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Cambridge Five Spy Ring — Part 22

16 pages · May 09, 2026 · Document date: May 4, 1951 · Broad topic: Intelligence Operations · Topic: Cambridge Five Spy Ring · 16 pages OCR'd
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“mother has : had to: dodg e8 : inevitable questions, ~ She™. had” ‘thre * grandchildren growing up—one’ of. them’, she could hardly. remember... Rees, Re atk wt WShe' had’ learned to ‘live with’ the “know. ledge’ that- she would never see "the eniideen, or her. son’ again.’ 39) (P'¢; ee af Tt “hae heen a lane nat s° FOR seven. years. a grey- haired “ gra andy ag & at Meas eh & song sever years: for or Lady’ Maclean... = But yesterday she broke her’ self-imposed silence. ¥ , westerday She sat with mein her London® flat and: oe talked . for, the first time about .“ my son "Donald : § ’ Maclean. .-.'. The “quiet” half of the Maclean ' and? _ Burgess sensation, now lying x witha Ais family | in ® Ssia.: j Ja Yesterday: too. she’ ae, permission” for the. ‘Sunday Dispatch to print the first pictures of ‘Britain's most sought After family since they disappeared Seven years ago.-<4 “E get so many: ‘friends. asking about Donald and “his! arity that I feet this story should now be known, .- it is 30 very normal ' The Macleans have remained an enigma’ in Russia” B has talked to the Russian and and foreign. Hits in: Moscow,’ an rs 7 ona, British MP, vhas been, dum. Hla way ‘of life ell : known, « “sg . . wot nt “+. By contrast, Donald Maclean. has been almost a ase’ - he reached Russia, and particularly; 50. singe’ he, FA Joined by + wife, Melinda, and family. 1% 4°°X60 4% “Lady ~ Maclean told) me: ——————— * There is no question of Donald ° TiswGnaa ere Mt by ‘LITTLE ‘MISS. MOSCOW: : * comi back'to Britain: he -iss{ In the ‘Russion: copital is the’ only life: pitte.. a te eee: RN a Ore ‘Maclean remembers, _Mimsie,’ shes ig i’; w flat. and ‘with “anhis” “Moscow fiat, and ‘with: / i? his famlly goes to their count 7 home aay summer’ weekend": : 4 Maclean spoke she’ pane trom he 36 lop of the TV set. to her—two) : Snchigh garish plaster figurines | . of * of Russian peasants, two amall: ;, trinket BOXES," “and an: saday “2 teaset.”.— a strainer, - ca : i epood, teaspoon, and, cake, fori “, op #2. decorated enamel..." 7 ** Bhe told me quite “tratkly? that? been in regular contact’; i With the Macleans ae award a called, is how seven... 2) ce a, eee ge =v, Owe ee te er ere reer sy
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