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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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shea Rheee ARAN ed ee on atta ets pase. ail » £ in the early days ot tine ei oF . 4 ‘wir T waa one & group . ,Cgmmunists who were rs ' . “Bg the Britiah ‘eng intey of Brg: wea while viniting Of Tig. Pentonville and ter on L bet ‘ “Tak he Gont 4 iste-of Man? o Ba * man whowlaimed ta have been a 1. the cpame FoI wanted to a therm ov ; toe Sovies Government,” * FIRST IDEA * nN J, as Commen iss x j . é Le ce ‘YY fet Ee Particular there were five’ se aidan Livinoy.* a special sublacts om which they: : reported to Mascow in the pear. SANDY. “stalin ‘onet d@vuly. the conventional Con Risk doctrinatre who believe wee alk Western intellectuals wed s pt and completely tnivaat:< worthy, sepecially in matiers at. esplonage. ” This clash of onintons joaide the Kremlin itself, sald. Mr. Pentonville. crested. many dif. cullies.at diferent times for the man in charge of the British eid of the. Red jatell {TERR _, Ealerprises Sey DANGEROUS: | t wes this man whe shersd { as fgommenh WHR Mr. Penton Ville in Britain is 1940, 7 ” His name,” said ir. Fenjou ville. © was Ludwig Breyad. & “In that asme group wae the | Oe . agent who originally &: ; contacted not aniy Burgess and | ¥ Maclean but # number of ether “British paotle whom I soe’ and wou | over 35 aera agenia tor . ‘The first: idea of “aphltrat. ° sing Yanks of British « ; {indesectns § anid fading recruits - # ot London and raisa-in Paris \ When Maclean we went: te work vat ht inis singe. said Me. Penton. ¢ . Hie, Burgess and apy a Were “yreyer asked to supply any. tn- Tormation. of & mi tary Haire, : i but thele: help: waa sought to keep the Kremlin informed on “the political and economical « ben of & ihe Britian ¢ Governe ¢ : ed 809.0 Jean 8 ie kag en Raclean gnc, oy arp ed heir nacedaary. Inlegl- nce Hopetacts for them, bo! a “se a aie inten plod: istovesrinsidet the British. Ie eramens ty ales ae terms. : The alte td intentions of. : Duteke Riles hese ot pene: OUTAES sof e ston towards ‘ue Ubraing 9°. oe 3. 2" Baelfiat- tendencies * di, ‘age tbe jPosialist” ang Liberal Vea eplenal ‘divitions bebe: Bs | members of ae an mongealth ny Thes i apeend: hore "ati Atberioanigm among membeys | of the British Club Services ant - ita British public opinion. y Bald Mr. Pentonville: an ; these MMeag were dynamite at |. * the dine, of course, abd Maclean ‘and Surgesy. and the other . r tiembers of prominent British . = famdlies who were recruited. by. Fretnd did a great deal by their . Syideten-German Jewish: _ SDI, Who, waa bors in, 1904-in Salone or iB conte, he fee >Re ehenberg., (He wag: at. ane ; tain was preparing fo make &- = i time edilor of the German-lan- ge Wage Comeunkey weekby fe €. ole Folina by Brague. 373 “Freund was a priluaht—and | Vaated as fe MWR Ag BG j Ardent young MNBL: he ad stirs: seadied, coninertial ¢iawgin Berlin and’ in i8%¢ and © a8 SOROS st -Lomdien He spoke simon . lish. fver Deine: ‘briefed on’ on. by ao agent.at cay v TR . Briain Wo the early "urth Ostenssly to atiend tectures ford ¢: sud -.: ridge i | Wniversttiens ati Mas DIR. % i ‘e bee eund wert bade «). 52 ed: “ts q.caecret deal with ine Nazis and - ig ie Abad aeriquaiy. intend to Bght - €- Binet tt a this belief ta 4 Moscow. thet largely influenced ial the Kremlin to sitn ihe fatal » Tage pik Ribbentron in August, | a Burgess ond Maclean and the y, ther members of Freund's net} wokk. sald my, iefermant. weaver + yacbived: any: “peal. training SNES wor, were ne acted: to Communist Pa igiine.” and). this: “‘becs serustomed. pment: BENE et »} Rremin be) “Beek RS Pieter a ah St Fe RRR ce a race een y Moscow. tine SSietat ost pula “nee by she, tro diplomats” “greativ increased ‘Bess, gud pow for the drat ime : Moxtew ablotted to then Snaws- 1 cial payments, Freund wes ordered by the tum? in 1 Bristle gione with Keri rei. a former director of the ‘ Comintern's Sritish section in Both men were released from ‘Internment after Rusgia’y entry i in‘a fhe WET, Bas ib Wax eRsy . : for Burress mainta’ ‘ tactwilh them, a eR, . UA one period during the _ BEY, SL omy informant. he ; Was 8 frequent visiter to “he. * h@adquarters af the ¢ Sigvax, Government at $2, Pri yee Gate London, §.v.4, = the same time he Rept ns te Poles. Yugoslaws, hen * Rumanians ie Wart a ita oR with the ndon. F Said “Mr Pentonville: rane : _ Rgew at that tine that. Bh spying on behalf of re “Rrem! G On Such Men-al Miko Majzevk, of Poland, Benes, of | Grachostevakia, King Pater af.) “Fugosiavig, and Dr. Tiles. of Femante, ani and finer Hustrious tages ni Lendan. 4 teh wondered, British poccurity ; urgess’ ta cont! aus work for the Saviets su o eal. “BOG most af us thought that he dest be @ jfoghte agent WORE. ane also “for ihe: ‘Bp Aniel- Higenee. es ¢ vs Fi Even ao. t peemed” te ROY = Df the respansible people of the ; . Central Rurapean aed Bester’ Vernmente that Burges pas e; nek, Security risk Tor ete 8 eave. ihe Impression of. fe az @ homosexual: a dep raged: anf utterly unreliable man,” t Pentonville then adted “345 w Services by ’ their useful- } | * om weet =e, Se. . os +
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