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Cambridge Five Spy Ring — Part 21

25 pages · May 09, 2026 · Document date: Apr 24, 1962 · Broad topic: Intelligence Operations · Topic: Cambridge Five Spy Ring · 25 pages OCR'd
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> THE DONALD MACLEAN , : From ROSS MARK | | i MOSCOW, Monday. : TIDE of excitement died : . in the British Embassy i tonight when. it turned out ~ that Donald McLean was not Danal Maclean. Ou Friday night the embassy : was abu, with news that f Yonald Maclean was seeking : permission lo visit Britam. Everyone thought it must be Oo” the Maciean, the British xi diplomat who in 1952 chose, me with Guy Burgess, to live in Russia iather than the West.+ a 9 Messages flew to the Foreign Office in London. But tonight all was anti- climax. It was found that the ca McLean (without an “a") was “an Australian who had been living in the Sevict Union with: his Latvian wife for some time. He had decided to go to ; i | < woooy. ‘London and wanted u visitor's « 3 a permit of | a ae ko na * : ¥ * » = o - Mistaken ow eS . . _ Te was his: application that Se ‘ eaused the furore. Tt. is still ~~ - ounder consideration. by. - the} QW , -BPoreign Office. - —°* ar gy - «' ‘Phe other Donald’ Maclean , “fa” highly... regarded < 1p » bhese rts.. ¥ Pehoth he.and his pretty young | -wife and their \children have 4 - adopted Russia . a8 - their 4 Janguage. ‘They live in % cosy | -gpariment, oho TS -@A Foreign Office spokesman 4 : gaid in London last. night.;: "We a er ee confirm that this is a case” ‘ of imerwken identity." “azz c > ‘ Mr. Met | ial / i Varsons. My) Bolster Me Elbe _ Bs TLY Payer Te 2 eS ee ED Lonton, ngla:.d October ll, 19C0 (for info) 100- S795 “A NOT RECORDED . 49 OCT 20 i969
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