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Suspicions fallen on to abroad ghoany time, dy sone * q * poustries 10 doubt Maclean Wo } : wouki pave been arrested. first ; ; i arn questioned aferwards, Ber 1 passing the Swish Ausirian frontier tar. night, and arrhvbig at Schwarrach Bt. Yet ta the Amrrican Zone of Ausitin af. appromimately 15 on thé morting af Septenmber 12. Further evidence, tehevert to be rellaite, shows that ane was mit at the stalion by an un known man driving a car War ite Ausvian pumberplates, She could not. be stopped Mh Pee See ae re =. Thr feet gyemenic at - AMTRCE MFC wceea Te this car Rave not een irpecd. Mt igs probable. ial ib took, Mrs. Macigan. and de ehiidren fram Sehwarzach St Vex. to naulghbouring terctary in Rugs. Binn gerupalion. whence she piigesded on her journey to join her hugiand, 2 There Was no quesiion af pre yenqiog Mra Maclean front as ing fie Uniisd Kingdom to fo ive in Sulteorlana. APuGuER “Shé- was under ne Obliiation to report ner move- “Penis, ste had been regulariy in WUC wiLh the security authori- ties, ‘and had informed them that she wished i make her hame in Switzerland. She gave two good reasons, firstiv tat she wished to ayoid the personal esmbaroassnent to which she bad been. subjected by the Press. by the United King dain, and secondly, Pat she Wished lo. cducate her children in the inferpallonal eachool in Geneva, Berare she left for Geneva, the gesuriivyoanthoriiies made arransmmenia with ner whereby She ovas to keep in Louch. with the British anthoritics in Berne and Creneva in case she should reecived any further news fromm Her Rusband or require advice of Saslslance, “The avihpritivs Nad nt tern a ae ees pe a ace ee Stes. sing was a free arent. means offtclaming ber in the Unites? Kingdom. Any form of sSurvellanee abraad would have bees winwarranted, In view of the suspicions hele against Maclean and af the can+ spiratorint manner-of his fight 3} was assumed, Haugh If cauld notibe proved, thal his destinga- Hote ana that-of his companion just have been ihe Soviel Union, NM. Vladimir Petroy, she former Third Secretary of the Soviet Embassy in Canberra whe sought politica! asylucn. on. April 3, 1864, hes provided confirms- Petroy states that both Mac- iwan and Burgras were recruited as gplex for the Soviet Govern ment while shidents atthe uni- versity, with the intention that they ahould earry Gut their espionage tagks in “ihe Foreign Qfhee, and that in 1051, oy - means inknown tf him, one or other of the bwo men became erent that their activilies wers under investigation, =e ee Be ee imey May have ‘flown out Petray has the ingpressian that the escagee " Yoie facluded Cacchesdovakla. & had i im volved an -aetoplage Aight tate thar country. tinan thelr arrival in Rissha. RMacican ard Burgess Hved penr Mancow. ; They were used ag advisers be the Ministry of Fortin Adelina and other Soviet agencies. Two points call far ootument: FIRST, ew Maclean and Burgess remained in the Foreign Service for sa jong; and SECOND, why they were able i FeL AWay. When these feo men were given their appointments nothy fag wad om record about einer tw show thar he was unanitatle for the public service. Sceurity checks tightened 2 * iid bdahcheil babe Burecss was recalled teat Washmgton I A951 and was kor 4 FOSIRRS ee wWRE ‘On sharily before fiantvan disapprarcd thas aericus suspicion of Bis reliahihty was avaused. and tn this counicy no-arrest can be made without adequate evi- denon, at ihe time there was inawiicient evidence: AS a result Gf tls. cage, in duly, 188t, the than Becretary of Bate, Mr..Herbert Morrison, set up. & committee of inquiry to oonsider Fre geturily cheeks applied to menibers af tke Forcign Service. Take existing regulations and practices af Hie Foraign Serupoe in regard to any mauiers having a bearing on accurity, ond fo report whether any allerd« Hows were calied for, The commities geporied in Movember, 1364. 1. 1 pemom- mended, ainong wher Uags, & inere extensive security check om Pereign Service officers ihan hed unéil then bees Une practice, This was immediately put inte effect and sinte 3952 searching inquire: have. beon cmiade ints the antecedimis and assotiate of all those senanying ar apnily- ing for postions in the. Foret Offer involang highy sect defecation. The Farcign Secretary of ¢ day agproved the action fe quired. All cannot -. be told A gimat deal of ariticiin bas Bern. ditected. towards the retix esnee of Ministeris] replies on these matters, an atiilude which it was allemed wold not bare been changed hed seat been for ine Peiray revaiaticia. Hanpiohage is carried aut tn secret, Oourler.-. espionage equally dipends for its suceess + ppon the maximum secregy AF dig: rretivods. ; Wor ie i desirable atf any morent ia jel the oblten side know Row much hes becg dis- covered af RUCK ab what have been used to discevar if aetive Inguirics wets set Oa fool, ; ‘The samand question b haw a Maclean and Burgess made good their escape tram this country when jhe securky aubhorities wers on their track. The wrteh on Maclean made @uenit by the nas ensure Phat ohe did net be Pe, aeooween i oad