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Mr, Tolron. Mr. Belmont. Mr. Mohr. Ms, Cremer uu Me. Catishan r . “ a . Fearne... } | re eae Mr, hn MF. Taeel Mn, Trotter Tole, Heom (Mount Clipping in Space Below) Indicate page, name of ow — _The Observer a hy ROY PERROTT, | Page17 Chief Reporter|of The Observer __London, England T first, for the initial hour or ~~ ' thete was nothing abnorm f : ' about his absence. As ‘ Journalist with a difficult, largely unpredictable, Middle East beat to , - : ml . : When Philby failed to show up next ” follow he had schooled his wife, | day his wif alerted the British } Eleanor, to accept unexplained . Embassy and they the Lebanese if ¢ / leave- -takings and appointments’ as: police, It is significant, in view of — \ = fo routine, For the initial hour or so, fater developments, that the first ( 4 / any foreign correspondent’ 5s wife reaction of his wife and close friends caf lt would have been impatient but at should be that he had had an | - ease. _ accident. Date: That evening Philby had left his fifth. Next day Eleanor, helped by an ae: 7/7/63 floor flat on the Rue Kantari in American friend of theirs named Miles Edition: Beirut at about 6 p.m..saying he would Copeland (an ex-diplomat who. by Author: join his wife later. They were due at a coincidence, had been on the United small dinner party at the house of. States Government Committee which Hugh Balfour-Paui, First Secretary at had cleared Philby of complicity in the E:ditor: Tite: DONALD-DUART™ the British Embassy, a close friend of Burgess and Maclean case) organised MAC-LEAN, -- theirs, by 3.30 p.m. | a thorough search of all the hospitals K M 7 . yl ‘| About 7 p.m. telephoned his home , in the district. They not only tele- if { t } fe } to say he would be late and that Eleanor | Phoned each place in turn, but also Character: emge yee noe es. should go along without him. One of sent people along (they spent £100 that or | the Philby children took the call and | day hiring transport and searchers} to ; . later said he sounded “in a hucry " but | make quite sure he wasn't there Clasaitication: ESP R | - otherwise not abnormal. suffering from loss of memory, uncon- Submitting Office: London Ht is still not known who the sciousness or something similar. - “appointment ” was with, or if therg ~~~ — = | .wag one at all, None of Philby many routine contacts has com forward to say they met him. o expected to meet him, that evening. NOT RECORDED 191 JUL 15 1973 ar _ ° i rsesmersl mn - Pee ae ae . wee a ae Sot ars % Yous on ae 2S Tagg” woe ee Pent se Press 2 a ene a“ Cee! Ate eT Mag a atte ier ey. Shan Mier, A eee IE et ot eee ED a retin oe er aneeean ee eas a