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TO k Ww ih col Vf f t& a d Jel: va vf a © ! UNITED STATES GQ) RNMENT 4 /Memorandum OFNONAL FORM NO. 10 it a2 ‘Dron GEA PPAR (4) CPE) 101-31.6 DIRECTOR, FBI 4p DATE: 3/27/68 LEGAT, PARIS (<BR (P) HAROLD ADRIAN RUSSELL Dre, aka ESP - R - a Remylet to Bureau 3/22/68. Enclosed is the fourth of a series of articles from PHILBY's memoirs which appeared on 3/26/68 in "Le Figaro," a Paris morning daily newspaper. The encloséd article covers the period of the disappearance of BURGESS and MacLEAN from Washington. It states that following this, GEOFFREY PATERSON, MI-5 represen- tative in Washington, received a long telegram from his headquarters, which PHILBY helped him to decipher. PHILBY states that he was in touch with his Soviet contacts in Washington and that they advised him that the disappearance of BURGESS and MacLEAN might mean trouble for PHILBY. He states that they agreed on an escape plan for him in the event of an extreme emergency. PHILBY states that the disappearance of BURGESS and MacLEAN presented for him two immediate problems. One was disposing of certain equipment which he had hidden in his residence and the other was to sound out the FBI as to their reaction to the disappearance. The results of the latter could influence his own plans to escape. PHILBY considered the question of disposing of the tp material at his residence more urgent but decided to do that later. The telegram which PATERSON had received furnished a good excuse for him to sound out the FBI without delay. The telegram ended with instructions that Mr. LADD of the FBI be advised of its contents. PHILBY stated that PATERSON asked him if he wished to accompany PATERSON to contact LADD. “a eds ene wee . —_ t im (1 - Liaisof’ ion) #0 APR I 1 - Parig , inti 1368 NWP:eim Jj.c!' Gla emai = a . _ ~Byy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan ;