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Cambridge Five Spy Ring — Part 13

86 pages · May 09, 2026 · Broad topic: Intelligence Operations · Topic: Cambridge Five Spy Ring · 86 pages OCR'd
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TnsuMele: e ener wane | appointed 1 few *'* “On May 25 the then'Se ecretary ) obta anh to Morn & definite’: DS , lean wig a the United | rOf State, Mr. Herbert Morrison, °" conclusion: or, to Warrant, prose-" Hime men, be eved to Kingdom bwaiting oe a goment sanctioned = proposal ta Wag MHOD, ha een Re sen a And nnd Burgess, foots a taxi niente: American Department’ ‘S.security ¢ suthorities hould -| pentaclean’s © s absence’ “aia ‘ :|teute 18 pin. trate os Ripening oC "the Forel ign Office. ae has 5 fuestion Maclean, - = to the author | more was Seog cof ‘of themecrne? ory sisters sesensssnonsaanenieens af seching this decision” {hh tes" until the Orn of Manes: | 5} “t d ‘a cat 2 ae borne in mind that.’ i oS ebeigs The -Forekn 3 Since (e ‘the tsappapianc F - Leak kage” i ies fs Oe pice guestioniie might ‘pro... ce als regularly” open. r various communications’ ne OF spiteterneteentensomepid Abe no pression or i oluntary; “| normat buaiaess on Saturday oe" -Linerabets of he Familie Oe - Statement from clean ‘suf. ‘8: tog : apn al wr i ,nows-cleary that! ~ ong to support a prosecution, eatery time’ , eas) Ea de “pune: 7. 1951, ‘telegrams’ ogten-; they’ wers: ght serve onl aler “tnd Of. ax. : mun jeation. with ech £7 him'iand to fo reveal ine nature” fy. pe a eae from.” jas ington: in eh ie! him AEA Bae sent. Sieve : | communtonve earlier ybee bes n that st aod ne Ye ; ‘Lenmanentnetd £ A fiTheir’ relations were, however, ments leave: the’ country, - Pa N accordance with this " n@ver’ such: ‘88,0 cause remark, ee "rai power rons have 4 der! Pract tee: ‘Maclean *' ; “x fn January 1oag 0 egal power te stop kt ee Applied”? fore ands: ly ‘ . i Ty 2049 the security pettperefore, Fae. © n obtained, : teave. to be absent ig ste tern Main, the. ve thing. ab 0 that certain Foreign’ ‘Ofte, | (Be: rae 6 interview*and “on the morning 78. Suara: eg femlly all wes were a aa vant dese sake he aeolriey Authorities } pared 7 May addressed to Mrs, Maclean bras ‘ . ag fu tepared | His been; th refore, cagsed |! ; similar, - expressing - re rel for, as was humans Posslotey oe “ Fe. remark until ones following’ ‘esl unexpected a nd Bt horities ‘Tacelyed a B Ske y ay morning... when | he L, 8 algned “ Donald.” ep wae ct tailed to appear a4 ihe Fortign |. pone telegram : i* Searched’ ee 6 Oeg, Burgess wes on lave J-: ‘despatched in’ "Parls on” the: epeaee wena terete oe enunton zo: : Pteeriaras of “Sune te Soren ts re 2:85 once reported (to 7} ed bt were elso anxious ©} Immediately the. Aight was ‘[ the’ dectity authorities,” but. it” enquiries werg that Maclean's house \, known all possible Action was | was impossible to Identify ‘the ee by the security ay thorie ; wk ; : or eTsons wi ties.,and tha feld of, pyc should be "searched, and:fhis-fand “the French and other Banded the nin nas ‘pas a had baen wort ¢ ne additional reason ‘for i; Continental security. authorities ‘The original telegraph” ‘forms © to dele aying roposed - inter. “were asked to trace the where.’ showed, however, that the mes Sy view until nid. une when Mrs,’ ‘ pessitt ‘of the pusitives sud if (sages had been written ‘dn a: fay bossibie to intere t them,~ ‘hand which was Clearly not: ees from: ramet tbected to be" Away . All r British Consulates * ‘In ip: Maclean's, The character of, th hom a yhey 8Te iy ‘stern Europe were ‘alerted if. ndwriting. and “some! Bet, t is now ‘clear.that { “band speclains orts” were Made,.; Hing. sug, ggested { that” oth, og tne precautions: taken s by e Ate discover * whether thes ne legrams: h been! Bille Dy: * Y ese Maclean must a e. 7 tives “had” crossed” the: enh, forelgner, ~<;: Phe gia Pace peor oe ware, at“some t! a ; frontiers on May 26 or 47, “4 On -Juné 7,-1951, a tel ram * before “hig ADDCErANce, "| AS & result af these and. other”: Wes recely. Lay r Mrs. « fe Was under Investigation, 4 enquiries it was established that [FAS Fevelved in mon by. a Lak one explanation may be that’ {Maclean ang Burgess together left ‘Tatatial by (car for Southampton in the late even-. leg of Friday May’ 25, arri d. ton at midniggt. -‘Ciught the ss. Falalse. fo st. Blo." and Misembarked ‘at : 145. the follow a fearing sufjtcases and. olor hing on board.’ Wee cone
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