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ee Na ni SE re ne Lol a aarlethy alagaenvibingigess ore * pooner revere sunnah yn ant nanny ete : : : 2 toy . ee a ‘\ 1, Office Memordnclum + } ‘UNITED STATES S GOVERNMENT noe not? . Failure to release facts concerning Burgess and “Maclean until “for to 4 seven rome a oem >D of. SE et coe ee re t - pu . / Le Ve Sneadige ~n "DATE: January - FROM 2 A. #- ponent ean: ate S ~ . suByecr: DONALD DUART © wean .f RD tt svc GUY FRANCIS DeMONCY | RGESS dee wee oo cece ESPIONAGE - Rog le a EE te wee as eee . ea - 12-29-55, furnished @ copy “Eegat, London, by letter received 12 of anew book entitled "Thé_Great Spy Scandal just published under the auspices of the "Daily Express," one Seay London newspapers, The book is described on it8 cover as "Inside story of Burgess an ae Maclean.? . ; we Ca The story begins on June 6, 1952, (surgess and ‘Maclean dis- “appeared from England 5-25-51) when the chief correspondent of the ° "Daily Erpress" in Paris, France,’ received a warning by an unknown person to stop asking questions about missing persons. Reportedly, this correspondent had received a tip about a week previously, that two British diplomats were missing. This book contains the story of Burgess and Maclean in chronological order (including their backgrounds and concludes with the recent debates in the Houses of Farlianent. ( a This book continues the critical policy of the "Daily Frpress" toward the British Foreign Office and Security Services. The followin are the chief points of criticise: - . (o. a @) Foreign Office. do so by pressure from newspapers and other sources: .- = and even && yet have not furntahed oil the facts in this case to which “the publ ify are entitled. . . xe Wwe) As of June "2i, 1951, netther Burgess hte ‘hadi ean had been, dismiseed 7 From. the ‘Foreign Servicée St CESAES ~ Wobble we ae nd a bE: “F -. creme ewan = 73 (3) Foreign ‘Office retained the snes ept $a; ther _ Conmuntst sympathy and ie ai conduct which sho ra e beet oy, ; known to the irpeupergone tn ty, vate ce “ (4) Publie was not aware of disappearance of subjects until June 2, 1951. Pictures and deaprs tions, -a8 well as all known facta * concerning their disappearance,’ & puld have.been released immediately. Indication of lack of Goo rdination “between the Foreign Office and __, Lite Pye ow _ Security. Services. a . wom Ss (3) Security servtces =, NOE : 9 zo AN, 1s 1986406 (1) criti delay ‘of 6ix days after _s ubjecta! disappearance JAN 73 1956 BAS ad ra bal a