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as well as the Petrov revelations made in 1955. - il 1 é a a. Pid Burgess engineer his own recall to Englané? fhe only persons who could answer this question are Burgess or Kim Philby. If Philby did use Burgess as a oourier, it was the most woprofessional way to alert Maclean that he was under investigation. In a normal Soviet espionage operation, Soviet agents have botH means of regular access to their Soviet handlers as well as emergency methods of contact, In normal Operations, &t would have been sufficient for Philby to alert his Soviet handler who could have taken over and relayed the information to appropriate officials. By using Burgess, Philby unnecessarily compromised all three of these valuable agents. in addition, be knew that Burgess was a drunkard and a howeosexual and would not be considered a reliable courier since he could well have reverled hig operation while in a drunken stupor on his way back to England. Such se procedure leads to the question, "Was Philby actually in contact with the Soviets during this period?" 8. Bid Burgess purposely ocamit his offenses--drunkenness , et ocetera,-——to make his recall necessary? | It would snot be out ef gharacter for Burgess, a known homosexual and alooholic, to do exactly what he did in the ‘ United States, 3. Was there anything ou hin politically—any eonnection vin / the Soviets, et eetera? Both Burgess aad Maclean were posted to the United States as accredited British diplomats and enjoyed ali the privileges and dmsunity granted to representatives of foreign governments in the United States. y doubts of their Soviet eonnsctions wore dispelled by later Lavestigations eonducted in England ‘a. Can we tell anything sbout Maclean's ecéeas | to“ ado Anformation while he was here? 4! mee eg nm Hhay nw haw wm As bead ef the Chancery ef the British Embassy, Maclean — woula have bad access to topes men tgoing communications re. ing political mat Also the representative ef Gaited Kingdom en a joint American, United Kingdos, and Canadian eommittee soncerning atomic energy matters. hal noted in the book, “fhe Third Man,” by 3. H. Cookridge, _—_. Pegularly visited atomic energy fnstaliations and —— the few high-ranking officials eleared by Vo qn FACeeAapia? passes. wan. noowl_] tevervee unit LJ oft ofERENOTE PA sons eof ates security cr ems.7 Cf be Cf ae a ce