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(Mount Clipping in Space Below) activity in the Middle Fast. No doubt similar suspicions will il —_—— attach to the new Russan centre. . Of course am great deal of : useful academic work is done at such institutions quite uncon- nected with any = intelligence activities which are carried on, if at all, without the knowledge “4 of rincipals, | '. The Russian centre is under ot . . the auspices of the Russian | . Cultural Exchange Institution, | fa ! 7.7 {Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.) ") "EVENING STANDARD"! . = \) London, England ’ XQ \y which has been granted per- mission by the Syrian authori- = ties to open an Arabic language school at Bludan. 18 miles from Damascus. The British centre is at | , Shamlun, across the border in | the Lebanon. | J i} \ i ] ‘ According to reliable sources A in Damascus the head of the Arabic language section of the schoo] will be George Blake. It is said that Blake received JON KIMCHE A extraordinary : new development | _in the careers of : double agent George 7 --Blake and Kim_ ‘~Philby, the “third man” in the Burgess and Maclean case, is now reported from ‘GEORGE BLAKE Soviet citizenship last month UNREC COPY FILED IN pol | Damascus. and permission to live in Syria. 4 They are both to be on the The history department will - - Staff of a new Russian cultural have Kim Philby on its staff. ‘yl centre in Syria, Previously they He is reported to have arrived Date: May 12, 1967 were both on she staff of a@ in Damascus last week in British cultural centre in the preparation for the opening of Edition: : Lebanon, he Soviet school. Jon Kimche The Sritish centre was Joining them will be two well- Author: ‘ commonly regarded by the known Iraqi professors, one of Editor: Arabs and the Russians as g whom is Dr. Youssif Ezzidin, a , centre for British intelligence noted authority on Arab history, Title; GEORGE BLAKE who is at present Professor of History at Bagdad University. sae aation fo the Russian sta i { Egyptian, Vrian an, two Lebanese academics have also been enzaged. The opening ceremony for the Bludan centre is to be on June ~ 15. It is to be conducted by phe Soviet Professor Kohkhov, the is due to arrive towether with three as vet unnamed Soviet Orientahisls. Character: ESP - RUSSIA or Classification: London Submitting Office: ey : _———oo _... , KIM_PHILBY ~ , . oar CP. L ; NO? PECORDI all Ne ‘i 5 iA om A A/S > 176 MAY 22 1997 fh . A oo ba Ae © era a ede = ; t 4) 5 4MAY.23 1967! oe On = . ar ta rahe ery ee anew e Pad : " he . ae a TERETE TE ewe es el en aS me IA” a gyhery ys we ey FS re ae ae A I OLE Tn Som? we