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¥ 3 ' ° ' | this point. The decision was recorded in this minute bY a Supeitendent of “The Chiet Superintendent of Criminal Investigation does jiot propose making another appointment (for Ward), nor does. he intaia® to have Miss Keeler seen. I told the Chief Superintendent that this wag agreeable to Special Branch and we are not asking him to take any offer action.” 86. It is quite plain from this last sentence that the Superintendent of Special Branch did not regard it as important to see Christine Keeler. He told me that he thought the crime interest was greater than any security risk. Accepting this view, nevertheless in view of Christine Keeler’s statement to Detective-Sergeant Burrows it does appear that there was a security interest which should have been watched: and the Deputy Commander of Special Branch certainly intended her to be seen, (vii) Stephen Ward tells the Police 87. So much for Christine Keeler’s statement. There was & statement by Stephen Ward at this time which was also of importance. On 4th February, 1963, at 6.20 p.m., Stephen Ward himself telephoned to the Marylebone Lane Station and said that two photographs had been stolen from him. They were photographs taken at the swimming pool at Cliveden. One was taken by Mr. Profumo and showed Stephen Ward with three girls, one of whom was Christine Keeler. Mr. Profumo had written on it “ The new Cliveden Set, J.’.” The other was taken by someone else showing Mr. Profumo with two girls, one of whom was Christine Keeler, The Marylebone officers asked him to come to the station and he did so on Sth February, 1963. Stephen Ward said he thought Paul Mann had stolen the photographs to sell. He also made this statement (I give it from the note made by the officer as it was reported to his superior): “Dr. Ward said that, if this matter, including the association 1 between Mr. Profumo and Miss Keeler, became public, it might very well ‘ bring down’ the Government. He also added that he had no personal liking for this Government but would not like to see it go out of office in this way. He also said that he was aware that Miss Keeler had sold her ‘life story to the Sunday Pictorial newspaper and that a number of names would be mentioned. Ward also said that he was a close friend of the Naval Attaché of the Soviet Embassy, who frequently visited him and who was known in diplomatic circles as ‘Foxface’. He produced a photograph which he said had been taken at an official Iron Curtain and in it he appeared standing alongside ‘ Foxface*. He also said he had mentioned the matter to a member of MI. 5.” 88. “It is to be noticed, too, that this statement of Stephen Ward's contained direct reference to two important matters--the association of Mr. Profumo and Christine Keeler, and Stephen Ward's Wanov. (viii) The Police tell the Security Service 89. We have at this point, therefore, two important to the police—one by Christine Keeler on 26th January, 1963, and the other by. Stephen Ward on 5th February, 1963. The Marylebone officers embodied 28