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* O-19 (7-8-53) a NOE-SO STRANGE * ILE revelation that Donald MacLean : and | Guy Burgess. were active spies fer” Soviet Rugsia during most of their carecrs in the British Foreign Office comes har dly as a surprise, Indeed, it had heen widely assumed ever since their disappearance in 1951 ihat these twe personaly disreputable charac- ters had been doing just that. Neither had made any secret of his pro-communist, or extremely left-wing views. The grating facts are that— @ the Britis government let both of these men stay on the job while they were elill under suspiciah, even passively de- fended them after they defected, @ Roth had access to secret material hich the United States shared with Dr itstin. T le EB oadseye OAveapyaias periezieis BUYS rian der Peiniea hn GRATE Bea Minister Atilee wag in power at the time the two diplomats disappeared. Tlerbert Morrison was head of the Foreign Office. Both were pressed repeatedly in Commens fer some explanation or official theory as to tle strange disappearance of MacLean and Buryess. The both must have known sonething of the cireumstanees, all replies were ev ASIVE, Pri rime Minister Attlee insisted H “would not he in the publie interest” to make a full report of the case. And Mr. Morrison ufged frterrog@ators. te withheld Judgment until all the facts are known.” Ti was pointed out that Mr. Burgess entered the Foreign Office ata time w “hen Russin was an avowed ally. fad there been any subsequent check on the fan, Mr. Morrison was asked, now that Russia had hecume a cold-war enemy? The Fer- elon: Seeretary replied he was aware of no such. cheek and, bridling at the query, he went on ia say that “test of suitabilily” for the Foreign. Office in his mind did not depend on “whont we are in alliance with trsiib whom wwe are at war? ——— Neither was there any “evidence,” the Laan a vow - SENT DIRECTOR hg OT F aT MES FECORDE oa 126 OCT 12 :355 nae ane Mr. Tolson —_ Mr. Boardman Mr. Nichols —_--__. "Mr. Belmont Mr-> Harbo Mr. Mohr Mr. Parsons Mr. Rosen Mr.. Tamm ———H—___. Mr. Sizoo . Winterrowd Tele. Room Mr.. Hollonran Miss Gandy Wash, Post and ——— Times Herald Wash. News ae Wash. Star N. Y. Herald Tribune N.Y. Mirror Daily Worker The Worker New Leader Date SEP 2.0 1955 _ (co