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XIV: ALLEGATIONS CF VLADIMIR PETROV, SCVILT DCRECTON SN AUSTRALIA Viladinir Petrov, Soviet agent who defect2d in Australia in April, 1954, in an article published jn the “United States News and Werld Report" issuc of Septenher 23, 1955, alicged that Macican and Burgess were long-term Soviet agents. According to this articic, Petrov lenrned through his colleaguc, one Kislytsin, Second Seerctnry of the Russian Embassy in Austraiin, that Maclean and Burceun had been independently recruited to werk for Sayiet intelligence during ihcir student doys nt Cnabridgs Unitercity. According to Kisiyisin, who was in London fron 1945 to 1943, Burgess brought wriet cases full of Foreifnm Office decuvrents to the Sovict Embassy where they were photographed and returned to hin. The flight of Maclean rut Burgers wae planned tran Moscow upon being advised hy the subjects that they ero under investirzation. Kislytsin reportedly sssisted in planning their escape and met them up na theirerrival in Moscow. He ‘was responsible for their are and visited them oftcn in a comfortable howe outs. / Moscow. Miclytesin told Petrov that Maclean and burges acting "sn fo the Foreign Gifice on Angic- an affairs, ! ytsin was also aweve of their plan to xo. Macleon to tM Saud when he rend of her esenpe in the Auctralian ncveyepcr, he recoan® go.:e Of the details, The first pebifention of Petrov's allegrticus rpperred in the London newspapers cn ptenber 18, 2955. Sueh aaa") resulted in extensive eritict a of th: Britich officials. XV: . In vicw cf the weve of criticien which 2roce in England following Petrov's ro -celations thet " ov prd Burgess were Sovict apes, the Beitich Goverpaent is a "hite Paper" on Septenper 25, 1995. This "White Paper” ec: ined the back- ground, circunstancer: surrounding their disiapperrsse¢ and also that of Haclonn's wifc, Mesinia, covrespendence reecived by relatives subsequent to their disanpoarnice and nllegrtionr of Vinadinir (| Petrov, Soviet defector, o Additionally, the paper pointed out that in 1949 21 vi) Anfornation was recoive: indicating that certain Forcign Offics - - - 2, ,~ wens creme ot To. ne ee Mee “pee -e