV, MVD AGENT WHO DIFECTED IW AUSTRALIA, , Abel hy 199d Petrov stated in an article in the "United States “ews and World Report” issue oj September 23, 1955, that he learned through his colleague in Australia one Kislytsin, Second Secretary of the Russian Embagsy in Australia that Burgess anc haclean were long-tern agents who had each been independently recruitec to work for the Soviet intellicence Curing heir student days at Cambricge University. According to Kislytsin who was in London from 1945 to 1942, Burgess brought briefcases full of Foreign 0,fice docunents +o the Soviet Enbessy where they were photographed and returnec to him. The flight of Burgess and Haclean was planned from Moscow because they had discovered they were under investigation. When they made this discovery Burgess and Maclean reporiec to their Soviet superiors in much alarn, Kislytsin assisted in pianning their escape and net them upon their arriual in Moscow. He was responsible for their welfare ond visited then often in a comfortable home outside of Yoscow, Kislytsin acuised Petrov they were acting as advisors to the Foreign Ojfice on Anglo-American affairs, Aislycvsin was also aware of the plan to get irs. Maclean to Hoscow and when he read of her escape in the newspaper in Australia he recognized some of the details. a the first publication o/ Petrov's story appeared in the London papers on September 1-, 195, anc resulted in extensive criticism of British officials, These attacks by the press resulted in the British Government promising to issue a White taper on Friday, September 23, 1955. @&