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aon el gion . 2 . _ Oe rg - ix Sram” ees + RY) -— ee ae “Panini ep eae: i ery , He asks ' for visa to visit ‘Britain From ROSS MARK MOSCOW, Sunday. [DD ONALD ‘MAC... LEA N, the Foreign Office man who fled to Moscow with Guy Burgess nine years ago, has applied for a visa to visit Britain. His application. reache@ the British Embagfvy in Moscow at the qveekend. Maclean asked for a visa in. the name of D. Maclean. he application did t ntion his wife Melinda pr ir three linda, ongpyayg | D5 —_——a No information All of them foined Maclean ascow in September 1958. ravelling Dr @ nderground route fram Gene : In his application to the ) @mbassy Maclean listed his | mother—tLady Maclean, of * Iverna Court. Kensington—and i Wis sister 88 supporting his | appeal. They vouched for his good eonduct while in Britain. Douglas Clark, Express Pollt}- eal Correspondent, writes: The midnight word from. the Foreien Office was: “We. have heard nothing of Maclean's applica- tlon.” I asked: “Will Maclean be granted a visa?" and was told: “This would be a matter for the Home Office." The information to give, When I was in Moscow with the Macmillan mission — to Krushchey fast year Guy Burgess came to see me in my hotel and said he too was anxious to visit Brilain. it was quickiv made known that the British Government Was no! preoared lo grant. him travel facilities. * Traitors’ Express. Staff reporter writes + Burgess. 18 now 48 and Maclean 46. They disappeared on Mar 25. 195], and the biggest manhunt in Foreign Office history began. The two diplomats were traced to Rennes, in Britanny, and there the trail disappeared. A& Foreign Secretary, Mr. Mac- millan referred to both men as traitors when he spoke to the Commotis in November 1955, Four months later Burgess and Maclean made their first public appearance since their flight. ener turned up in Room 101 of. OSCOW'S ationa oie Bnd wertirims Press confererite. 6 \ | ommuniat - 4 Home Office had no - night dilemma—wha They said: “We came iBe Soviet Union ta work fa tter understanding betwee ssla and the West, We ar ,canvinced that we were righ ing doing what we did." ¢ mother of Guy Burgess, Mra. Eve Bassett, went to visit him in 1956. Later. the diplomats became two of the loneHest men in. Moscow. Well paid They sat in an annexe of the Sovlet Foreign Office and tried to_ analyse Western policies, Their essays and evaluations were read by Russians working enly at a low diplomatic level. ; ul as an attraction to any ,Other Western diplomat who , might be tempted to go over to _the Reds. the Russians have , looked after Burgess and ; Maclean very well. They are reported ta be well ipald. And both have good flats fin suburbai Moscow with villas jin the pinewoods for use at | week-ends, | The last time either was. seen ‘i public was at. the trial Francis Gary Powers, the U Pilot, in. August. Burgess turned up in cou ii] a grey check coat ands: Ti ening intently, But Maclea i Was no ere, ha oh 9 ANE DATLY EXPRESS London, £nglan. October 10, 1% (for info) ae : ', 6 \ fy MY in ix . Ce NOT RECORDED 49 OC, 19 iv6g ae) Sie ee . al ao ‘ed a 3 A, 19