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a eae ore aca anee with Burgess during their university said that since that date—tst July, 1981—~~ carcers, and their Communist associations Mr. Philby has been subject to the closest’ = after their university days, Philby was investigation, and that there was no evi ; asked to resign from the Foreign Service dence to show that he was responsible -~° on Ist July, 195. 2. mt ee for warning Burgess a Maclean, but . * Forel a . : at, while he was in the Government gers“ ~ say that since th dante he hae bean ihe Wee Be carried out his dates competently. subject of the closest investigation. I have and a eiertionsly i have given way no doubt that that is so. I have dealt sl once agat mF am willing to give iad with the point previously, namely, that 7% 9 Seeds ae _ if the Foreign Office is to keep on investi- Mr, Raymond Gower (Barry): Could ~~ gating people until it has sufficient the hon. and gallant Gentleman say ~~ evidence under the Official Sccrets Act whether he heard the name of Mr. Philby to prosecute. it may well be that all kinds af any time before he happened to read Of people will be able to get away with in an article in aa American Paper? 4 au Kinds of things, oe oat ~ Lleut-Cotone! Lipton: Yes, the name 2 | - . The -Minister of State’ for Forcign has been. the subject of comment for -.<<~ Affairs (Mr,. Anthony Nutting): As the Months and months past in this-country, aan | hon. and gallant Geatleman has based a The mame has been literally hawked ~ - { great deal of his case on the statement about. As a matter of fact, if the hos, |) that cestain statements appeared in the Gentleman takes the trouble, he will see -- American Press before the House of Com- that one paper, the “ Daily Sketch,” pub. => mons met on 2Sih October, can he con- lished a special interview with Mr. Philby, firm or deny that the statements from the which appeared, I think, in the issue of . -. American Press of 23rd October to which 3rd October last. It must not be sug- he has referred were based on disclosures fiss that the American article to which which had already been madz by the hon, I have referred, while it may be the Grst - and gallant Gentleman himself 10 news. mention in print possibly associating Mr, - + Papers in this country? Iwas myself in Philby with the third man, is necessaril the United States on 23rd Octobzr, and the first mention or discussion of his read Various Press reports which referred same in this country. operat to Mr. Philby, and these Press reports ~ jon | ve to! were based on allsgations made by the nore Foreign Secretary went gat Fw hon. and gallant Gentleman himself in Me Philby hog Feason to on ude that this country, 7 vs . Mr. Philby had at any time betrayed the : va dt tet sat zd: va interestf of this country, or identified him- Lieat.-Colonet Lipton: The very simple self with the so-called third man,. “if =< answer to that is this. While it is true indeed there was one.” Now we are en: that the name of an hon. Member is tering into the ficld of imagination, be- mentioned in this particular article, that cause I am not quite sure what the hon. Member is nat myself, and 1 do Foreign Secsetary meant whea be talked 5 not know-{HON. MEMBERS: “What is about the so-called third man,“ if indeed >. the date?”} ft is 23rd October, 1955; there was one.” Everything depends on “F227 fF? “that is the date of the article. According what the Foreign Secretary meant, of | "4589. Former Foreign Office “1 NOVEMBER 1958 Officials “Dissppearsnte “isha” $ to some articles in unspecified American what he intended to convey, whea he fead - Newspapers on unspecified dates, the right out the very carefully prepared section hon. Gentleman has suggested that I men- of the speech which he gave to the House tioned the name of Mr. Philby. If that is earlier today. Is he trying. of does he $0, I should be very pleased to examine wish, to suggest that of the three people these particular Periodicals, + At the to whom the field of suspicion bi moment, I personally have no knowled; ly je marrowed down by mid-April, 1951, Mr. whatever of any articles appearing in the Philby was not one? If so, will he please <:+z~ American Press to that effect, and, there- say $07 A Statement about that would fore, g aa not able to answer the sight help to clarify the position. 42 geenrg g¢ A entieman or make any withdraws I am very sorry that after considering pased upon the statement which be BS ye careful ast powrbly could the en ot cin EH 22 that 1 made of what the Foreign Secre? What I was in the course of saying was % said, 7 cannot depart from the terms s$hat the Foreign Secretary himself has the supplementary Question that 1 put uow