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Cambridge Five Spy Ring — Part 36
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"Ihe Attorney General® oe & . na
Catre knows of the discovery of the letter,
Director, FBI. -~ ee Rp 2 Be
DOKALD DUART MACLEANp =
GUY FRANCIS DE MOXCY"BURGESE - -.
FS PIOBAGE . a
(FBI sile ae) ae
Te "Yashtngdon Post and Mines Herald," tesue
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' February 14, 1956, contains an orticle reporting the discovery :
of a letter addressed to Dong id-dactean xh tle he woe assigned... ..}
Gt Catre, igypt, tn Nay, 1950, According to thts article, the
letter tndtcates that tn 1950 Kaclean was receiving secret .
Adnertcan documents fron a contact tn the Anerican Embassy tn
Catre. The news article notes that early tn Hoverber, 1955,
@ user of the British Embassy Itbrary th Catro found the letter
while leasing through o ltbrary book. he letter was described
aea series ef cryptte sentences, One sentence enly ef the. -- -
letter was quoted tn the article, as follows? “loutd ts very
couttous about Lonald's reploceaent and doesn’t know what he ta.>-.
ltke." Furportedly, the letter alse carried a reference te
shirts and towele, The article receunta tn sone detatl the
etrcunstances known to the Bureau wherein Maclean, during -.= §
Gsstonnent tn Catre and while tn an tntoricated condition, -
broke tnto the Gportaent ef an Anertcan girl, At that time, -
Maclean and @ Brittsh companton, 9 did ete...
the otrits epartaent, Information about the Maclean é TEN
eptsode was previously furntahed to you tn the Summary ar)
dated Hevender 8, 1055, 2 2: . a wot 4
=" goeordtng te the news article, the Yekter whtch woe
ound last FSovender was turned ever te Srittsh Jatelligence lame
(#T~-5) and the article alse notes that the Anentqay, Embassy ta DY
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