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(A CLEAN CLUES TO THE TIP-OFF MAN By CHAPMAN PINCHER ECURITY authorities are now satisfied that the Third Man-—the man who | Warned Burgess and } aclean to get out of | Hritain—was himself [a Communist agent, } not just a friend of he djplomats. i They think that he may still hold an important posi- tion in the Government Service, Since M15 set out to Identity thelr Third Man they have established two vital points :-— I In the éarty afternoen of May 25, 1951, @ few hours before the twe men disappeared, only a few top. officials in the Forelgn Office and M.1.5—probably fewer than 16 men—knew that Maclean was to be interrogated a5 & Spy suspect. ‘ So one af these few must ave!” warned the dinlomats, 2 Whoever passed the warning clearly knew that Burgess Was A SpY Working with Maclean. Agd that was not suspected by the Sepurity authorities at that thn ‘ it could have been known only someone who was also in the ¥ néelwork, RE: MacLEAN CASE * (Bufile 100~371;183)} DATLY, PRESS OCTOBER 25, 1955 LON DORE ENGLAND ™ rn ioe) ; ; : Merv Tolsan | Mr. Raartmay Bir. Nickols-~ Mfr. Beligiing 4 Nir. FH» I. : Afr, May * Bir. Paring Hr. Peeon | _ Br. ge. Neat} Suddenly— . is belief follows from ‘belaviour of the two men on day they one peered. MLI5 men be [mission had been given to them {oO interrogate him. He Was. expect. ing to have a quiet. week-end at home at Tatsfeld, Surrey, Tt was Burgess who learned Bm. that day. while Maclean was still lunching with frignds tn London, & fa hi ng the car in which the teo travelled to Southampton. ‘ e fook the car to Tatsfield aha: t two men left te catch e i@bo’clock boat to St. Mala. IS NOY on 55 a ee a tee ert, | . 1 CO Pe ry ea me UF LLTVER “ 2/8