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C "y Merwsinosr Ze _ Callahan py 0 See he Evans ws A nV A: tycomand rf fj nh 4 shih { \ / Tavel ~ x -, Trotter f a Tele, Room ) ) Holmes __. Dy Gondy _ / 14 f ff t UP ~72 HA ee 4 ©) ADD ESPIONAGE. LONDON PHILBY WAS THE SECOND FOREIGN DIPLOMAT FORMERLY ASSIGNED TO WASHINGTON TO COME UNDER SUSPICION OF DEALING WITH THE SOVIETS IN LESS THAN A WEEK, LAST TUESDAY THE SWEDISH GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED THE ARREST OF COL. STIG WENNERSTROM AND SAID HE HAD ADMITTED ACCEPTING SOVIET PAY FOR 15 YEARS, FROM 1952 TO 1957 WENNERSTROME WAS SWEDISH AIR ATTACHE IN WASHINGTON AND HE WAS AWARDED THE U.S, y LEGION OF MERIT. | PHILBY SERVED IN THE BRITISH EMBASSY IN WASHINGTON FROM OCTOBER. 1945, UNTIL JUNE, 1951, ° " . HEATH SAID PHILBY HAS ADMITTED SERVING THE SOVIETS BEFORE 1946. HE SAID THAT ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NOT YET ANY CERTAINTY CONCERNING PHILBY'S WHEREABOUTS, "THERE WAS BEEN A DEVELOPMENT WHICH MIGHT THROW LIGHTO ON THE QUESTION,® vON NOV. 7, 1955," HEATH SAID, "THE PRIME MINISTER CHAROLD MACMILLAN), AT THAT TIME FOREIGN’ SECRETARY, TOLD THE HOUSE THAT IT HAD BECOME KNOWN THAT MR, PHILBY HAD HAD COMMUNIST ASSOCIATIONS AND THAT HE WAS ASKED TO RESIGN FROM THE FOREIGN SERVICE WHICH WE Pop cphee PRIME MINISTER ALSO SAID HIS CASE HAD BEEN THE SUBJECT OF LOSE INVESTIGATION AND THAT NO EVIDENCE HAD BEEN FOUND UP To THAT TIME TO SHOW THAT HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR WARNING BURGESS AND MACLEAN OR THAT KE HAD BETRAYED THE INTERESTS OF THIS COUNTRY. THE PRIME MINISTER ADDED THAT INGUIRIES WERE CONTINUING. IN FACT THE SECURITY SERVICES HAVE NEVER CLOSED THEIR FILE ON HIS CASE _AND NOW HAVE FURTHER INFORMATION, "THEY ARE NOW AWARE, APPARENTLY AS A RESULT OF AN ADMISSION BY 2,PHILBY HIMSELF, THAT HE WAS WORKING FOR THE SOVIET AUTHORITIES BEFORE 4946 AND THAT IN 1951 HE HAD IN FACT WARNED MACLEAN THROUGH BURGESS THAT THE SECURITY SERVICES WERE ABOUT TO TAKE HIACTION AGAINST HIM, AQHIS INFORMATION, COUPLED WITH THE LATEST MESSAGE RECFIVED [ey MRS. PHILBY, SUGGESTS THAT KE MAY WAVE LEFT BEIRUT AND MAY HAVE GONE TO ONE OF THE COUNTRIES OF THE SOVIET BLOC. PSINCE MR. PHILBY RESIGNED FROM THE FOREIGN SERVICE IN JULY 13 e1g HE HAS NOT HAD ACCESS TO ANY KIND OF OFFICIAL INFORMATION, — - + TSIDE BRITISH LEGAL | URISHIC TON oar cracrapees BEEN LIVING Ov PPCTIONs “i--toi2asren 5-6 F Oe Sf) . SFED ni | ene ae _ _ errr Le ao . mn DED Fits 6S-¢ E005 191 Jul 5 1983 4 raat WASHINGTON CAPITAL NEWS SERVICE 54 Jus sa 16 3 ee | a .. wot. } Se age . Mg AS fre Mig dot | i