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Cambridge Five Spy Ring — Part 3

135 pages · May 09, 2026 · Broad topic: Intelligence Operations · Topic: Cambridge Five Spy Ring · 131 pages OCR'd
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Ny <q: pragieewein, Fico stoted that according to the “family grapevine", DONALD MLC LEAN, is e homosexucl and @MRMMMP believes that this knowledge is a fector in the femily difficulty following the nervous break- down of DONALD MAc LAN in Cairo, Egypt in about 1949. r 2D mM. described DONALD M.c LEAN as an intelligent, level-thinking and hard-working career man who was far ahead of men his own age in the British Forcign Service. He said thet he first met DON/LD in about 1945 in New York City Gn: sdvised that M.C IEiN never exhibited any Communist sympathies, but added that MLC LEAN did hoid "libcral" views. He said when discussing Communism, MAC LEAN spoke with carc and deliberation and with no enthusiasms. (@ He said he has wt seen MAC LEAN since 1948, following MAC LEAN'S return to London and his appointment in Coiro, Egypt. SQM declared that the family claims that the ncrvous breakdown of MAC LEAN had been brought on by climetc in Egypt and also that MAC LEAN'S "liberal" viewpoints resulted in conflicts within himself in carrying out instructions regarding his work in Egypte a mir, could not recall any names of acquaintances of DONALD M.\C LEAN'S and he snid he recolled no pattern in MAC LEAN'S visits tc New York City from Washington, DeCe He did recall that MAC LEAN arranged entrance into the United States for s family housekecper from London in about 196. He did not know the namo or whereabouts of this family housckeeper, but he believed that she returned to London with the MAC LEANS in 1948. (@ ae 9 ho if 4 ; ? r=
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