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ra] - t. eM . : . poses pao. that Mclean and Burgess were acting as adutsers to the oo foe ipee Foretgn Osfice on Anglo-Amertcan affatrs. Xislytetn ws also yo aware of thetr plan to cet Mra, Hoclean to Moscow and when : he read of her é¢acape tn the Australtan newspaper, he 4 recognized some of the detatlar wot as oo . “ - ete peewee sn the firat publtcatton of Petrov'a allegattons -:.—- ~~ . appeared tn the London newspapera on Septender 18, 19550 |. . Such publtcatton resulted tn ertenstve critictsm of er een i British offictala, - : . . . oe. aril, ‘4 mA PE In vtew of the wave of crittctem whitch arose tn. England following Petrov's revelations thot Macleah and . Burcess were Soviet agente, the British Government tasued a “shite Paper” on Septenber 23, 1955, hie “Fite Paper” - eontatned the background, etreunstances surrounding thetr © Steappearance and alao ef Maclean's wife, Velinda, aa eorreapondence recetved by relatives eubsequent to thetr . ~ dteappearance and allegations of Viadintr Petrov, Sovtet defectors ' In addittton, the paper potnted out that tn 1949 tnformation was recetved tndtcating that certatn Foretgn osrtee { tnformation had been Jeaked to the Russtans sone years eatier, - + . . Investtyatton conducted up to May, 1951, tndtcated Maclean to i . de the princtpal suspect, although tnsufftctent evidence had - pus ST been ebtatned to perntt his arrest, On Friday, Moy #5, 1951, -- ~ focl c= Berbert Morriaon (the Foreign Secretary) authorized interview —— > : ef Uaclesay however, Maclean wae on leave Saturday, Moy 86, and fev. the Forign Osstce was mot aware of Ata dfscppearance unti2 .... ‘ Monday, May 26, Steps taken to locate Maclean and Burgeas and correspondence recetved by thetr relottues aubdsequent t their eaccpe wos set forth. : eo t : ; the concluaten $e eet forth ta the poper that ~~~” | meet Maclean decane auare thot he waa under tnvestigation, Hte - r. a etree ete ce. 1” «GB GocoRpltehed etther through a warntng or on Ass own deduction when certate papera were held fron Ata, rd It $a petated out thot at the time ef Moclecn’s . and Burgess’ appotntuents to the Foretgn Office, nothing wae Qo ~ x