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relatives may.endanger The Press Council, in its nrth nation. BURGESS nual report says: Thot Ahd questlonthe safetyofth often something to hide. people-the Press Councll repo might well be danger to the says- The reporer would AND those Investigation faithless to his trust 'and. grave danger tohis paper if he Watchdog of the public safety were to.accept wld hearsay.or "Thls.brings us to the Iactor cruel tittle-tattle.* His bounden of the publlc welfare. In its goosd Ainp trustworthy MACLEAN : code of ethics. or canons of Ars-hand information journailsm. the *American Soclety of Newspaper Editora rules tnat a newspaper should Kindness THE PRESS not Invade.privale rights or feelings,"without' sure, warrant This means that sometimes from public curiosity. ACTION IS publlo questions must be put to persons "Sure warrant... of un oi aax u sileiaun inys suffering from shock of bereave- ment. Thls shouldbe, and question of alleged Intrusion in usually is. done in' the kindest those cases where complalnts possible wsy. CLEARED are most voclferous." The Press Council commente "Few people, even distress, resent conrteous and cials dlsappeared in 1952 it was considerate efforts lo get an suggested that the ineyitable accurate report... there is no question of trying Press inquiries were an intrusinn into privacy and caused deep to extract the truth irom distress to relatives. unwilling sources. Express Staff Reporter "But the disappearance of "The reporter and the news. these iwo men,presumably to paper he represents are rarely IHE Aight behind the regarded as Intruders when they are inquiring about an exclting ' Iron Curtain of the was not cause for Iamily anxiety alone. It ralsed a llfe plece of news. Foreign: Office diplomats and-dcaih quesiion, - quesllon In many quarters and on of the safety of the Realm. many social levels they are part Burgess and Maclean 18 "Some critics urged that the of the life of the community cited by the Press Council and are accepted as such." today as a case in which making of inqu!rles should have been left to the Forelgn Omce number of intrusion complainte, the freedom of the Press and the police. helped to safeguard the journalsts, is small interests of the Sir Linton Anarews. chalr- vital Temptation man of the Press Council. who nation. When the two men_ed .sums uphis 0s-375183-1 1952 the~Dally "It was retorted that State secretly the newspapers. in departments are under strong experlence in these words- Express was bitterly attacked temptation to hush up events "My view, alter much In' some quarters for jnter- that Way? uodn sunnq ya vlewing the nien's relatives expericnce. Is that many of public censure. and that even The would-be reioriners of the NOT RECORDED and frlends and relentlessly the police. faithiul as they are Press are in need of the curbs 145 DEC 15 1958 pursuing its investigatlons. to thelr duty. may act more de- they propose for others,since roda the Daily Express they themselves are rullty of vIndicated, by the Press. wild 'That was a case illustrating exaggeration, distortion the truth, and the unproved Secrecy nrivacy of all citizens when their assumption that they speak deeds are in. question and to. for the nation. _off questlons tote Even worse, they seize ward. eagerly on any accusation against journallsts, atonc "DAILY EXPRESS" and _condemning before LONDON, ENGLAND 12/2/58] Re: GUY FRANCISDE_MONCY BURGESS ET AL ESPIONAGE - R. Buf11e 100-374183 boncH iti: OMmEr OFT 53DEC15 TY 2/3 LONDONL, ENGLAND.