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rd ALLEGATIONS OF VLADINIR PETROV, MVD AGENT WHO Di FLCTIED IN AUSTRALIA, APRIL hy 190d Petrov stated in an article in the "United States ews and World Report” issue of September 23, 1955, that he learned through his colleague in Australia one Kislutsin, Second Secretary of the Russian Embagsy tin Australia that Burgess and haclean were long-tern agents who had each been independenily recruitec to work for the Soviet intellicence Curing heirstudent days at Cambricge University. According to Kislytsin who was in London from 1945 to 1942, Burgess brought briefcases full of Foreign 0, fice docunents +o the Soviet Embassy where they were photographed and returnec to hin. The flight of Burgess and Haclean was planned from Moscow because they had discovered they were under investigation. When they made this discovery Burgess and Maclean reportiec to their Soviet superiors in much alarn, Kislytsin assisted in pianninge their escape and met them upon their arriual in Moscow, He was responsible for their welfare and visited then often in a comfortable home outside of Koscow, <Atslytsin aduised Petrov they were acting a3 advisors to the Foreign Office on Anglo~.merican affairs, <Atslyctsin was also aware of the plan te get irs, Maclean to Upscow and when he reac of anaanna tn th nemonnnen tH Ayatken) he renrnantiew-nd saname anf ithe & t a * ae ree w 3. uy we F 1 2 ae Fa an . - ec ef Suvulupe Tk ee EG UO Lbs G ft fe 24066 eT ve wie Fee Pe ee Le re mae be te ct J wel detatis, * : the first publication oj; Petrou's story appeared in the London papers on September ly 1955, anc resulted in extensive criticism of British officials, These attacks by the press resulted in the British Government promising to 1tssue a White super on Friday, September 23, 1955, \