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The release stated that British received '1 information in .1939 thata communist agentof the general description M of Qo_nal_d_.5§:5cl3g_nhad infiltrated the Foreign Office. _ 8uch_ informatio I came from a former Soviet intelligence officer who aia not Know Z/Zaclea by name but described him as "a young Scotsman who played around in th n artistic world." The former intelligence officer was identified as - General Walter Krivitsky who gave the information to Isaac Don Levine. } |Re-lease reflected Levine testified that Krivitshy told him in the 1930 |that the communists had infiltrated hey positions in England with 2 me E lhe other man was named John King who was identified and sentenced to 5. > 10 years in -prison in .2939. Krivitsky went to London to help identify v the other one butdue to the meagerdescription hewas notsuccessful 4 The article described Hacleonand Burgessas young officer} in the British Foreign Service who fled England in 1951. It stated : "Both are reportedly in Moscow as advisers on Anglo-American affairs in the Soviet Government. Each had served two tours of duty in ' BritishWashington newsmenwith Britishin Moscow." Embassy. Haclean was recently interviewed by ossz RVATIOIIS.- 1- -- § » Isaac DonLevineThe above is based 6-6-56.' 'upon testimony- -A 5%,. , -" beore" --' ';. _:_92fl-ll b EEgg;iiii;::::u:::i=:iI|I' "'QnoqI§**'t*9*'*!!lh3e~nn»emtrtnrteiw" 1: '1 After their Jlight rom England, subjects made .,he..r J; ;. puo|!!c appearance in Moscow2/56 whenthey furnisheda statement to 3 British and Russian press admitting they had been communist. sympathi: since their college days, Since identifying llaclean as u Soviet agen1 subsequent to his flight from England, .the British have conceded that lfaclean is probably the Soviet agent described by lfrivitsicy. Ifrivitsi 3 lwasa Soviet defector wasfound deadwho in a hotelroom Washington,.i . -2/41. 'Bufiles_do not reflect subjects served two tours of duty in Ht-'ashington'C.'-Hacleanhere D. from was5/44 t ¢°8fr' ..e/to to s/El, According to Bufiles, surgess.nes ale :n§10_5s ~ 0 - - ---'~- ~~~ . J..-,_.t.,,.»..,».,;.@».:.....a..s¢.»g;.;...$a-.1§§¢¢_i$@.~.au.,;uA.t_:¢.....'_:--4.» o- i I I I . a Hemorandum to HP. Boardman Re: Ibnald Duart Bhclean; is Guy Francis Debncy-Burgess f A S ; , a e should have stated that Burgess rather than Mhclean was recently '4". interviewed. ;l'. e ACTION: For yourtqformation. ll, 4 5r gr: wex / f-. v 92 -» f ,1. '- 1 'm F 5- F L a "1 J l Y 92 I i 1 ¥ 7-i i s | /e/ - - I -- -. .-- . ' - .. ,. ._ .. ,. .'1,_:" *" '.."t.|".;;-"-" ',i..i..:.fIi_"iI_'L::'_,__ 5. i FOR nzcnonsmm AFTERon NEWSPAPERSor 'Mo1~1o;92r,I-T . 4. 195? ' 1 it2 rnomsamvn: THE sacuarrviN'Io~!Al. SUBCOMMITTEE ;It WASHINGTON, D.C. --The British government received information as early as1939 that a Communistagent ofthe generaldescription Donaldof t 2 MacLean hadinfiltrated the Foreign Office, Senator JamesO. Eastlend D-Miss.! sf chairman of the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee, said today. _ ' i The original iniormation came from s former Soviet intelligence officer who did not ltnow MacLean by name, but described him as s "young Scotsman who played around in the artistic world. " - F G MacLean and Gqy_B_u 1-gees,another young officer in the Foreign Service, Q-. 4'_:'-1-1.-ls-5-"1-~35-"IL...- ,. fled England in 1951. Both are reportedly in Moscow as advisers on Anglo- A £- I American affairs to the Soviet Government. Each had served two tours of *L L. duty in l'i'ae!~.ii.gt6n,D.C. with the British Embassy. Maclean recently was r O interviewed by a British newsman in Moscow. .. , ! Senator Eaetlandsaid theincident isdescribed inthe latestpublication of the subcommittee, Part 28 of Scope of Soviet Activity in the United States. l The publication alsocontains thetestimony ofSlowodin Drasltovichand Bogdan Raditsa,who gaveinformation on Tito's Communistgovernment in Yugoslavia. _ . I . ' The former Soviet intelligence officer, General Walter Krivitslty, . ac Don Levine when they were A : 1 I _ 4 »-_..,F_, * Q i * J - *~ - 1 - e. .- . ..__ _ .-.....---rt-_ - ....~. - . ;.~.. .. -F-Yni-I."&"2i;"'-92";*Z'.;:£;"... 4 -> -~ .. _ ____-*3 -~:*;~_;3;_~';,,__i~__=~_g____ ' | e Z a Levine said the BfitiihQ founda retired army officer nameQ aptain John Kingworking inthe coderoom, and thatsurveill anceproved him to bs a Communistagent. FollowingLevine's testimonyin thesummer 011956, the British Government confirmedthat Kinghad beendiscovered andsentenced to ten years in prison in September1939. ' But findingthe otherman wasmore difficult. Lord Lothiancalled Levine back to Washingtonand askedhim to arrange for General Krivitsity to go to London to assist. Krivitaky went, but was unableto identifythe manfrom meager deeeriptione hehad, LaterKrlvitslqr returnedto America and onFeb. l0. 1941, was found shot to death in a Washington hotel. When Burgess-Macl..eanthe broke case in1951. Levinesaid hetool: a great interest in it because MacLeantitted thedescription Kris-itskyhad given. ". .i'ii-st. hethat was aScotsman, and Donald Maci.-can beiongsto a. Scottish family. Second, thathe playedaround inthe artistic world. MacLean'!his metwife, Melinda, onthe left bank andin a cafe, " Levine said. Levine said another significant fact was that "Mac!-ean had decided late in i933 to go to Russia, and then, as I learned subsequently, gaveup his decision, andtwo yearslater appearedin the Foreign Service, Naturally it made methink thata lot of manipulationwent onduring thosetwo yearsto -L" convince him that his duty as a revolutionist was not to go to Russia, where there are plenty oiCommunists. but to serve the revolution in London in a - . _ a strategic spot. " - O - 1 - Q - I - Q .- 92 -1" . - . .. t n .. .. -. ; ' . s '. L .; .92""."''::...=- .'v. _ .1 . .. .- -4."-:......,-_... 1 _-:n".:'.;_~s':~11:-u-;-:7'.92...:e*.i; , K ' l'InuAIOmvulnu.ll_ ' | ;.1 Ojit, - Memganedum- UNITED sgrssr aovsnmusnr. I II to ,A.H. Belmontwy' 4 ' DATE: January23,- .. ' I195? nonA. Brani9J'f-f;4;'2'{:17. sweater: tomato some messes,-_, - _ our rentersvs 110.-varsueosss I ssrrozm oz - R ' _ __ ' ll .. The February issue of American 1.-'ecury_" contains part l of an article captioneq__{"'Burgess-gaclean Case"by Edna _B. -n|q.__.. Fluegal.""In fore:-0:11 to article!" Fluegal described as chairman, i iolitical Science Department, Trinity College, Washington, D. 0.; former foreign affairs specialist, State Department. Both "sstayy member and foreign -.ij'f-.i'iF3consultant to denote Internal deeurity '" Subcommittee, she has specialised for years in study of _|" ltration and policr subversion -in field of foreign policy. ' ' "'r""", ..' 1' -'--~'" ""'"i- _'-'.92--=-or-T»--g-ii. i - ...-1. _ I, ~ --ii-'py|- __y'-. H _ uW1-Q-''._-e -- - _ .- ' - < f " f -U. I - *- '_'- .,_ -- _. _._., " " " ' 1- _ - lhe article re a es the suJects risngipeaned u-2-J1- --_- u but -- story~ did - not break until 6-7-51, - Ir mentions .-"8- N1- '- Iv 8"" 8 disappearance September, 1953, the Petrov story Vladimir Petrou, Sovie de_/'"cctor! September,1955, charging that subjeotshad been Soviet agent: for years; their appearance in Moscow 1956 and communications between subjects and their families since. The author appears to have made a study oj British and U.-S. publicized stories re case. She is highly critical of the British for its piece meal disclosure of facts and " the failure to release all of the facts; also their failure to advise U.-5'.of investigation of leaks they discovered in 1949 as well as delag in notifying U.S. of subjects'disappearance. The author suggests - that full facts may nothave been released dueto involvementof some -British "holy cows ' plus fear that full disclosure of facts night stimulate Congress to enact measures restricting pooling classified .-information by U.6. and England. She stated that while the British mystery lingers on, the American side remains totally unexplored. The . farticle contains numerous innuendoes, suppositions and questions [concerning.ns follows:U..3'. I.angle. Those appearing' -L/4-to bethe most significantare - f ' p '" ! Americans _"._in highplaces" avoiding any pressure by _ {sellingD ' the idea,;_,that thea_r;air had.only - 1' aBritish side. - ' 'r"HIr'ItII|IQ-.,,_,..,,,_ H '92-"2 f "- .- 92; , :' '-|'._ I 3 7 *_ ' -I . 1- 1 -1--_ ' i , _.,'~1= --1».1 > .-nv"1"""-_;__.- »-, .