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MRS, MACLEAN, +- Why was she lowed. to yanish' from Genevp with her three children on September 11, 1953-—or even to £0 fran Britain toa Geneva ? a en Tel "FREE AGENT Ce eed She complained of “embarrass- ment” caused by the Press in Britain, and said she wished to educate her children in Geneva. “There was no question ‘of preventing her from waving the United Kingdom,” says the White Paper, “Mrs, Maclean fan Ameri- can citizen] was a free agent. “The sutharities had no jegal means of detaining her in the United Kingdom, Any form of * surveillance anroad would have Peete — been unwarranted,” THE OFFICIAL SILENCE— Counter-espionage depends for its success upon the maximum secr ecy Of its methods, the White naper conéludes. “ Nor is it desir. ble at any moment to Jet the ot ther side know how much has been discovered, “These considerations. still apply Pand miltst be the hasie orilerién for judging whar should or shad not be pul lished.” ‘STORY THE | WHITE PAPE! [Socialists to to ask fpr inquiry| By GEOFF &) OCIALIST leaders have e- cided to press for an inquiry lito present Foreign Office work ings—despite the fact that the “stables” left by the Atilee Governmen} were cleaned up by Sir Anthony Eden: ° . The Government are expected 1o refuse even a private inquiry, Tf so. the Opposition may be forced to table a censure motion in & matter on which they are * On unsure ground, Mr. Herbert. Morrison, their Deputy Leader, was pressing for | B® probe last night after the” sensational disélosures. of the Burgess-Maclean White Paper, Leakages had been suspected — wo: years before Mr, Morrison became Foreign Secretary, After the horses had belted he ordered & fecret inquiry into securi thecks. n the basis of its findings, Sly Anthony, his successor. peb- sorplly supervised a shake-up é@f EY WAKEFORD Which the beneficial effects ae feit today, Mr. Morrison is therefore de. manding another probe. He said last night that ‘this did. not necessarily mean an inguiry into the Secret Service, but inta the workings of the Foreign Office itself. With it he coupled the sugges- gion that it, should take into account the “heavy load” borne by the Foreign Secretary. Shortly before “the white Paper was issued last night the Government made it known that they are ready far a show- down. in the Commons when Parliament returns on October 23. This is undoubtedly a chatlenge. ‘ A debate is made inevitable bya remark by Mr, Heptor McNeil, who was Ministeg of State under the late Mr. Ernest Bevin up to 15 months before Burgess and Maclean fled. DOES NOT TELL. Inefficiency -Garelessness Lack ight by an authorit of | Uu rgency By WALTER FARR N inside story of the Burgess and Maclean scandal—the stery which has not been told in the White Paper — was given me labt - who was in close tough ith the case from the beginning. é tions = made these ~allega i” During | the BBO “any ‘auts- programme last. night tions ?? Mr. spies: MeNeil said of the two "Mark you, I don't knew what Facilities these people dad. They do not seem, from What to have been very we know, effective spies, although}! we ee gee liere Are no mote of them ten