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Cambridge Five Spy Ring — Part 20
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Washington, Feb. 13.—-A full dress probe of charges |
that Korean war secrets were leaked through the British
combine of Burgess-Maclean
Internal Security subcommittee.
It is expected that the dealings
will be aired in the current series,
of open hearings on Communist
espionage and infiltvation which
the committee started last week
and will resumé Feb, 21.
Fresh impetus was given to the
Burgess-Maclean leaks by the
strong indications last week by
Gen, MacArthur that the Red
Chinese invaded Korea only after
petting advance tips that his
ands would he tied in retaliation.
The committee has been nib-
bling at the leakage of war and
diplomatic policy plans — since
1951, In September, 1954, Gen.
James Van Fleet, former Korean
commander, testified flatly that
Chinese Communists were
given assurances from an em-
bassv in Peiping that the U. 8.
would not attack north of the
Yalu River.
In October, 1955, Tue News
was informed today, Chairman
James Eastland (00-Miss.} of the
investigating “rotip wrote Secre-
tary of State Dulles asking fer
detailed answer to 15 specific |
questions, ervntered around the |
Burgess-Macleun operation. |
. Dulles, has not vet rveplicd ta!
the Fastland reg test, eee |
iby former British diplomats Guy |
is under way in the Senate
urgess and Donald_. Maclean
that they had never been Soviet
spies,
The government also rejected
as propaganda Burgess’ claim
that he had ben “associated with
the Secret Segvice” and MI-5
counterintelligence.
Maclean, head of the Foreigry,
Office American Section, and
Burgess, second sceretary at thd}
Washington embassy, disappeared]
in 1952 and kept silent until their
Moscow appearance Saturday.
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