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4 London, July 16— Although t's been kept | - wader wreps, the aearch for the missing British ¥ diplomats is even mere intense today than the. i publicized bunt whieh was launched after they i _ disappeared CO >. 4 « When Donald MacLean and Guy Burgess Sed, ; * Britain of What seems now te have been only a | - jew moments’ arrangements, they left. behind j i not only all the elements of & serious cloak-and. : * dagger “mystery bot a grave political problem + for both the Labor, government aad the Conserve: ‘ ive opposition. « os) hate why the undercover search for ‘ne vanquished diplomats fs today: highly organized, *. bf Peat pocret ‘ahd reasonably thorough, “If these” ~" Ewerst' fear of politically asiata Engtlahoen’ ‘are e: oreo the mizing man bayg defected te. a dhe Russians, then the Foreign Office will be sab}. i r Joated te the moat enhittersd housecleaing dines: nthe advent of the Evaplrobatiding days: ' “di At the same time, the Conservatives would be: “able to de nothing. but stand by and suffer in ._Sienes, MacLean, as chief ef the American see “thon in theeForeign Office, and Burgess, an ex- - Second Serretary in the British Embassy in| . Washington, are beth topdrawer men. | eos . vor ree too. ° * OR me me oak se nig slag nS * They came grant the Gest families in Britain. « Their education, background and wealih always * Have heen regarded sure-fire resources. for ‘the i “gost highh successful diplomatic careers. They . cowepen't muturallzed Ihe Klaus Fachs, the atomic | -e * selentist tralter, ror Bruna Pontecervg, another - *’atomle energy expert, who get away and is aerye i Ing Moscow, %. jeaplte two guecessive Labor governments," 2 the Foreign Offits remains largely & stronghold ¢ t I ’ of tradition and conservatism. ven brass bound ; i ; Eenest Bevin refrained from pressing bis ideas on | " overhauling the diplomatic services, Political up | heavals or ne, the Forelgn Olace remains wan erosanet, ‘Until now, that ia." . : me Why should talk inferring that: Maclean and: “Burgess have gone over to the Russians continues: i among the more responsible peaple on both sideg + «Gf the House of Commins? f asked that question : . : rend was, tolg substantially that they feared what i is euphemisfieally known as Rance sce le OE es nn CEES cqedt Shier see < Feo we “2 poh Cee cane eC “DATED JUL 1 6 1988 5 BSE? opener ananenecaenmeatnn et DIVISTOR BY HN. Y. 201951 nin eh ¥ Pew ances Lede qpoet ounces B ane sawauae iva p Tisietes 2.208 eccre: ees er eee ee: fie, Mite i Tete. Neem .oevscs E. B Ry. Noses. woe man fl EE Semen aedxe average vane ee Seymour Freidin wa Willem Attwood | . Wren en ‘ me 6 ma : [a= ETN SA NOT RECORDED 133 SEF 18 195% DELETED COPi eo0° AR. Mine Bana Sel BY LETTER JUN 29 deye PER FOIA REQUEST AY ' . rs 4 ~ oy x rs 3 264