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46. The fact was that on 31st October, 1962, there was @ party at. Mr. and Mrs. Macleod’s flat at 36, Sloane Court West. Stephed Ward and Captain Ivanov simpiy “gate-ctashed”. There is no otter wamg for it. it was a party fot young people all aged about [8 or 19. On the moesing of the party one of the young invited guests (who evidently knew Stephen Ward) telephoned and asked if he could bring along Stephen Ward and 2 friend of his. He had evidently been put up to this by Stephen Ward. The Macleods did not know anything about Stephen Ward but assumed it was all right and said “ Yes”. Stephen Ward came rather late to the party and brought with him Captain Ivanov. They did not stay long. They did not meet Mr. Iain Macleod at all. He was in the House of Commons and did not attend the party. Mrs. Macleod came in towards the end of the party and saw these two men who weie much older than anyone else. She spoke a word or two to Stephen Ward (whom she did not know) but did not speak to Captain Ivanov. The two only stayed a few minutes and then left. None of the Macleod family have seen or heard of either of them again. Mrs. Macleod told Mr. Macleod next day about it =| . re a 47. Mr. Shepherd was so suspicious that, a day or two later, he too! the opportunity of mentioning the matter to Mr. Macleod. He said that Stephen Ward had been giving the impression that he had been invited to Mr. Macleod’s flat and knew him. Mr. Macleod explained to Mr. Shepherd just what had happened and spoke to the Foreign Secretary (Lord Home) about it and wrote a letter putting it on record. The Foreign Secretary of course knew a good deal about Stephen Ward by this time. 48. It is quite obvious now that Stephen Ward was seeking an opportunity for Captain Ivanov to meet Mr. Macleod and others, to glean, I suppose, any information he could, for the Russians. It is equally obvious that he got nothing. : i (iv) A Letter to Mr. Wilson, M.P. 49. On the 7th November, 1962, Ward followed up his activities during the Cuban crisis by reporting them to Mr. Harold Wilson, M.P., the Leader of the Opposition. He wrote saying that on Friday, 26th October, an offer was made by the Russians to the Foreign Office for a summit conference. “JT can vouch for the authenticity of this”, he said, “since I was the intermediary ”. Mr. Wilson did not think this letter at the time to be of any account and sent a non-committal reply. 50. On 26th December, 1962, Lord and Lady Ednam held a dinner party to which a high official of the Foreign Office and his wife were invited, Stephen Ward and Captain Ivanov were present, too, at the dinner party. They brought up the Nassau Conference and the possibility of Germany acouiring nuclear weapons. But the Foreign Office official gave nothing away. a, a 51. Thus ends the known activities of Ward on behalf of @ He was without doubt a Communist sympathiser, and so mugg influence of Ivanov that he was a potential danger. But this kaown to the Security Service and they had passed it on to the people wile mattered, particularly the Foreign Office, and any Ministers who might come into’ contact with him. I see no failure of the Security Service over this period, I will set out the details of their work later. — _ . 18