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Cambridge Five Spy Ring — Part 9

51 pages · May 09, 2026 · Broad topic: Intelligence Operations · Topic: Cambridge Five Spy Ring · 51 pages OCR'd
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5 reed alae ne doen WE ie + ae ecealnlene ena naman anne eer ere “latter ‘carelés ss” BAILY RERALS- Beet, 24 1895 CONTINUED FRO) PAGE TWO then. Minister of State, Hector McNeil, and in the Far Bastern Department of the Farsiga Ofice. ; In August, 1050, he was trans~ ferred. io Washington as « Second Secratary, Eatly he 2950. the sccurity wihorities. Informed the For gn ONRre that ia bale 1949 while on holiday abvoad urges hed been gulliy af dndlsereet t&k about. secret. maticrs of which he Rad official knowledge, For this he was acverely repei- manded, ARATE * “ARs Torun - bis co the 2 Fe BP parmiment . Wa 2g fy WAS AAtisiaclory: in Waraceon, however. ht work aril pehavi sour Gave: Fike to comple in: "The Air paesadory eparted that Mis work Shad been ungatighae tory in that He locked thoreum mess gad balance in. roufine satiers, Fecha woes. fo the un foodur- able uoti é of he. Bepertevent of State proause of His reckless érining aad Oe ree’ vat €o, for carebsoncay} Sdenial napers #hieite ded. He was. recaii@ to Lendon j- early Mas, ifhtfand was askea. Lé reprimands: nn leasing ea: - yesign frost the Forvign view, Cpnsida ation Waa being giver fo fhe slups that would be tak # event of hig refusing Tih was at Wile pole tbe isappeared. Fe Fnvestigations into Burgess’ past have since ehown that he, like Marlean, went trough a pertiod of Communist Jeanhigs while at Cambridge and that he, too. on ieaving the university, ouiwardly ramaunced Nia views. Hols new thar thal thes were in communication with cach eather afler the return of Bure ess from. Washington tn 19S) sil fhey may have been . in suck feoinnunieation earlier, fir Erketions wees, | Keneever, aed FoaL owe CUS eugionces recel-ad oa regor th@t cersain. Fosvien @ifice in gaym. Rad: Jenked a3 f sain 1 4, She securiue he Rem R Nine ari ib was. at time impossitie to attribute the Teak te any: parlicalar ime dividual, 4 Highly secret nul widespread and Briéiracted cenaquirir wee Begun he Whe seouriiyoan chorikies and the Nett al auspidisn had been. narrowed by mid-April, TS51, $0 bwo-ar three persons. By the becinning of May, Martean had cums to be. re gugited ag the principal suspagt, | ere was, however, even pit thd. time, ne legaly admisshte eyaience te support & proses Acts, under the Official Sear seater sce AANA ANT wor he fepork gar ‘sunted te Hither ” yArvrangements were made ta sure that information of 1m we should not come inte ards. In the meantime the secuhity aubhorities actehged ta imvesti- gate his activities and contacts ia Obbkin. information which could be used as evidence ina prasesution. On May 23 die then Seerelary of Stale Br. Herberl Mart isa, sanctioned & proposal that the stturity authorities; should Question Macltan.: Possible tip-off men quizzed In reaching this decision. it had to be borne bn mind. boat sack questioning Sught prodgce ny srntessian oF yehivary an S 82 urs Roo PS NEA ge ak might only serve to alors In that. event, be would ‘have been free Lo make arrange: ants te isave the country ang the - auihorities would have hdd no jegal pewer fo stap him, ‘Evers thing theretore. depended: on Wie interview, and« ive aacurily authorities were ar cicus to be as fully prepared mi PS horts o¥ possible. ‘uo Were also anatoue that Macstean’s bowser at Tit fed, i, #hogld be sear nid ESOT hs C WAS expected io be awe, ig now clear thal ins of ihe precautions taken by aumiorities. Mackzan must have hecome aware, at sore thie bey Na ere ese
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