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1. Thal several of the nye concerned in Londen ar Maclean disolayed grags Bicieroy, lack af judemer lack of a sense of urgency, and, in BOMLE fases, carelassneas ay ‘Chere was inadequate liaison me at high lovel beiween. groups af sMcidis condusting inquiries ip qifferent. capitals: Wrongly assessed anne non Cot aces maa anne ermine aber eacoaal oa ie t There was inadequate ar. ine fe affeelive Jigisan balween Bri- tinh ofganisations concerted wilh chasing Burgess and Madea: and the organisations of other cout tries, particularly ia. Europa. ef. On twa cecusions—when fhe! * case Hret came to the atlbn- Sob of the publie In. 196) aad rétenh weeks—mew in key pe tiffs Wiigiy sAsented ihe P Huieanee of facts bearing on scandal In one CASS PETHAYS Orie of. Mathy~erit APPERTS DEHAS IMPCKEARS : facts. were” not passed on ta &- ‘British deparkmenial ehief, sponsible for policy decisions, 5 At an important stage in Fe the Inguriries the. pol ssf “Bushiig dG“ the facies appears. to hare beat followed Mot $8) mach fo help ig expose the Come | mubist mecwork: as to shield per Cerne ned na tannnnannenantenitten bitte brent rr nic, Sats aa Me responsible posilidgs Git ¢ power ahd ineeriiity pel tie Comimonist spy area} sation in Britain and other coun ted im the West have bean gravely poderestimated, : Co Fidued from Page {vt a¥s die, T ogather, Bhag oio disshy tive ty homed iy dpe POSES bie Minne Wax aeuid LO Oe TOR PX PERS Tse, he souren al Diformalony says iter Pelrev had spokes, ive i ids Be hed given ware sent Siow tedegrag, * Newwapape he ass of ia -_ Rete 4a Dtiblished the tna-| iat foyvwelion appareniht idhy “be. E hoted it tania rhroupy ooh ye But Hi anete retis ie Chie TE. BET ively comets CULES Eo gt Hisntes wad. Maclean “his can SE Up on “and trap Burgebs | ‘thme too make his gelaway, : soa ate ee eXpense ? tte aelion ” fare db eould be deinved, to Dhe righ surt Of game owhen tt sing vii! int ATMA BON Lule sraduce Purgess agi Maclean le siavenientis from th Phe 30) Mk tds by the W rt lbat the: wale ities feet aga nS Maclear acd ‘ Amateur’ £ authority told mat "Ts 3 iiey that when the Commis, Tne the} syStem. of checking wp on Communist activity in’ Britain and the Western world wag ont dated aad ingompctent, * Although thera hare been improvements. since “then ois fats to say thatcrom the bewin- ning many of the vital decisions ‘regarding Burgess and Maclean were. amaleutish and quite; ineffective, “The White Paper self gives two glaring examples of what! ace deepened after the | may be called fhe syateur) “approach, Et arhniis ikhat seers. LL. g&tinmenis may Have been with. hetd from Macean im sich away that. he may have realised Ne was nihdar. Suspicion art thus had “Ties Im iself ig an exaica, otdingpy admission, Tt shout saul: with ihe . ahowite the extent to which J lean, Fhough under suspicion, waiched, ‘Thera Be alsa tie shitements which show that Hurgess may have had acshance ta Hp of his Comtntiat eomtacts that he wee under sespicion in Utne for those coniacig boo warn Moseow that the! British Services were soak ta} SWoOT, * Pecheps even more renigric- Rie ois fine Nate Ehrown ost ¥ariqds. Tiakton “nethods by what Happened when Petrov, the former Soviet. seeret agent. fe vealed during the official inquier in Australia what be know of the Hurvess Bid Maclean afah, "Te mow seems’ clear thak the IRIPOFLATnKe: OF Petrov’s Sta benits. WAS shot immed} igtely uxidersgcad, Yhe raports sent back fo flan. don nthe: Ha. of the Maciead and Burabas inguiriss-—sopear to fhave been} skimpy. “ Rete Also appear to have: : ‘of Petrevat dre cagatry 34) Ce deface} We thal. the Petras: tad fainter Meat eal for ag tas shores | Bren paaple pis aiiair Leg [nid puble she holds gies “2, wit Prat revelailans gene te Loniiot vegas § Wie NEMgNY My be “But Hods ssfwumding’ tea any. oRSe tha have Debween! tO. xie: i wD Spe Cee Gants Batali : sdheiant ay “alt aust the Continent BOOMS Naisass prec yah, the te CA‘ ELESSNE S$, fa Hae Burgess one Maclean | * were shadowed ated Eavasly traded : Final cards EBS they. Headed eastwards: i Ig no dosbt the Aut ¥} “One may wenger eee Rony rmatiog gop to Leadon even. | Rbssia, will p Bey Lie tral ne there is 1. a bs - BMe oR al ay LeaE.”