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a de same aE i _ CHAPTER cnt io coe mo, a sy and o . STEPHEN WARD HELPING THE RUSSIANS “4 a. : PE Ig eBY r Fe 38. After August, 1961, Stephen Ward saw little ‘or “ wothiaig of Mr. Profumo. But he continued very friendly with Captain Ivano¥ and it is plain that Captain Ivanov was continually asking Stephen Ward questions about the general political intentions of the British: and that Stephen Ward did his best to get all the information he could for Ivanov. He sought help from his influential friends in this behalf, particularly © Lord Astor and Sir Godfrey Nicholson, MP. (i) The ‘Berlin Crisis ” 39. One thing he did was to get Lord Astor to write to the Foreign Office on 2nd Septembet, 1961. In this letter Lord Astor said he had a friend called Stephen Ward, who had become a friend of Captain Ivanov and suggested that if the Foreign Office wished to ensure at any particulat moment that ' the Russian Embassy was absolutely correctly informed as to Western intentions, Stephen Ward would be useful. Stephen Ward could pass on the information himself or could very easily arrange for Captain Ivanov to meet anyone. In consequence of this fetter, on 18th-September, 1961, the Foreign Office interviewed Stephen Ward. He gave a long account of his political views and said that he was anxious to turn his friendship with Captain Ivanov to useful account. He was told quite plainly that the Foreign Office would not wish to avail themselves of his services. 40. The next thing he did was to get Sit Godfrey Nicholson, M.P., to meet Captain Ivanov. (Sir Godfrey knew Stephen Ward well and had been a patient of his for many years—and had recommended him to many others. Sir Godfrey is, of course, a most loyal Englishman.) 41. Stephen Ward sought tp use Sir Godfrey as a means of getting information for Captain Ivanov from the Foreign Office about . British intentions over disarmament and over Berlin. Sir Godfrey did see the Foreign Office, and indeed the Foreign Secretary; and he wrote three letters to Captain Ivanov about the Berlin matter and the Oder-Neisse line. But he was careful to submit the draft of these letters to the Foreign Office and get them approved before he sent them. (Lord Home went so far as to warn Sir Godfrey not to see Captain Ivanov, but Sir Godfrey felt that as a Member of Parliament be niust be free to talk to him.) Stephen Ward did not rest there. He wanted to meet Sir Harold Caccia, the Permanent Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign Office: and on Sth April, 1962, Sir Godfrey arranged a luncheon where Stephen Ward met Sir Harold. Stephen Ward offered to put Sir Harold in direct touch with Captain Ivanov but Sir Harold declined the offer. The Foreign Office were under no illusions as to Stephen Ward. met * - (ii) The Cuban Crisis 42, In late October, 1962, there was the Cuban crisis whee | » Russian ships were heading towards Cuba with nuclear weapons. Stephen played a very active part at this juncture. He seems to have been acting on the 16 On ee ee ek eS mete ene = nner tor ene 7 -y