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Cambridge Five Spy Ring — Part 26

66 pages · May 09, 2026 · Document date: Apr 19, 1956 · Broad topic: Intelligence Operations · Topic: Cambridge Five Spy Ring · 66 pages OCR'd
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NZ atgd —— _64ch ans - ie 1S 1 n avel rottet ele Room colmes ———-—-—— London Ayn July 8 (AP) —A British newspaper says three Imore government ministers have been linked to the sex ——_——$—— sandy ——————-— public. The Sunday paper, The Feo- ple, said the ministers’ names have been turned over to Lord Denning, who is investigating > sex and security antics In high circles. Prime Minister Mac- milian appointed Lord Denning to investigate security aspects of former war minister John Profumo's affair with call girl ' Christine Keeler while she was also the mistress of a Soviet naval attache. . The People sald Lord Denning ‘has been told compromising 'phototraphs exist involving one imnister and possibly two, “One of the pictures was in a set of photographs produced while, the London erald yesterday called a “double agent” and wad been workine_ip udle East since 1956 for. , intelligence and “al- certainly” for Russia | ie, ‘during a recent divorce case,” the paper said. “Some people claim that a leading minister 4s recognizable in the photo- graph.” Minister Meets Girl . “This pleture is not linked in any way with the Profumo icandal. But the second pic- ware about which Lord Danning was heard rumors does bear di- ectly on the Profumo affair. “It is alleged to show a mem- wr of the government, at the ide of a swimming pool in a roup that Includes Christine tecler. “The third minister ts also be subject of a rumor that’ onnects him with the Christine feeler set. Lord Denning has en told of a meeting between + minister and a girl” _ shington Post and ‘tmes Herald rshingion Dally News ——— vening Star ——-———-————" ‘ork Herald Tribune ——-———— ‘ork Jouraal-Ametican ————~ _ York Mirror eo York Dally News ————————"" York Post _-——_--——-——"—"—""_ ‘lew York Times ————————"— Lew Leadet a + i « Haltonal Chaerver ———T . Oe) Sires Journal —-—-———— ad eee 1963 | Vay scandals exciting the = ae» i More British Ministers — Are, Linked to Sex Scandals’ twee When he appointed Lord, The Macmillan government Denning, Mr. Macmillan re-|continued to be plagued by ferred to rumors “which affect jother security cases, the honor ahd integrity of| A British Army spokesman public life’ and which, if true, [In Berlin sald an Army inte)- would point to a security risk. Jligence corporal believed to have It wag generally believed the [defected to Communist East divorce action elted by the/Germany had knowledge of people was to the Argyll case,|classified Information. the headline sensation two! The spokesman said no doc- months ago. British papers!yments were involved In the said Saturday that Lord Den-jdisappearance of 24-wear-old ning had called for a trans-jCorpi. Bryan Patchett. _ script of the Argyll action. “What information he had The judge in the Argyll case}was in his head,” he said. found the 49-year-old Duchess| Patchett, a 5-year veteran, of Argyll guilty of adulterylfor the past year had been with four men and granted the monitoring East German and Duke a divorce. Soviet radio communications for an intelligence unit at a. British air base outside Berlin. The East German news ing the circumstances in which agency ADN announced Satur- Christine made a tape record-jday that he sought asylum be- Ing after Neero Jazz Singerjcause "he na longer. wanted Aloyslus (Lucky) Gordon waslito work for revanchists (re- jailed for beating her, The re- |venge scchers} who wers-proy cording reportedly gives a dif-|paring for war.” . ferent version of the incident The Army spokesman con- A from that given in court. : Tn the News of the World, firmed that Corpl. Patchett the London paper which has had been absent without Jeave been publishing Christine's since last Tuesday. He sald the memoires, the 21-year-old red- corporal left a letter for a head said: German girl friend in West ne ve got to adinit ft ot at Berlin indicating he intended ito defe t] made I was high as a kite defect to the Communists. Mrs. Profumg Cheered through drink and a narcotic . stimulant which I did not.) The Sunday Telegram said Recording, Cheskeg, Lord Denning ts also check- realize I had taken... . Scotland Yar as long known! “IT must have unwound and {that Harold Philby- was the The really let my hair down. There j"third -man** wh “tipped off is no knowing what ts true and turncoat diplomats Guy Bur- what isn't true. I admit noth-|pess and Donald Maclean in The ing of what is on the tape be- |Washington in 1951, prompting; Th* cause I haven’t heard it.” their flight to Russia. New The paper said the tape re-{ The paper said Scotland) cording outlined some very|Yard security officers were | New sordid incidents. {surprised when Mr. Macmillan,| New ooo ‘ithen Foreign Secretary, exon} erated Philby in 1955, ; New Philby, Middle East corree’ New pspondent for the Observer and The | t the Economist. disappeared from Beirut. Lebanon, early The | this year. Depuw Poerewr Sac “re retary Edward Heath tai Pes. Hament last week Paine ee OO lieved to be bthind the >on ™- * Curtain, - pretense, Dew
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