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Cambridge Five Spy Ring — Part 31

121 pages · May 09, 2026 · Document date: Jan 25, 1950 · Broad topic: Intelligence Operations · Topic: Cambridge Five Spy Ring · 113 pages OCR'd
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: Harold Adrian Russell Philby page ten, in an article captioned," 'Third-Man’ in Spy Case", . describes Philby's father as "Harry St. John-fhilby-author, // "2 "CIA in Washington, D.C., in 1950. According to @gmimm, had Philby not been exposed as the “third man" in the Burgéss- Maclean spy case, he might well be head of the entire British intelligence today. iis became suspicious of Philby in Beirut where, os nm ".at the end of long parties when Philby had heen drinking a = great deal, Philby would denounce British and American policies in the Middle East. He took the position that the Middle East must not be exploited by the western powers and that Russia was doing the right thing in the Middle East. Qaim said Philby was following his father's line to some extent in that Philby's father advocated the policy that the Middle East should not be exploited. Philby's father, however, an in- * ‘dividual of some note, never expressed any leaning towards - Russia. This, according to q@@jjpme was where Philby deviated” °° from his father's position, Philby never expressed these feelings to QM except when he was intoxicated, a felt these were Philby's true feelings on these matters which caused him to become suspicious of Philby,» especially in view of knowing him to be a British intelligence agent. | oe : ; . freee Tae . / It is noted the "New York Times" dated July 3, 1963, desert explorer, Arab scholar, Moslem convert, friend of, T. E, Lawrence of Arabia and advisor to King Ibn Saud-wds * in the Indian Civil Service”, mee speculated that Philby probably became involved with the Russians far back in his career at the time he attended Cambridge University as a student, Kegarding Mrs. Philby, QM said he doubted that she was aware of Philby's involvement with the Russians. ae
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