https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/0b86efee398d4e7ccde9e93577ce504f.pdf ead0403c49552b1821fad0bc27e994c4 PDF Text Text Document disclosed under the Access to Information Aft Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur /'acces a /'information 0 :z:.t4..ll\A ~ ,,.. . ~ 0. Despatch D ~/ 1 2 V 3 4 f- <]3" No................... TO: I CLASSIFICATION Lord Vansittart asked the Government in the House of Lords on February 26 "whether any further information has been received on the position of Messrs. Maclean and Burgess., and whether measures have been devised or are under contemplation to safeguard the Foreign Service from such contaminations." Lord Reading replied for the Government as "Her Majesty's Government have received no further positive evidence about the position of Messrs. Maclean and Burgess since these two men disembarked at st. Malo on May 26 last. Telegrams ostensibly sent by them from Paris and Rome respectively were received by Mr. Maclean's mother and wife and by Mr. Burgess' mother on June 7. Inquiries failed., however., to confirm that they had themselves despatched these messages. Copies Referred . ................. "Investigations are still continuing., but by the use of the word 'contaminations' the noble Lord appears to be prejudging the issue. If the purpose of the second part of his Question is to inquire as to the application of the procedure for barring Communists and Fascists from positions where they may have access to information vital to the security of the state., I can assure him that that procedure applies equally to the Foreign Service as to other Departments. Further, as the noble Lord is no doubt aware, it has recently been announced that special inquiries will be made about persons holding key posts in the GOvernment employ. This procedure also will apply to the holders of key posts in the Foreign Service." No. of Enclosures Post File No............... i,:1112''f THE SECRETARYOF STATE FOR EXTERNALAFFAIRS, CANADA 2. follows:- ................. ~.....-.. ---,---..-so-\ sl,:e .FROM:THE ACTING HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR CANADA.,LONDON. f.4 MAR1952 To .............. . . 0 Acting High commissioner 000181 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource CDMB Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDMB00009 Title A name given to the resource Acting High Commissioner for Canada, London to SSEA, Missing Foreign Office Officials - Burgess and MacLean, 29 February 1952 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 29-Feb-52 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived LAC RG25/R219 2017-0440-5 Box 11 File 7-5-Burg Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Library and Archives Canada Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Canadian Crown Subject The topic of the resource MacLean/Burgess Description An account of the resource A-2023-02971 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Canada Declassified Type The nature or genre of the resource Access to Information Request Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English