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st - a ‘- . ue , 7 “ us sie note iB or: ae * SECURITY SERVICE IN i96f AND 198 29520 - THE oe @ ‘The Service Sind out about Ward. <3: 000 yr 243. It was on 20th January, 1961, that Stephen Ward first met Captain Baetinn sen wat 1 Ivanov. Their friendship developed rapidly. The Security Service soon got to know of this friendship and desired to know more about it. Oa 8th June, 1961, (four weeks before the Cliveden week-end), an officer of the Security Service went to see Stephen Ward at a restaurant in Marylebone. His report said this: “Ward, who has an attractive personality and who talks well, was completely open about his association with Ivanov. Despite the fact that some of his political ideas are certainly peculiar and are exploitable by the Russians, ] do not think that he is of security interest [that means he was not considered a danger) but he is obviously not a person we can make any use of.” Ward took the Security Officer to his mews house where “he introduced me to a young girl, whose name I did not catch, . who was obviously sharing the house with him. [This was probably } Christine Keeler] She was heavily painted and considerably overdressed and 1 wonder whether this is corroborating evidence that he has been involved in the call-girl racket.” _ A 244. The security officer added im the report: De “ As we were saying good-bye, Ward asked whether it was all right for him to continue to see Ivanov. I replied there was no reason why he should not. He then said that, if there was any way in which he could help, he would be very ready to do so. I thanked bim for his offer and asked him to get in touch with me should Ivanov at any time in the future make any propositions to him.” . a os t (i) 12th July, 1961—Ward tells them of ivanov's Request for Information 45. Four weeks later there was the Cliveden week-end, and it came immediately to the notice of the Security Service. On the Monday following the Cliveden week-end, 10th July, 1961, Stephen Ward telephoned the security officer and asked to see him. It must be remembered that the security officer bad asked Ward to tell him of any propositions that Ivanov made to him. The security officer saw Ward on Wednesday, 12th July, 1961. Stephen Ward then told the security officer that Ivanov had asked him to find out when the Americans were going to arm Western Germany with atomic weapons. It is to be noted that Stephen Ward was quite open about this to the security officer. The security officer told Stephen Ward that he should make no attempt to fulfil Ivanov’s request “and if by chance he obtained any such igformation through the indiscretion of any of his influential friends, he shomld on no accounttell vapov”2 i i ge de (ii) Ward Claims Friendship with Mr. Profume 2 | 246. Ward told the officer that Ivanov had spent the last Sunday at Ward's . country cottage on Lord Astor's estate. There had been quite a party. of celebrities there disporting themselves in the swimming pool, including 82 ~