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unknown man driving a car bearing Austrian number plates. This car was never iraced. Probabiy it took Mrs. MacLean and the children from Schwarvach St. Veit to neighboring territory -in GtesshnT occupation, on her journey to join her husband.” The MacLeans and Burgess had vanished and with plenty of help. However, their real whereabouts was only a matter of suspicion until Viadimir Petrov. former Third See- retary af the Russian embassy in Australia, escaped to freedom on April 3, 19H. Said the white paper: ' “Petrov sfales that both Messrs. Maclean and Burgess were re- eruited as spies for the Soviet Fovernment while students. with the intention that they should carry oul their -espionage tasks In the Foreign Office, and that in 1951, by means udknaown to him, one or other of the éwo men be- pat canie atvara that thelr activities were under investigation. Whigs asifn “This Was feportes® by them taj"! “7t: > Did the same fhird man see the And what the Soviet Intelligence Service who ihen organized their escape and re- moval to the Soviet Union. has the impression that the escape route included Czechoslovakia and that it involved an airplane {sht into that country. Upon their ar- riva) in Russia Messrs. MacLean and Burgess lived near Moscow, The were used as advisbrs ta the Minis- try of Foreign Affairs and other Soviel agencies.” ee ae ve moet Petrov | Mr. Petrov al MacLean has singe whole adventure ‘thru? Js he up to now? Wash, Post and said that Mr, been joined by Wash. News Wash. Star N. Y. Herald Tribune N. Y. Mirror Daily Worker The Worker New Leader Date A eebahae se aE ee