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Legat, London ae —_ 11/4/65 rector, FBI if HAROLD ADRIAN RUSSELL PHILBY, aka | Kim Philby ESP - R In connection with aur esontinuine study of the connecti ith our continuin g the activities of the subject as well as those of Donald Macloan and Guy Burgess, it is noted that all three of these individuals attended Cambridge University. (Philby attended from 1929 to 1933 while Maclean and Burgess both graduated in 1934, In addition, Burgess remained at Cambridge as a lecturer for t year 1934-35, (' From the information which has been developed, it appears that these three individuals began their careers which ded them to become Soviet espionage agents while at Cambridge. - For example, Maclean's mother stated that her son told her that he had communist leanings at college. Further, information has been received that Burgess was an active communist at Cambridge and Philby has been described by|/a former tutor as a militant \ communist while in school, (e ] You are referred to sajormation furnished to you by wn me eee oe tee HemCTrancun dated 6/ 25/63, captio which reported information furni hed ry an erican citizen, concerning his experiences while a student at ] rt i Cambridge from 1934 to 1937, Durning that time he joined a student communist group and was recruited for work in the international field of communism.| On instructions he aan to the U.S. where he was contacted by several Soviet intelligence agents, _——_ ed See 1 - new york II 5 nels | rO al i WFO : toe — jj - ne | * », eh SU ~ Foreign Wiaison Unit 7 # et rough Hey Sones) cht) ae ' ; — : HOY RS FE Y uy! a ines — MY ioe , MAIL ROOM “LITYPR UNIT ; en f é