◆ SpookStack

A pn x ca ) Memorandum for The Attorney Venerrl The canoer assumes that due to the circunstances surrounding the disappearances from Eneland of Burgess and Faclean they are in hiussia or in otner territories behind the Iron Curtain. This “nite Paper" indicates that prior to tho anointment of these nen to service in the British Governnent nothing was on record to show that elther was unsuitable for public service. It was indicated that information had beon withneld from the press because counterespionage matters depend uoon secrecy for successe. , POSSIBIFITY OF PHILBY'S BeirG IDET TIFIED From information received by us, it Is evident that British and Anericon newapavers have the name of Vhilby as being involved in tnis case, British nawscasers, on Sevtenber 30, 1955, named Philb: as being able to throw lirht on tric case as he was assioned to the British @bassy in Vasiinston, DP. C., when Burcess was assigned there, and, in addition, Burceass livod with Pnilby in Was ilngton, D. C. )