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recurrence of the Burgess-Mac- lean spying case. Sir Anthony told the House of Commons Jast night the foreign office has adopted “correct and careful security measures” for the future. But he added his government would Mke the bi- partisan conference to explore | ‘whether any precau- further re a ltions can properly be taken to lreduce the risk of treachery.” He suggested that the confer- ‘ence be composed of privy coun- ‘elllors representing both his Con- ‘servative Party and the opposi- tion Laborites. The privy coun- -eil consists of national leaders whose normal duty is to advise the queen. ' The searching examination of security measures resulted from the activities of Maclean and Burgess. At the time he disappeared, Maclean headed the Foreign Of- fice’s American Department. He. Channel and disappeared. Butiwas then suspected of disloyalty, Mr, Macmillan made no accusa-,but had not been removed from {lon against Philby. He said: his post. Burgess, who had been “No evidence has been found/@ttached to the British Embassy ‘in Washington, was on home that whe was responsible for'lleave for discipiing. warning Burgess and Maclean."| yy 7957 Maclean's American- ; HAROLD PHILBY + Calls Accusations “Gossip” —AP Wirepboto via radio. .| Col. Lipton said he felt “3us-lpoen wife, the former Melinda; tified in not making a with-;Dunbar of Chicago, and their; drawal (of his remark) at the;three children disappeared in present time." | Switzerland and apparently Piime Minister Eden last night/joined him, proppsed a bipartisan confer-| ernca of eminent Britons | stud¥ ways of preventing any Fee he mute a tae . - t , Voter me Cael mage ee Soe oe thony, a Foreign Office veteran and twice foreign minister, gold Commons: “This has been a sad day for the Foreign Service because fhe reputation of the Foreign Ser¥ice| is part of our national reputa- tion.” But he insisted that up to the: tins DB time Burgess and Maclean | skipped the country, investiga- tions by security officers had, failed to turn up evidence of; treachery which would have’ justified the arrest’ of either man. “Are we to abandon the prin- ciple that a man is presumed innocent until he is proved guilty?” the Prime Minleter asked, He contidued: “Worst of all, are we to make an exception for political of-| ltenses?” “The last thing I would wish to see in this country is security services having the power to do some things which some of our friends in the press do not seem to realize would flaw from what they advocate. “I want to make one thing ‘clear before I sit down. I wquld never be willing to be Prime \Mintster of a government wifich iasked = these powers of fhe House.” / British newspapers grumbled/ today because the speeches by Sir Anthony and Mr. MacMilian Burgess and MacLean that were under investigation. Referring to the criticism of/did not dispel the mystery of a/MacMillan said a search for the way the Burgess-Maclean | ‘third man” in the foreign serv-|possible third man is afill case has been handled, Sir An-iice who may have tipped off'ceeding. Se hal rok saat vee