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er aenno rons $0. 4 ( , C Office Memorandum - UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT 1 TO t+ As Hy Belmont.}i-’ DATE: April 19, 1952 From + WW, AL Branigan . or A ian tee ke Ls j / sunject: DONALD D, MACLEAN; GUY F.' BURGESS , ESPIONAGE ~ R fi eoea ‘f “ f a A revtew has been made of a new book entitled "The Missing Macleans” by Geoffrey*Hoare, published in February, 1955, by thestiking Press, New York City, This ,book provides a rather full and accurate, account of the idisappearance of Donald'Maclean and Guy “Burgess in May, 1951, and the disappearance of Melinda Maclean and her children in September, 1953, The autkor is a friend of Melinda Maclean and is a foreign correspondent for the “London News Chronicle.” On page S9 of the book, in speaking of Donald Maclean's early upbringing, the author states "Donald sought and found new gods, @ new religion, And that religion was Communism....."” On page 101, in speaking of the period just prior i; +o his disappearance in May, 1951, the author petnts out that |. in comersations with his in-laws, the J. Sheers, Maclean openly supported Communism and Suggested he, himself, was a Communist. . - od in the last chapter of the book, the author sets out his own opinions on the reasons for Maclean's disappearance, which, as far as they go, are very accurate, He suggests (on page 192) "Donald was approached by Russian agents and did work for them." "I am sure the first steps in treachery occurred | in the UV. 8, between 1944 and 1948." (page 200) /He suggests