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wie Memo W. Ax Branigan to W. C, Sullivan 2 Re: Christine Keeler; John Profumo re 65-68218 a sa. DIA Gls Oy —————<—_« J The Legal Attache, London, forwarded copies of memoranda prepared by Alfred Wells, Secretary to Ambassador Bruce, concerning various persons involved in the instant case, In a memorandum dated 11/6/62 Wells stated that he had attended a dinner the night before at which he had met Dr. Stephen Ward and that Ward had made loud statements that he had been the principal liaison between the Soviets and the British Government during the Cuban crisis. He spoke concerning the confidential messages he carried between Ivanov and his "friends" in the British Government. Wells stated that he asked the man sitting next to him who Dr, Ward was and the man stated that he was an osteopath and that he procured girls for wealthy clients, By memorandum 6/18/63 Mr. Welis stated he had been to a luncheon on 2/13/63 with Thomas Corbally, Ward, Mrs. Robi,Ralton, an Australian woman, abd William pitcheock, fu) ~ ee Wells also wrote a memorandum dated 6/18/63 in which he |stated that Thomas Corbally on 2/5/63 told Clive Bossom, Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Air Hugh Fraser and Welii that Christine Keeler was selling a story about her affairs with Profumo, Ivanov, and others, Wells continued that on 6/17/63 Mr, Bossom told him that shortly after 2/5/63 he had passed Corbally's statements on to Fraser and Profumo and that fumo had stated, "There are alwaga# rumors about men in the limelight.¢ ¥X\) 3 By memorandum dated 1/29/63 Wells recorded a convesgiztion fhe had with Thomas Corbally in which Corbally said that Mise Bjeler and Miss Davies had sold an article to the “Sunday Pictorial” in waich they list the various wen with whom $he had slept. The memorandum stated that the impending scandal had been brought to the attention of the Prime Minister on the evening of 1/28/63 and a letter had been written to the above paper putting the paper on notice that the Government is aware of the story and under British law the story could not be pee until after the trial of the ican, who was being charged with attempting to murder Keeler, VA) . ‘\ Maa. Shs \oe@rnn | 7 RNS AnBQRSERR EO La Ghesrane, Tis T pitti Ragk tang G0) ahs Pe Ne