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wwinahis column yesterday, newspapers as the New York he said thi Washington Star, “The Soviets play their shess game well. Undoubtedly, they are being guided by Donald diplomat. “Maclean, alter serving a long ‘ime at the British Embassy in Washington, was assigned to take charge of _ the ali - important American Desk’ in the London “oreign Office through which all vonfidential cables flowed dally. “When he disappeared behind the Iron Curtain the then Secre- tary of State, Mr, Dean Achesoi, exciaimed . ‘My God, he knew everything !' “What Maclean knows basically 3s the weakness and vulnerability at the allied position on the aiplomatic side. narticularly ube ‘ituation in Briain where a aedge has been successfully driven jJerween the Washington and London viewpoints.” Atlantic call From the Daily Express News \nalysis Bureau in London I wed Mr. Lawrence in Washing- m. and over the Transatlantic ‘elephone invited him to expan 1g Yiews, Mr. Lawrence said: “The publication of Presidén’ Eisen- in Pravda—an nels hower’s spec unusual departure and & clever | one—indicales that an Anglo Saxon mind is in Moscow advising on propaganda. “That would be someone who cnew that the publication of the neech would appeal to Western ations of ‘fair play —norlons vh.ch Russia hes hitherto gnared,” Mr. Lawrence Was asked hether he thought any other fampies of recent Russian propa- nda could be linked with a fosterner's advice. ame Maclean, the British ‘Russians have been exchanging , —— L "_ mattered most in the world was in such, £1,000 REW me RENEWED TODAY UTA risoners and talking about send- as DIPLOMATS . ng. prisoners back. they havel ) £1,000 REWARD which appeared in suc Herald Tribune Sentiment “Yes.” he said, “ever since the: renlised how sentimental we are about the return of a few people EU AN ete ae who have been sick and wounded. | ays “That is another example of} how they have suddenly seen our vuingrabilities on the propaganda side.” Mr. Lawrence was asked: “ Why" do you suspect Donald Maclean at work in Moscow rather than Guy * Burgess ?" He replied : “ Maciean was head of the American Desk in the| ¢ Office and would British Foreign how the understand exactly Western mind reacts. “He would know more about our diplomatic relations than anyone else. “Every recent move the! Russians have made js the kind of move an Angto-Saxon would make if he were sitting in Moscow,” Pointers I then tumed to earlier reports which could bear out Mr. Lawrence's View -— —the Daily Express -offer, dune 30, 1951. —oxarp MACLEAN and Guy Burgess landed [rom @ Chanuel steamer at St. Malo on May 26, 1951, They look a taxi jo Kennes, a town in Brittauy—and vanished. month later the Daily Express offered £1,000 reward. It was in these terms :-— “The Daily Express offers a reward af £1.00) for informa- tion that will establish the A 4 Last December came a_report} whereabouts of the disappear- i that Matiean and Burgess: ing diplomats Donald = Duart were working in Moscow on an Maclean and Guy Francis de \English - language propaganda | Moncy Burgess. ‘magazine called News. “This reward will be paid to any ‘\y Then came a report that the person who sends to the Daily “diplomats were preparing Express definite evidence that propaganda leaflets for dropping wilt lead to the solution of the most puzzling mystery in recent the allied lines in Korea. years. behin 3 Mr. Cxril Conk of “AU such information WL be Missing Diplomats": "One day, carefully sifted and assed on . Z orities— Missing De end of 1950 Donald|| Mase" Sey et epeei invited me to luncheon and ona ; M15. Scotland eign Special at length about the war in Korea.|| golice—tor investigation” “His argument was that whalilyy the light of all the dis- \turbing reports of the people. The, Koreans were people. . . . It was essentia at veriti j jail costs 'o stop ihe war and ge activities of he Heer diplomats, them esjablished as people . - Express renews that reward | 0 offer today: