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GEOFFREY H0/112E Ki { {
turns the last frage of his dossier o
a myetery- that set the world talking|
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HY am Donald n " g
M a c 1 e a. n dis-
appear ? W h y did he desert. his L ,__,,..».90Kwife and children, his job» ' 1% "'592° J" u
--that enviable Job in the ' ~ _Foreign Service which held -f.. u» . .__ ;_~_.;_ @J=~=_.so brilliant a Iutur -- -23' _:» -~ e " . e nd _ , A1 -5 country, no go over, as a , , TA l"";"_ R;-_<._~,._5_ .1_1 must be presumed he cl, F P" the implacable enem s _é,: . é
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LDNDON, susnmn. - N01 ?I=" f1*- I1U1,[! "92. @.. - - ; 191 see 29 1254 £1V 1"-5 1"-1 T"?*-"~ 7/s£.= }~';[. EH;- 1.5; F u ' ' -IIIIIIII-i r-In-pp-unuu be
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ta as lightly and it is Qear mi
in many mon1tha_be!nre 11$ is 21 decisicrx Dvrlald Macias:Ii mi in such 1; terrifying ag0n_ 1
11- incieefxian and guilt that hi
h sit}: was seciéd.
He was at 1.h_c- !192-xtarrcdenranns v-vim grzw to maturityetweisn the we worm wars. and
~§>*hm=¬ im;»rez=sion:ab1g years w-anslwed " bemsath the I @1112}:i
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. shzow at Faacii<m.. ,92
Pyill 92'?
ha hi; latte: years at Cam-zmdgzz. 111 ccsrnrsanv with mm?hum mgis at other iihcr:1i~'m.inded_,ypnpnpy zneilssmuais. he became aLommumat. because ¬lums:m.mmn
'4-'u_ s:r"m;m_y:r>:;us with anu-Fa§<_'.mm: lo dekeat. llmer ha
rail!-ed to Etaiiu.
1 lliS§E$£j the ussiarr 1:11:-el1~
gene: Sm-wee keat 5 ckme wan.
ri 31% timers. 1:! many Q! the
E mar t4|.:92i92*8r5iiy fornmunisia. the middle: 1om.i.ea tbs Sax-gtU mm was _m.:n:&rnEd. above: 2w Ea aipajii inisrznatiml, butw at mzpipt be §er"m.ec!. a hy-Prmilgct Va-. aux péssessivn ut Hieah:-mu: bgsmb. am Mamie pom-,_v
was 8 Pugh priusiur. Ami Hm}.mad; mamiaers 0!. the dintmn-.m¢s1=:'v;-Q: wzluabie ta: the ussians
an<!192§¢%1!-' $0 be a_pprs:':.'1-chgai. itthere was Jlli 3. hmt. that they
were apumachsble. .
was Dmwid Maeiean an npv
proamed ? I do mu. ihink ans-*
time krmwa. it means impusmibieBram mg §¥1p0ir1l£ne:1'lB ha mab_¬~Im-§ hm ght. tk1_a: the amba-{mes had any susiszcinna at him.»
But. there Hr: mu lneaitelpabit
idem. i
The rst ix aha; he dia ma.Rm1@§a.r and omvcxai tjpinlun is that
he as hehami 1&1: Imn Clir!61§¥i.'Mr-i$e1w>*=1 fwd. Minister 0!State for F0 igzn A!$ia,iE.!5> said hueregil-iv in ~a q estkm an Jan-mary=2-i. _95-L thin ' it anyane were £0
presume ti": Macienu and Bms
Ei W1! bl . cl the iron fiurtain.
Wald pwbably ht fh192:'vL"
» he zeemd is u £2,
B Mk! amt to Melinda ihrcw '21.
M L. Dunbar. Donald. leii V3.
he at rmaem em May 25. :1
~ '11 G 119 ni ever. ma 1233i gti
dab?-5 behind him; we moneywas sent .h-2! Swass bank! SmA us: If -an interval cw: ¬'1_éay:s.~fr wmch snnuhi be clesiuctedUh time it $0011 Donald W léifr m '£'a.ts.1"l£'}d in wheravezf hew M. and also the time it tookin the arran.|:emems in be ynadmto semi. m meswenger in SW-1i2%I"~
iand la ispzurh the msvlesnHeiiher nwd be long, butmgeihe-r they prubabiy cut ma
a&,ii.!;.i,i. time in whwn. in gamequiie inccmzeivablg canditums.I3-enahi might have earned thatgum. in agiiimn in whatever itmm him is me, t amund. E0days. was that 'Lmssih92§¢? Is it
feaiibh? Dbviaiisty nut.
There remain awn pclssihiflzieszniiy, mm, he was 931:1. in ad»vanr:w:~ Em services to km
rendered: se»|!"~3:nd§1P', has, he wasbeing far {inst mrvices.W, sh I the mane ljisely ?
e csmbirssstl at Kimse Wm
{ac s-~;haL 1Dmm1=i drserted 10Ru. sin and {hat in A .u*markahI.s'sh ~t fame, was in a positcm am:on 3 m end Mieiinzh :1 la rm: sumat mamezr, but aim to ubtairr ww-
3:.is'so92's' and assimancz {mm hisnew manners ta dnv Sn~-p{>m'£a" inmm d'm:c1i~nn. arm we orvi thai
Dnair was appnqached hiRussiapz agony; rmd dad wark for.gmm, pmbabiy long befora £18e<L '
Erclxloilell
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Donaid was pitifully wines-~
abie. He mus: have appearar as!
idea? man ti: he wwoachea bythe ruthlea: aaessis at :1 country
rrrarliy in take adva.n&a.g:e at :31!
human =.-w:~nks-css or any mus-
P?-Fscrd idr-asm. V I _110w much do the Brmsn &ut¥>_s~rims ream know at the u »'33"'s8¬I~&.'£!1!Di! of uaese twa men?{_ his Sm-Le:m:~nt m that House oiL. ~nm£m_s OB June" ii. £951.¢=nteen- ziays arm: Bisrm-as andchjssn disappeared; Mr. Herbert
$1. '!'iS0921 said: T11: sacurity aspzmta ca! theac
Mcase We un=sier__ hweltigatiasand iii; nut. In the yuhhaimereat to dimlusc them.
That wan thus max: _aa;n92. an;-1with ¬r&t§iiea1'!|.Y mt: vnrxaiiun 12.has can the hue. taken by
Fnreign Oicn {spokesmen aver
since; _Bu: with M:1i"nda we mu: qhzsreaim at purevmnuiicn in whack
neasbrs ;:§ays~1ii$ie parkwhen she qzmvn oi! iramCéenavg with fan three smallchil.-zh-en n max sultry 5&p1t?:Ts-
E:-er ,B.FR.!'.t'S::3§>t1 examly a year 11:11
we was. kuwwin;1:~' am! of_;herawn tree will.-am:_1g i1li¥;1*'¢$£1l!9~
I*ers-may-clad.
_5he was going to gain n" gs,-
hami who haci '<i.~1.*5¬r.._E:! henwxtn
t-mam she had been nearly §a'j:92timasusiy unE1"a_1Jp;92' _m in eu"Lhisfieeu §"»'2.:_n:=- uigxarsird fe. Indshe was mam: 1h§s a&tlmuI=1Ii1 8%-fhad _-: ie<:lded to .dwm'<:e_ hum andivy Xu rcmaire" her shatnee-ed hie.Ami she was gsxirm in me fullkuxbwicdw; at the $£i'ie'~'uu$- NW3her - OIL w.m1l'?g BBWK YB-'1nmziwr. her fa.m;!y~ and her
is"iend.s.WM édd aha. gr: E _
Qbviomgiy Mefmda W2; easy-Kgcig by agents speaking mDmanikfs name it-I1 §@'92*¢P*1mentiis _befure se exr::1~xu.=d!.v'went. "I%se§' were probably 1YI¢1"<gngi wgymisn o92! her pwn gsiass .anrS.either oi éher tar Us-mid: r@§!I¢>n
Rlity _Ami lbw wepg sum?-meiycu.Wi;r. 1n<¢§' 1>H_>>ab!1y mm 11¢:ntzald was "~hgm~=ng_ tar pear;=--I*sel{3i:i,*;' ta I:-uid a new _anc92"E>ut§.er wmki." They ::_e!:t.§;ni&'piayea on her matémsl ms_$w<:i~§gmi gave her a _gh>w.in% pmmra0! aha sniendi iuture L e~ chim-ran wsaubi have "in this Sm:-vset
Union. Q"0<mazd's e:¢.¢@'H_c.92_92t naming, hisne muse; carn.E¢z_tab1a lwmg=:r1m?,itirm!192s_ wuujid he stressezl.Name at mm w¬:921l. haw ._1#1¥i*>in _a wsrmm whra hm kept. her-MR 92%Q -§§1iiZ92I'iR~§Ed -an world
afaira: but "Melinda ha been
samremely :.l»simeres*.ec1.
Yet beneath ail Yhm mes-2 mpst
have been sum . kind st aecuvnmt Dunaid . {:8 wkmle thing is
mkamngless. xzvzpusibie. um
beliguahie wi mat mat-. FurMs.~§inda_,_was nut logical; shewas. agiided - her ewstaons-~am. am: nal cieczston must; have
V ' .-Q - -i=,1' ~- .92._ '*:1~:.Taar:; ~-;;;>;~~~~b¬¬IF$ _tn_k1en in '@moa"g1 11
agenff. She mus: have lavas. in.
my ~bitamleu- pit at he}! in hr.weeks. gunmbiy myajmhs. bu re
she nally ed to ;1>m net" m 1.
5.13.: must haw: _imawu~1ha wr-mw _a_md v-o~rr',v_ her gain; amaldca§.us'¬__ her mother 1. lbs fitkmi.mm mm» lens: me; was a lewéd}
in send ahnw-ed that §
Bu: against the Iingerhug ashes;oi her iewe to: Dsiniki. againstthe_s;>ar92-;1mg mirage at me w
wmcr; she was being drawn, Mr,
t this mallerd. Hr had caiieriher hack gs ,himand so she went.-
She was. m 3 way, juxtiiying he:-
salt ta the warld.-~a1acl Eu herself.She was ma :~:mger_d'es~er£e¢. no?§a".~1_ger uzxwaxyieaiz that was R3salvg! in f¥%e:.""h92z;$ Yririe Riul a§|z_ra$l?s::ai.10n at her we 311-ii hersdrssrt. Iwgm-e are they mw. I.>onaId.1I-lelmda sm. the three -children '=_
I heiieve from reiiablsz ¬r1£onna-§i5cn'5__ I have obtamecx, "n:11_*:T m;Brmsh mu;-mas. that Dams! .is§qua of ma chieis uf ii-as $0Gr:92=erm¬r1i§ i§y¢ho1m;ic_a1.92 :1 pi
{are Beparimenm. He ,is.1win ina pqff oi saiellite my me, 611;miiea {ram Mascaw whith w.;.:s&hm}? an-!¢1;v is hmise the mas.1_92~-{92tari~:1us {$:'駣t1ers~ wnrking in"the iussian Gm;ernr:92ent in Lh:
particular new
. G u §}>l*¢§§-ml
711 is a rmss _92;-etw'eer.x a_92aun<¥ anii a mason :~th¬~i'!92n92mc<.<ave gxcaliern; ii»-mg cQncUti.¢.=n.~@Ilarge, eomiortable hsius-rt; mid;gardens $h!,3;}S, ciubs. $t.h92'mIs*-3
but im "m:rde>n92 of m_&v_e:nen?..
There: are guards all around.osxensibly to $JtOi¢CE. the ;:.w.92's!
faciisi 'L:~armR2v1tsr§. but aim is sec,
that mar mm 1eave.s wiihuua :}er»i
mission, Cm we rams accasrom
any cf ihe inreigrscrs have in gr.-
to Mosmw or eysewhare an
Russia armed azuama acmmnm92>'Marti. _
it is theta in this 1o92¢;nwi<%:my name, that Mewinda am-1 the
c%1i1d:;en joincei Imnald. SMiih"l1.92IJ$!; cmaim-y $011-ii that 1 aha
dizi n.<:2E iike the lite thew she~.vmlxI:i b/é_ fr§:e.1.u lame. tam :1 herchiidpcn with Hm". W,-ii} Elva .m"i.e1i
kesp that mamisa 2 it -;92:!ms
highly. unlikeky.
_ "rm mo
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, j N Wednesdaynight September 36,
3:15; year-fiwe-<.iay".@ after Melinda
V cixsappeared»;-T arri ed in Geneva
j . L from '-Paris. 1" saw Mrs. Dunbar
meiollawmg day when. she mid me the
story" as ii~th3e:1'a;1§N*._8.t¢5.» in her. Herwmgiuginng, anti nlme £00, were that
-Meitnda-"had been iurm-1 away. We did
mat think sher had acmmlly been kirkn"a.ppe@i., but we were certain that -she
had not gene or her own free will.
Qt the eamplexe honwtynf Mrs. Dunbm-"sm-iginal awry which was aisq what shes had told1.1.2.5 and the Swjszs Palms. .3 have mt and hadmt. ai she time the siighicmi siouhi :. it cnntained
'Lhe:'"!a¢is as she than saw H1?-<n. 1:. was a maze af somccme be.-mg inn in!im.at.e$.vcnne=e=n1sdwi_§h wenis lo he abs» in _se_ss ikggsfa{:IQa;l§. nf dmly azsmtacl. ahscu:-sna the an-m92m:~nm.-t
small aiieuails -" , .
. if "lwuf,sI:ncks§ ;
n. Hm: nrmzm. Mm Dunbar tlmn Rave Rm. pub-Hs ed :11 me News Ch:'=mi.c,b': on '{i1ursda§. 5'-1n"-=In-= her 1?; sh»: said? Th::3r had rm Gthnr c1m.h_1:r.=an Melinda ma!-2 nk-' one srrmli suucase was;Mi ».z-411.1:-..m»:= 102' xi-:2 etsi$&re:':. and am tor h_er==e}§~1n_ hat, 1 bveheva. she had mamlk Mlmmzr lhm-71» In was ve ween amr she i.92:2_d left Gerwvw Eh-41Mrs. L1'unba.r reuzrnaci there Wm; he: daughtersIiarez and Camerinza. wha. rmge aaain. had u-wn.aver {rein Awwrica ta be in {twat * " -'92 II "' - V .. > . .. .!1-1 V _ . -2 we >s. x -,_ . . 92 929292_ 3 92§;92;"§,;;§$.;:_92¢A§i3,,,.éY92. . 9, . Pg ' '~ ~ .. ' §_.*.?1':' ".»¬-"4; --':v:'--Q : ..' Y?. , ..-..... .-- _ -= --=-.-;-- -¢-_-;v~e:..:-. ~"-._- ~ " - - "W ._~i
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THE NAHE READS $M§Tl§"
FM; p?wt¬1QFn.;>1i£1"§1 enveivpe rsuimlvd marMelinda, usmg the ~m1m£ "Mrs. ;SmiIA§1."
:>raered--mm! ceilewaed cm Mm: <31-~"~i¥w¢¢
gmsmnrn sir: matures
m-;si.he:-':>~ side. 10 ems; up the at
in the Rue des Almaa.And :drm:2;»t immedizgteiy 5112
mags. {avg §;ay&§&n',; d:sco$'E}5eswhxch tahi her wzmwt psabaiyuf, doub: that mnlrary in hi?!
earner irnpz-¢s's'in92i. Mmlnda I-mi¥»iar=':u:¢i -bar ight in ;zdvanc.e--ugd known when aha. drum: oi?
vnih t.l1'e'ehildren ihat-she: might
weir maver ,m.u.a':92.Mrs. ~._D'unbar's first grid-szrscksn impressiun that. Meixllwlu
hz taken; mxly ihis she wuuid
an maliv have needed I-nr a werrih
1?.-:1 vi.=i't was primarily ba~sod' an
wl-1 rs-he s'wi1er nut img me:cur . "
~_ d she w Memia ieswa the
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- Oat: with nnhr om: suiicaae, vtwo
Wee r=afa hki-slit? which theyma brought lii-ask mm Naiwca.
an1:w_a. httla. red cvarnight. bag;-:*o92>'§gie6 _1m¢ {heir pv:1s§e11gcrs _b>.-ihe 1131:» an £3Q!l"i}!i!92E5% an whackcantsgznmi M 2 ii ad in! miiet
zegnzsiles.he fact that ihe expensive
».4§me:ica<:1 §aif<:am was damp-uvgiy rumny and timid cnatam
Ia-I mun: than an rst {sight
anneamd. pmwsibl-E. and that we
ix-phi-alis were dean; and &;.ap-zs.-
suuusi; did not iheri strike "hxrr.
D-or id she realism that Melinda
cauld ixave paeke mher ihiua1; ta nu: car hefnrehand. .
Winn: Mri. Dunbar ha vmade
h r original check-ma , me
ck SE21 in me tamer dark 1 ssagn
in me at. she hm! his-er: r Em;1.23 1:1 10 see .0? Unk ch! ' £5. Aquiek _gIa:'1j<-e aim.-wed iv-r
M92=:92i'm§as mm}; cam and evenmgres; But ns1h_:ng_ had been Wo-parly tidied 31-x's1_Y since tivmr
gwrturgx from I.l92r::.i1 lnrxg h01i.SII'-H31:11 hanging in me same closet
Wm émssas sf her awn.Tmzm in the _&:iuf':si&. at mwefi
sum: _pi§ea of cicnhes which she
mm x=.1<m my r»1.m;1das.> w .11
$1-rm; xlaera that M_e§m».:Ia_ 92§.sual!f~"hem her mxmzierclause-.§. I92:ow1 on_:IEsaIr exsmmmtion mes: prgweri1.0 uslsssv-g £0 the c*'l_92i!cimn anii §t
wsquxrm anly 4! mm. examina~
iicm fur her to d.iscover that
"fvieiiaacia km! taken all her kioiiiwa
-,wm92. her. wB92*¬=£~;92'1h.iug{ {mm Q its
amt :l92".ess<!S~ dawn in Hm _, *92-5'.
uwziegtlmha ~M;s. Dunmar 1 vi
,bu-uggn §qr__~h~er in New Yer n
new rslomhs >bciore.. ex'¬r}&§1i »g£;92'.<:gpt_'-~her;m;192k coat ami an '_"~
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i § .;§§ §£§¢ § :§§m* 131 t . . -' Q £03!
use three aimildren. with a _lim_
egxvejiqnm xlfim pitntugriiji-he.r'5dwmumxs ehppad in $1.]
Mrg. untlar was extramelgw§92RI>I'Tm;éSd."1lLR!. me knew n0ming'1
Mwut 9hj'@??@ mm!-:~s1 am! had s:ew-r'
meg: ihm 33¢!-mm,Not Q3113 W0!-Lid Melindg hawmm Fae: H aha were zinkang Q:
.ha§fi11g n phatograzzh at 1m-¢
children. but they _woui' eas_u>ri,v
have exsgmimwd the nh:at1:gra;p'ns-lrecib-' they were o~bm'in¬'tl fmm
the shop. sn Mm Duntmr m.
%i;.w:<~J92ed the enve1unavca.re"Iu11y.
.l§_92*isle.I,me~!
Ami -she-1*_.sw sham M1:-l%~:=vai:=. .ir.~'
the namt af "4'.92§r§. Smi.lis." ks '"
920;cis:re1;! tame enlargaments aptmmggraibh No. 33~ami h
sm1i1.=92-.~l iujr them an May 21. tidzufs" igis:-rs she. Mrs. ilunbz .
srxwact hack -{NH} Amer! ,
caliicd ms thexnjn izmt wn"i§e l9211=s+.Dmmt-it was in 3'-arm and is;
.n¢&H_.».* <iai;.;>- mephonin eomm 6ammzan with her,
Anni, {»1"rs.13u2ibr aim ~¬m1sf.d.
the _er:darg.§_:[Bl3£S of ma §'s§10tn-gnlfsp-_h. whu:h imelf m£!¬1sme<i
¢§,.~@tn1s.~ by 4_..Smms.. were Lo he
9cr;_m=. by cms.-the rw
mm-ed far American _{1l_|"§§§]_!Q:I.>¬_.Rm;i yhose nisnme of me irasaC-urtaln caunmaa. '"
ihiaiill imci ihei c.himre:;
1ra_va11&d.usuislb" my 'X%§::1in~r1_as
Bratiix pm-mart win-ch .'r*E=qui;"es§
R by Mm pdlmwgraph. Bun
the ]:>"£15S$Z1<Rt_ arm the emarac
ments were miasmz and ::=re.=;u:.~;-
nbiy Meliua had taken mesmwith her. "
-1hese_ was pieuu.-: at avid naemgr; entirely an¢1$§$i$'_$.P in 92 ma;
mumnt Me!m6:ss éssarmear. mfeihad been manned ax. hast "am:
months heme it mm»: place.
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V
MMABLEANS
' ' thirteenth instalment
HE day. after
. Melinda's mother
received the tele-
gram from Territet
the next. clue to the missing
family's movements" was
iound. .
On September 17. 1953. six
-.<18:~'s atter they disappeared, its@t_the'1u.92:c$ti£ators on a trail
which petered out on the_b0rd¬ls or the Russian zone at{92u§!l. but W11lCh must c1earl_vmdlcateci _that. Melinda had
"B T-0 JOIN her husband.
It was the discovery in :1
ausanne garage of her biil4'hevrolet cor. The proprieu K
ild the police it had been lo;'_ a woman with three sma
cmlclren not long before 7 p.n
on the previous Friday - 5i.et
:1-
10
its
niper indicated that it wase called for the day afterys earner-auo _a ticuclt beneath the wtndsore
iseoverv - Friday Sent
er 18*.
She knew
"Ilii.= proved conclusively that.sometime at least otter she left.
In-r apartment in Geneva.Nleiindzt knew she would not be
returning on the Sunday even-iui. as she had told her mother.Il._¬t1$-O showed that She knewthen that. she was not going to:~pcnd'tl1e week-end with Iriendsin at villa at Territet. Butwhether she knew these things
before she left. home we do notknow, ' '
The discovery: or the car. onlv
a hundred .92'urds or so fromLausanne station. 50071 led to the'next's'.ep. Melinda and her chil-dren, it wns found. land taken the13.58 rim. train £1-om Lnusanne toZurich on that Friday evening.She was identied by a ticketcollector who had been on dutyon the train. and also by a Swissprofessor who was travelling onit and who noticed a worried-"loo-king Melinda and her threec 'lrlren boarding it at Lausa ne.midence soon came to zht
ti it Melinda and her familv left.tl - train at Zurich. For a do ort Q there were doubts about hernext movement. for she was
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ESPIOBIAGE - R
Bufile 100-37h1s3!
NEWS cemiiicte
SEPTEMBER 9, 1951,
LONDON, E LAND.
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-.v1-m1g1;-V- idasztid 35 havinz Ewen
.-.<-an at. ;'.i:~s1na Malina. .Wm; in lent; she did was ta
-..ut3:~ we Aribcrg Vc=.xg1:"es;»< Va?
.f.&.:V:!:. {mt to Emma ii. :1-;»:E>.~:~1;mml:1V92' morning. at we §smz.I.!
If-mzimn 92*i¬I::szn- of &5+:V;:1-.92V'Varv.=.1c¥1Hz, Veip 46 mii-as 5mm SV:92'.zbur§-
Idr~;92ticnL§unV here xmfaz p1'rs--
vided by an unnamed Anxuriatml
<-ale:-u;iV w"h<; 92Va'z@;V= lraveiling us --at-.5 A:}.3;e1-~13, $0 Xienna train. He;-{sated z: Iirst-aims carriage wiLh
the VM.~=cIc-.m famiix. whu hm! nat-_<=1-epem aishuuslw in W35 a nigh:
.1uurne,v_ ~Wimn hwhcnrxi of Mrs, Mac'-!Vv:u1s cii.~Vap;1w.wrImcn I111 szw iw
mrmaiimn £3; me Pazzericawax
;.~.z:lm1-ities in iwzna. 92VvhVu Vin»
=:med. the Sm-i.=»s»Pu!.ice. wtm in
brie" 11.1:-n mid in French E<:~iizw:..~V-.-iw pu&_$=ed it. an ' Mrs. I!unb:n'VHis ¢1¢wipuVo f the pam»:_ucmue{an1i§'y wh trave1I¬:d v~=:1V92
him that night far we vivid
:-mi swcuraze u 1_e:wes spy: mum1=>r~ doubt. The win ianrehazwd
mm: bays in grey amwi suits
xv u tom hiss: they wmn: {:1 schrml
in Geneva; me am exmndinis-u Vcase and the two rafa lwhiean ix-am Maiarra: z~mm<m and
he r:1ot.hses-ti92e btiht HuePar e-quVart_er_1en£t.h cum»-and. m
detail whim as 50 whuiiy wzvzmvimzuSm; that nothing else is really~ g~V.
needed. Lh me: that sshe 'v-ma
92u'z!;n'in:<" n rather cheap -livt$.1qV_f
mnscmirre wri.~t~92v:1lch.. f_ 1:; Imzt. .Mu.Rmd..1. mving ha-okezxum br;.~.:x>ss.~~z nf hvr own xvaivzh.
was using um: wk-5&3: Mrss. Dunbar-
hnd bougi Im? Famzus. an in~£'>:.1.'.922!!92si'~=s: watch of the 1-and _c92neV
wmxid. narmally aim in aV !'HE*
yeV-.u~.~Va1d. boy,The cumnel saw them have the
mm H-1 Schwarzach Si. Vegiiamund 9 rm mm umrmni viS-atutday.-.S¢"§:1aanhc.p~13. '
VTr:V.1.il" i[3_!l§_S V
If tux-{her §danti1:mi_on werenecessary, it. was snpphad by VaIrmrtr at Schwarmch S1. Vat-siatiun wlm imlped the kiaaieana V
MT the" train, saw imam g-3 iniathe w~<;um=ms, and then, abut
3a minutes laser, drive ax-gay in :1;large Amerkmm ear Wh£C§_'1 had»
a:'»r$v"ed w-hiie they were drtnkiru;
i!:ei2'.aa§f::¢e, _'I"he: driver was es»-
cribed as :1. slim man 0! average "
height who spoke German viman Axtstuan accent.
VV That was thu em! mi the trssil. 1' Vrm-.1maa. 3:1 ». Donaid before her,;_.V. 1; is ahmmt. bértain; tau. thhad gone zmnd the bQ1lH3S'1El';VfV$h&'-tk-S for her Lang ivmmfor the §nquir_v started an '1'saesV~
6.,-iy, Segatasnxber 15-. and was :Q:92-
ckude ve day; lmer, Vwasmnsidcred czsermncang enmagh far"
the wiss Paiice in anrmumse tlimtthe Vhunt was =29- as it W315 ck-sat"
that no ;mspoVs¢ wnui-:1 be
sewe by B {umber seV:1rch.° V
There am. he-waver. E1:}:e"!'&i1points in we actual '1t*C1l¬1'mt2:~;GYthe 3o;:rmV:_v 1 :om SVc::r.-ya: ta theA92.,s:5irV&;m ¬1'rm92ii_r*r ~.-;'mer: hzws:110; mm tfleared up in the rs;place, Meiindsz 1»-.-H home in herVque fast. and powerfuk mar. at
3.3!} an ma Friday afwraiwn.
The next veried agxpearsmcs:}v:s1-. at the garage in .K..au5:1nnegéust !;>e£are- pm.--~£hfe¬_nd 2ma}! he-urs islet, '1l1s:. zhstance.___bet,we&n the two inla §s mw¢._pver uni! {V0 mini?»-nat machmesa than ihme-qusrierg <1! an§murs- drive. _ What. did gin: cw.-and wmzre dm shé go, an the:
gnsalwtirkle '5$31-2 gave 1-mrsalf. r was gis»-an.ressxgrkavly Mile time u park.the car pmi cr.92ndu_i1¬ her mmImrty. wzth :1 cerium amount atuage and a baby in :mns..I1*sm92the garage to use station, Some»
btiy mus; have helped. -It is ch'::i_r~ w me magit wasrluring time time mm un-expkuneg thrce hours. mat.
Meiirsda saw whaever it was whu
waa- inspructed to wnmrt her.nd recgwcd hp: nal mamamm. -" -.
aver which iesieru i.u11estigVa:ionV§; were given to her hams: she g -twuid V easw iailesv-_'!;<V2§. 'll".?.li£.=j-_:_tmVths: statian. fur not u~n}_:> h._='3;air1y':zg_Q§; y gathered e~i&I,~<;Hn; stge, sa _!a:=;aaV is km;wm,t>a:e1y,1»; " sgaem in Sm-=.n~.eVr1and. aiterlienmagh mmu;'.Vp921}f s¥92gV__certain,192'had no t3me"t¢x"1aRe tmkcta a~.
Lsmsanma.
Frau: what Mrs. Burma? unime I osVtVimak*<i ihai Malinda lief 1
G:-new with uaund £38 in wés.
mines: and she dww" this mom:
{mm mu bank that n.£uzr:m¢m" Hi.
her mathem request. _ 1My polleasm Hunk _§¢§i!LV&i§'¬923;Ewe cs! the Nzkrws Cfsmmele crsnw;reavorters. who fnliowe the bra-ii 1;
{max Geneva. to Smhwaraath Ski
92*:;i.t semi wha nbiained _ the~;reimiqle and sletaited idesxnaa-3ticm Var the no:-Lev at the 11-am
Austrian VstatV:on.. workedit- anti
as mliows: V VVGm: rst-aislss ticket fer her-1
5&1! and iwrs-~i1:sh*es far the be-.YSVV
{mm Lausarirxe ta Zurich: £3 185. VFrom Zurich tea Buzhs. on xhew
A.usir1anV irantier. wouid emsti
£4 s. Y0!" me 1Vm-ea. 01 LV&mm.. am};
fmm Bums a»m92=::r<is another£8 11-is {V
1;§|m1mt out j
The mini for natuail Sares wasVz'_iherVe.ip1-e mm §i3s., wikhtmt 1-Vkingig
mm cuneiclemlimz any .nd.;1.i:Vi<mai'1expenses such as masks, portersi anything ska might i1av::- had 1%
she 22!»: her Rue es Aipes mt in 1 knew and Vbemre she 1:-nuzVht.§
{hr trasn. 3it aauid be done, at it wami
have left Va wry small kV:VVVa1::Vne=~,wnh which to fast: uuV!mV:: .1;
adventures of any emergen 3%
srmukl anythiszrz 5:1 wrnms. as. r§
"*-XI*92E_1l§'- should she wdde x;have wxshed to go back. 1
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*- HEN Meiinds. aml the ldren drove o as
-hurriedly fmm {3~eneva G1. that sunny Friaiay
aibemaon s. year agcv this week it 131:1 net; for
_ a. moment emu: ta -Mrs, mmbar that she
» wouki nut see them again in Wu aa 3* time, "
1 Ami even when they did mt. arrive on the Sunday evening
she was worried but nnt sersmshi aimaeli. Alarm. came Manday
mnming, and it was max}, an sememher M. 1953. that she teak
steps to inform 15.3.5. _"" " "_ ""
Her rst aiwmpt ta get ink:
tnuch with the authorities in
L-and-ran was nu: very success~
ful. The British {Hanan}-
Generai in Geneva. Mr. Lam»
berg wh-1:1 haei been emr»arna§y
_1-Lind to Iviekinda. had réecanuy
Ie.,£t_ on pmnmtien in tha mnrg
important past at <'3o_n:s=.z1-
-General in Paris, and Mrs.
I.1unbar- did .1-mt know his suwcessor.
when shva teleilhmled ta theBritish Consulate at, 11,49 am-
. a bad rst ta exp-isin whiz
2: e was-~which she did by
sing thaw. she was the
z bther-»inJaw of Ilwnald
. ac!-man. This so.-cmwed in strike
nu r:'hs>1*d. and so she asked if
_she cauki speak E-D me Com-mi-K
.G&ne:'aI on an urgent matter.
She was laid she mm!-:1 not
see anynav betare 2* pm. as: all
me seniar mambars at the
Ccknsuiate had gnna tr» the
airport to meet the Lorri Mayorof Lamiqn.
Mrs. Dunbar waited in grow»
{mg anxiety un] after luneheon
and than weni in the Consulate.a
which was <".~n1y' a short dis-_mnca {ram has n£1a?1m£n¬¢
:' lla§;!ai1@1;iq.§§l g V
» missing A
_' ;$§!~.a zsw on: 0! the Consuls and uid, he-m ihat her _:i:>ugZue292'.
lmanda Maclean, a Bfilih s921b+ie§:t._:md her three chikiren wgre_
msssmg. and askm him 10 In-,,5 rm L-nds iumediawiy. ~
He said her infm-maticm Wonk!
! sent an 10 L-tmdlmn thmughi~ preps: channels"-wwhich§ 5} rightly toulgte :1» ihg mm.
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unbar, I'm sure your daughter
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Fostvsr tav am: that he was;am-c>aci'. But she sv>ak,¢ in am: 1::his Bssistants,
, She said sh: was Mrs. Ilunhar,
ma:her»~in_»3;1w at lligxagid Macieanand asked at the mIu:m1 m "whom
she was 5!3'¬&§§i§ig knew wha mewas, <
Ha ma an-:2 she midi she bid in, ...,ge1 §.n!'.o1t1£:»u¢I>»~Wi£h M.I.5 very
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He sai: "§'vauid yea like wasHa cums aver tn ? Mrs.
Dgmhm~ said she wnutd. Tia n:-~Plili that hp would be there as
smn as ;wss.92b!.e. that me was no:
an worm, and the: it wnuld hebetmr xi she t d no one clan.
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'§¢rrit.e2-Mae quiet mbarb uf
M<m©r¬:.13:~ when Melinda midi
she was meekqwmdinc
{we ihai. ih: British auihnrities
who had wnrked on the evarlies
B921!§@B5 id l92'!a§:ie:m disafspean
am: should be Enid fa-sa_ and
anyhnw -she was airaid ma; £1
we went to mantra headquarters
she wwid have m eupisain even-
ihing in an jnninr akzer Mm
Wuul P<>$5£b13< néver have heard
of Use Maniean ram.
Tim evening. Hess man a dayafmr Mrs. iiumbeu: reamed that
some!?:.im: hm} happemid toMelmda. tum semis»: M~.§.5 1-2I!'3egn
1°£ev¢_»- nu Geneva. where 1 ey¥iI*l 1W.<i. early an Tums ay
mmnia;.. _
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hurfs s¥q¥i92,'. anal. mm Swissnahce umers, draw: MT at oncers: Iviontreux. where _the.:y wentsxmsi of the day iijylng to nd
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GENEVA '
and son-in-law Jay Sheers. who
harl own rlown ti-om Paris.
That night she decided to tele-
phone to her other dauithter,
Mrs. Catherine Terrell. in New
York, to break the sad news to
her before she had the shock of
reading it in the newspapers--
which, however. had not yet cot
wind of the sensational new
development in the Macleim
"lSE.if And it was throu,-sh this per-
t at the news 0! Melinda's dis-a pear.-ince reached the Press ot
t e world.
For spending the day with Mrs.
Terrell when her mother: tele-
phone call came through was a
woman ii-lend whose husbandwas alqiournalist, working on asmall cw York newspaper and
also as a tipster for one of the
bii; news agencies. That night he
telephoned the '|tory to his
newspaper and agency. ByWednesday morning the world
knev! that Melinda Maclean and
h r three children had vanished.
he immediate result in London
w s a ood of inquiries at the
F: -sign Office by journalistsso ing conrmation--or denial-
oi his story _Xro1n an Americansource concerning something
that happened in Geneva to l
Engliahwoman and her thr
children. particularly as th
woman was Mrs. Maclean.
One imagine: that the Foreig
Oice and the security otlicers
pursuing the inquiry would have
appreciated a tar longer period
of secrecy. but as the news had
broken this was no_ longer
possible, and 1 statement giving
an accurate and surtlirililll
full summary of the then known
facts was issued from Whitehall.
A Foreign Ofce sookesnfiari
made some extremely interestingcomments. He said that it was
" entirely a matter for specula-tion whether Mrs. Maclean had
left to join her husband."lie emphasised that she was an entirely tree agent and was
uiiilcr no obligation to report her
movements.
While the disappearance ofany British national was_ a
matter Ior concern." the British
authorities were, in this case. still
anxious to acquire any addi-
tional information" about theBurgess-Maclean case. and it was
therefore natural that two
security oicers"~wliose names
. were not givenshou1d have been
sent at once to SwitzerlanFinally, there was " no eviden
the disappearance was not volui
tary."
" 9292'0rll i' runs
Rlelincla ?
The first piece of hard informa-tion was obtained during that day-Wednesdaywi-ien Mrs. Dunbarcity natural Lelehnné me55Ha¢,__re-ceived a telezram sent to her;" in Melinda: name. l_t had been
handed in at ll a.m. in the one-
man branch oillce at T¬l"I'll>El2. an
outlying suburb 0! Montreux.
where Melinda had told her
mother she was going to spend
the week-end.
Written in a foreign handwrit-
ing. ii. said:
Terribly sorry delay in eon-
tacting youunfoi-eseen circum-
stances have arisen am staying
here longer please advise school-
boys returning about a week:time-all extremely well ink
rose iii marvellous form ove
from all-Melinda." -
The investigators apnea to
have missed a most valuable. and
simple. chance of getting some
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line on the people behindMelinda: disappearance. ~
She had told her mot r the
was going to Terriiet. Mr. Dun-
bar passed on this ii orma-
tion at least 24 hours bet e the
telegram was handed in t the
very place Melinda had indi-
cated; widespread _lnVestiga.tlo_n|were being made by the Swiss
police and high-ranking Britishoificers: and yet no one seems to
have thought of keeping watch
in Territet.
There was nothing at all to§;uarantee" that Melinda would inact go to Territet. andit is un-
likely that she did so.
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Il at!-ern as
before V
But already there was a ce ain
similarity in pattern beti eeii
this and the earlier disapi =nr-
iince oi Burgess and Mai: an,
and it would surely have een
well worth while keeping he
man in this small suburb where
any stranger would he quickly
remarked?
The post oillce clerk--who
could not at rst be found for
he had shut up shop and gone off
to work on his farm-at Once
remembered the dispatch of the
telegram, for at that season oithe year the traic at Territetiwas insignicant-
lt had been handed in by a
heavilv made-up foreign woman
who had. presumably uninten-
tionally. drawn attention to her-I
self and the telegram by the fact}that _it was written in such bad.English that even a Swiss clerk}
had to ask for certain smallalterations to be made. l
It is unlikely that even it the
messenger--and she was .eer-
tainly _ nothing m0re-had been
tound. she would have led the,
police to her superiors. ;
But. with a little toresigl . itis possible that valuable info nu-'
tion _iii11,:ht have been ohm red,-
aiid it was badly missed.
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NLY three days rema ed after Melinda returned
in thatrseptember, ' 53, with her mother, Mr
Dunbar, and the thr children, from the holida
' in Majorca.
Only three more days l the security and safety
the tree world. And on any of them Melinda, by s word,
by e. gesture, even. could have saved herself and her
children.
But she said nothing. She told
ndone the terrible secret which
must have weighed with such
crushing torment on her. In
tact. the three days passed so
busily that even new Mrs.
Dun-bar. is not quite certain
exactly what did happen.
One {act has remained rmly
xed in her memory: Melinda
tried persistently to persuade her
1 go away, She had only returned
Geneva from her visit to New
rk ten weeks. oetore they all
nt to Majorca. And since
ll; clean: disappearance she had.
e cept for that absence and an-other short holiday. been
Melinda's inseparable companion
and support
Yet on the Tuesday morning.
the day a£l.c.r_tlLelr_._l"eturn from
Majorca. Melinda suggested thatit would he a " nice change" if
she went over to London. Mrs.
Dunbar replied reasonably that
she had not the slightest wish to
lzo to London so soon after her
return to Geneva.
Then Melinda asked why she
did not go to Paris. Don't you
think it would be_a good idea if
I~"u_ went to Paris for a littlevi iiie to buy some new clothes ': "
Ii c asked.
Its. Dunbar pointed but firstly.sl * did not want any clothes and
s ondly, Harriet was away frotr.
Y
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1Paris. Melinda nevertheless tried
several time: to ring up Harriet
at her Paris number.
Eventually Mrs. Dunbar laid
she would be going to Paris" some time after Fengiiiii birth-
day" September 23!.
Oh, that will be too late.replied Melinda. ' Too late tor what? " asked a
mystled Mrs. Dunbar.
Melinda did not reply. ,
V _0chl P Bllth
not ith an
Elltmllllll this lull St0l_v
lllelinda's last days in Swir
land iii the lmowleclge of iii
was so soon to happen, one mi ht
feel that her behaviour was 5 -
ciently strange to awalten a is-
piciori that something was wrong,
something out or the ordinarywas in the air.
Surely her demeariour. her
M'l0Tl5. her Words were not
normal? The answer is, or
course. that for this Unhappy,
bewildered girl ivhose lite hadbeen so -ratastrophieally over-
lllred and Who. for a long period,had been dislraiight, m1cgr13jn_
tormented, there was no _lQng¢;-
Hl'Wl-l'll_Tl2 deeply unusual in this
b¬VlOUT. must also hethat neither Mrs. i§$1rr?§§?~be;§§
B1'lY°l1e. else close to Melinda..
ever had the slightest suspicion;
that she had been contacted or
E . Dtigald, mpa e going to
ithout an such . ii '1 l !fhE_ did? and_ sitigp lg
r il signicance; it was mgr _y
a_ 92mpl.0m or her intense unha .
pl ess and uncertainty. ,Of
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~ Apart from this and one other
strange little conversation, the
last three days, Tuesday. Wed-
nesday and Tl'll.ll§di1_1i', September
8. 9 and 10, passed rather busily
in the normal preoccupation: of
a family which had just returned
from a long summer holiday.Melinda seemed to be in and
out of the at the whole time,
and by the evening was suffi-
centl_v tired to go early to b d.
rs. Dunbar not only did not ee
x r_92' much 0! her, but. contr 1'}:
t her usual cu5lom,'hBtl 1i le
casion for the long talks ti y
ually had together egich nigl .
One thing that she did struck
s. Dunbar as curious and ri-
e Melinda. On the Thurs 3
e brought back Irom the rliariers three 0! her will ¢1cks which she had taken i on
c Tuesday.
in the rst place, it was un-like Melinda to be so prompt in
having her clothes cleaned.Secondly, it was totally unlike
her to tel-ce_ her own dresseswithout asking her mother '1
she, too. had not somethin sh?
would like cleaned. especially as
they had both come b_ack_Ii-omtheir holiday with their dresses
crushed. - _
On the Thursday, too. Melinda
spent the afternoon at the beautyparlour having her hair washed,
cut and set. There was nothing
in this: it was a normal andnatural thing-for a girl to do.especially on her return rem a
seaside holiday._ I
But, again, it was much quicker
than one would expect irom
Melinda who usually took her
time about everything. Especiallyabout anything connected with
her appearance or her clothes.
Added together, in the reveal-
ing light of later eventi. Mildf
actions on her return to Geneva
were consistent with those of
someone preparing for -an im-
portant journey. But at the time
1 they appeared entirely ordinary
and attracted no attention.n the Thursday night thela, night she spent witl her
m her. who was also her osest
tr nd in the world, M lirida
. cl urly came very near to realt-
i down. very near to revealing
wiat was happening. erg for
atlvice --
Late llhat night. gs the?! were
going to bed. Melinda stood in"
the doorway between their two
rooms -looking ghastly-52¢-ill.
tired. desperately worried.Suddenly, and with no connec.
lion with what they had, been
talking about. she said: Oh. how1 wish 1 had someone to advise
me."Mrs. Dunbar had no idea what
she meant. The only ouhiecithey had discussed that dav on
which it seemed likely that
Melinda could want advice "15the dl$p053l oil the house at rais-
tield. on which large and-Hill nov-
In-Bills had still to be made.
So she replied: "Well. Melinda.
1 have had certain eXQEl'1ll¢@with property in America and
althou-gl1_1 do not knoW_W11i1l-ha-opens i_r. 1'.nH1=92_od 1 think 1
could advise Wu if M0 W11 ET":
exactly what's worri- it YOU-' Melinda iZa92_e her mlbl 0119
uncorriprehendine look. shun]:her headand went into 1181' Md-
rc and shut the dour.as she about to tell F
m tier oi the nerllous steo '-Bw coritemnlatiniit? 1435- -"9
st 1 not quite decided 10 -1 '1'the summons whlll hid from ll?
which she knew was about to
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| m her had an iianx Wm n r. ca Mam. She hid. mg wrmt
; us xnarty .1210:-ms! before $05.1.~ ~<k in Am:-ma m all her
_ mg; ab-L_>uE mm She ansmed5¬>¥l re;uarmn.g go her mo£hm"shams. m tin: msddie Q? we warm_ have hm rm bblh 331%caiied hay mother £0 hes when
iilorsuid disa*;mea3'e~:i,
I!:m':» masses:
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And from that mamcni Mrs.
_ Dunba: had. been at her aide »-'»m1--
stanuy am! hm hqigrsed 13::!.hr{.H,.1gh am Ike: trs>ub:es.- Ina
nrgum funx ta her aggsn m1.92_5ihave been almast lrreszsnbie. am?
Mgiind;_ must have Men §!es.$1"
.=;1.¢!>> iorn in near; and mm-d-.. ,
Hut. sha yqeh,-3 bank. Samezhsngeven §.::.-cvnirr than new love. fur
1',-'c- mother. her Ion: ft-92r ha: own
>21: 1:r.,_ her own wax af 1;.-Je. wasmy mg her in awm-ther d.m:B-wI1-an 5§1',9.d3;-¢ nq; gilgak. fur 55¢
kn w mat it she had Bvriv Egigw
H1. ' she was abut 1-K! !,?192E>Drmaéd aci. us 11$: Mr ¢192i-<!F¢
with her. Ikiras.T11 Ii h B 1""§92'0L2it§ _--.-.-:"'.':--"'51. ';-:2,» --_ ,:< 1:;,,*.r:~¢ ; ' Igwe inwylgdiagvy *"""&;_.-...:-».:??-'1'.,'§.»:.92_~ Irnezbilis-s:¢ evrk =
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Calm dam caved Rwbm-_?~=1~ r4 mot hut aczideniaily an 1. e
_;-kc; and in~.-'itm1_ hes and 92_ 2
lgitefl. to spend a wank-enq w1H m and his wife in Lhmr" vslla 2
re.-rritea .JR» slug might have diicuiw "'1misng the vim, he hm! Mud 11¢
wnui same; her" in the Eubbrs" Qf
:4 Mnnhrrux hca<92ei~Mrs. {lumbar
£055 um recriep Wiwetixu:-rMelinda rmrnuo-med the hate! by
maxim:-~z:¬ 4.3% that aiti;*r:1nun.
e haw kmw: that this chrm 1:
m eting wtth an aid iris:-nd it .
C ire Wu pmbahly um: .,an way ta the extent ttsat. it i ~-
d .5 it had been names _g
E urq pa -~ and
Amasltta.
The F 1" id a. y
Qpemd no1"{!92a921?~with M cil s n Z1
arspea.;~92n§£ rm
mum deprwzemz
or preuccvmedthan usual. Afterbmakiasi. 5 h e
wen}. rat? in h.._.+.v, V ~ . .__.;__._., .
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On 0s§w;j mamimzs me wcuisi do
1hre_ d;u£;<:_ 5-hogpnng at v_ HmQl'¬$lHBlji smash ' msirkct near
the st.
She was mm: quite -Q. wmte
zm§I when sh.-3 rarlurnmi it. was__,_,_..___.*__ + . ..__
ewdém {$1733} s-umeLhin§ had hap-
ikjmrzct he W35 .i'rmamiesccntwmth -ti-!:1lt%-L The die had
been st. Ha: zkacisigm was
taken." There ware _$-10 mere
deuhi.S 1:; h rriect into the at. alimcm
tar dawn he-1" morning's V :-
aha e$. zmd. i 11-£15 e>t"iKi.~r1§v L0her nnv;?1e~r, tuuie bar about he £1-v Em»-e1:est£hings that ;m
h.-xii med lo her.airs. Dunbar eamnoi rememoar
.<".I?.???. 31* ***F?!..*.L¥i§?."'. . ___..riziiziira-da. nié*1{§E;TZI'n§*§_§=§§§ -
day; was mg been seiecml 'a_s.3 guidg ta take ha: to 330 id.
as e knew that that: was 2 r~-1 inly in nix '* 92&'<.'¬k¢gl$ W 1111 Q child?-2&1 ' at - his villa , t
_ rifilcil. _ was {ma pxaying a cu-cm} andindeed cunninf: mic? it wwldbe su unlike 1: elinda whn. as her
mama: and ¢}.cm:I Eriensh l1i392'c
nu-peaiaaliy itresscci tn mg was
mu as deceiiiul person. W835 n
the canzraxy frank and sample
nd a pun! liar.Yet, what is {me ta think?
That swan at this nmment
Melinda did not know whai she
wa; sham. to do '2
Her immediatg actinrsg areczglabie oi was gntermratati-ups:E her that she $16 in.de~1sd, thxnk.
-5 was iaking t.ne~ children tath 1-muse 0! same 01$ friends. or
Kb. She was takxnsz them ta meat.
a ather they had nut men far
m nlh8 and whrs hart n tact
xx -er at eyes on his Baby
dauglm-.r.
For Sh¬~_dBIZ1aI92'!'d§ {hm she mu. .
may "Pznie_r§ " a nzw cc»:-1 as
somq new shoes, and shg wok 15: .
Nib!-" nd §"e!"'£1.1S_'v-Rh her an .
went of! again ta the ska-ups.iii ! returned some iime kw: .
showed Iver mmh-rr u» thimls-'
she had bought. put. che baby $0
bi. and 92?!§s1_e-d heme}! about. thei-1 1::-+:-~s%..zI1 m a stale ax some
ex itemasnt.
he was pwbablv daimz her
an 1 psckmi! ii this iime, She had
$8163 Ihv must have at 3 11-.22.,
._.... .....__......__ and {hm-1 jug;
before iunahsnn
Mrs. Dmazbav
I 4: u n 1'} t h a 1"
ru$itiu_&r sha notM 1: I 1 n cl a ha:-5
much muney.
5_h=r.~ H216Mtimda to yimz
up the hank am!
nd nui 1. h.x:i921'"
balance and at
v as decided l iiiia:h1n.ch wi rs
we t:-a.n1<a_ 9-
pgner! Mel; =32
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a action seeme in M #11, "4;{cm HIKE? - thtw had ms Etiw.Me min mu gt the table. 9182* 31$;fgg 359,13" $61!-i! Z1 _H3H'$mPgin x bi wm. §I8é1T"$I1 ¥!!<_>$l 15;whi ts. {mm the leak ai stram d~
'I_ggi$3n gin: hm face. WWW aiji
from hBm>§'- 13.Mm. Dunbar had tn remind;her that she wnuld he law {£11
sh{3 did mt hurry. and wxth asvssibig eife. Melmdsa sham; off:her absu-actmn and dmve off to.me §_>m;_s< wh,eze we cashed ailcheque ior ma Swisss £'rancs-»at 1.
that um: ~:0ugh13>' £.'l¥- j.She arrijzed back mm. bqlarehaving pa-ad a garuat bill Q1 J3
S ass fram-.5. and bqutji WY ?I; <2 powder and izpsuck. E31 ;3:. -ing fm-gotten aspirin_ win . ;
M S. Dursbar ha imrmsuiar
a Q5 hfi ta bni. T"ha had gun a glare?! whs hshe tdid ¥1e.r_ rnathar mntamed a
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at open this to show it to
Dunbar.
is probable from the time
as gone and the thinzn she
to do in it that this dress
had been ordered beforehand.
Mrs. Dunbar does not think
Melinda had had enough time to
select and try on I. d.lT_.ll or this
kind. 1
Au excited
e lVurry'did
Mrs
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she
had
Melinda gave Mrs. Dunbar 200
Swiss tranc: and probably had
around 350 remaining in her
purse.
When Melinda returned ti-om
her dash to the bank and theat pa there was a urry of ex-
ci ement. It was already a little
a er 3*-the time they had
pl nned to leave-and they were
n nearly ready.
me baby was awakened and
dressed in her new little woollen
jacket and shoes; the boys puton grey flannel suns: Melinda
herself appeared in a black skirt
and white blouse over whieh she
wore a three-quarter-length
bright blue Sehiaparelli coat.
. But Mrs. Dunbar was horrlr
fled when she saw the skirt.
" For lleavens sake. Melinda,"
she said. " you can: go away in
that dirty skirt."
So Melinda went oil to change.
Little Donald wanted to take
some blue jeans Mrs. Dunbarhind brought back from Newrk for him; andlat _lhe last
mnute she noticed that the
b y: f_av0u1-ite doll had been
le behind. '
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careful. Melinda said she o d,
and repeated that they wo" ill e
back early on Sunday even g. i
Tlhere wag nothing emotional
or ezitated in her demeanour.
Alter the flurry and excitement
of getting ready. she was calm
and almo;-L casual.
In tact. in its ordinarlness merewas a _5ll'ikin.g similarity betweenher denarture and that or Donald
27 months earlier: no one couldpossibly have foretold that.
instead of going off to do exactlvwhat she said she was-SDend awee];-end with friends-she was
starting one of the Kilns; mniéih
tour and dramatic Journeys any
woman would make: sell.-chosen
- exile behind the Iron Curtain
Her last words to her mlhwere, in fact. Would you likeme to rim vou uP when 1 Relthere?" Mrs. Dunbar d her
not to bother . . .
She too '
, the key
And at 3.30 inn. on FridaySeptember ll, Melinda drove off
with he; vhree children-ta-kink
wilh her not onlv the three large
keys to the apartment in the Rue
es Aloe; she was never to see
again. but also the only key to
the letter box. She was vyearimi
a set otgotd clips nnd pin Mrs.
Dunbar bought ner in Maiorea
And, hgnging over hers-hou-trier. still in the case it adhardly. it ever. left. was the
brand new camera Mrs. Du bar
had bought Io: herDun-bar kissed the children el-bye and told Melinda t lie
That was the last glimnnellltlrz.4 *1. "Di.mbar'had of her dame w '1 [Wm-Id colJlJ1i§M1 L
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wee s in Majorca
during the summer 0
1953, were the nappies
llnda had spent sine
=" clean lett. Cale Ratlada,
" where she-stayed with her
9 mother and children, is a
' V little seaside village some
sixty miles from Palms, the
capital. -i '-
It is on 1 bay in the lovely
T rocky eastern coast at the' island, and in villas built
. on the cliff live a small colony
; of British and American
-* families who have §nHde,il'1i$
charming island their h.onie-
-lnyway, tor the summers.
i . The weather was magnicent
and the children had 1
Heavenly time on the beacha d playing in me sea.
linda appeared to he haw?-
_ A though at times nervous in d worried she seemed for a
1 time to have shaken off _the
' depression which had obtained
so .rn1 a grip on her.
" The fair .
' artist _
She was a. great success and
; made many £riends#as she
had also many i .|.IXlllE!S._ See-
ing Melinda thaw out in the
Majorca sunshine and in the
iriendilness and admirationwhich surrounded her. Mrs-
I!unbar' also began to Ieel
me rellet.
At last, she told l-ierselt,ll elinda was beginning to I -
gt the tragedy which h d
c me into her lire, was -
ginning to iorget that shew s
the wife oi the Missing DiplI
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mat, was beginnin _even toforget the Diplmltf irnself. r
But -events were te,.,ro_ve her
wrong. Among the friends they
made at Cala Ratjada. was an
artist, I tall, {air man or about50. And one day, when they
had been at Can Ratjade a
fortnight or so, Melinda said
quite suddenly: "How likeDonald he -is l" -
A chance
remark '
There was indeed 1 strong
resemblance, not only in looks,
but also in walk. Iesture andvoice. i
Ifwiis one day soon alter this
that Melinda came back from
the beach and. as she stood On
the veranda of the house in-
which they were living. gazing
out at the sea, she said, sud-
denly and with no connection
to what she had previously
been saying: He doesn't
believe in war'either."
At the time Mrs. Dunbar
replied, casually, her mind on
other things, something like:
Well, lots ot people don-t
believe in war," and gave the
matter no further thought. "
Later. after Melinda had
disappeared, this chance re-
mark assumed great signi-
canoe.
Melinda was One or the least
politically-conscious oi women,
quite astonishinnly so if it is
remembered that she had been
married for over ten years to
a man whose profession was
international affairs.
She was rarely__ it ever,
heard in begin a discussion on
any of the great world proh-
lems oi! the day. and it they
_were~ 'brought up- in her
presence she would reply
vaguely and without interest
or knowledge. .
Innocent
words
But e
the
wasp how.-wnrh Bataan-1renown upwwr ,-v
said it. -in quit-8vital "er " not:.-different circumstances. onbefore. and little Ferfu .
watching a school-friend p3_in; rapturously with toy tag:and wooden soldiers, had o .
said. rather proudly that his
daddy was fighting for peace. 1
It could well be that those 1
few innocent words hide the!
entire secret or the dlsa.ppear- i
ance oi these ve htlmn 5
beings, two adults and"three .
children. - 5But was it by sheer coincidence
that Melinda heard some echo=oi ihem on the golden sands or "
Majorca? Or had she already
received messeee telling herthat wherever llonald was and .whatever else he mifht be doing,he was basically stil ghting for
peace ?
There _was, however, only one
other thing ot any signicance
that haimened during the
Majorca holiday. One evening,as they were gettin readig to goout td dinner. rs. unhar
heard M c l i n d a say again.grohablfz to herself--" Oh. whatave done with Dona s
letter?"
It is probable that this was 1e
letter sne ieeeived in Taisel afew weeks after Donald i5-appeared. and which she alw 'scarried with her. I
lutlrel; is I A
angry , i
But there is o vague possl--ah.
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bility that Melinda might have_i
received another letter, which.11 k t t8 8 ep_ SECPE
Melinda was obviously con-
tacted several times before the
last meeting which resulted in
her ight, hut it is unlikely that
anything was arranged by letter
or that anything, at any time.»was put in writing". '
A few days beiore they left -Majorca Mrs. Dunbar suggested
to Melinda that she should write
to the garage in Geneva where
they had left the car to ask that
it be taken to the airport tomeet them when they landed.
She had alno said it would be .8
help. as they were due to arrive
in the late afternoon. if Melinda
wrote to the concierge to eel: her
10 buy milk. bread, butter. eggs
and the other groceries they
would require that evening andthe next morning '
The day they were leaving. Mrs.Dunbar_ found that Melinda had
not written. and asked her to
send telegrams.
They landed at Cointrin Air-
port, some: 20 minutes £ron~
Geneva, around 4.30 p.m. o
onday September 7. Thoras nocar to meet them. -=
Mrs. Dunbar" turnee1'i ,.
elinda. .-1 Dld"l92'Ol1 -send thI
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"24: . Dunbar was angry. ac
children, aiter their £ .mguurrtey, were tired and :2 mmmtml; they had pilas M mggage
WHH km-In, fur in schlfiin m the
bans I.-hg teak. mar: were time
big natwns--vmsde airuw" ha-id-aiis
they ha-xi b<>ugh~t. as wall as MI
kinds of trensurck 211: ctxiidren
hm rcliecteé,
W212. sh: nah-3, "you'd
hem:-r go and p?1nn1:~<-quici-;h'.
Tbs: set. amund in the mmart
Eur half an huur" hefnre the -car
arriwed. and than when they
=rea~<:?1ad the at there was.~ of
course. no mm-:,. breaé. hutier,
nuthing in faei far me §%:92§Is.i1~e1~|i
pu-er.
Sui! cm-rite, Melinda $&§£§ she
mum an ami buy ¢.-hem. The
a, smren were Mil} unioaaiing the
:: - am-1 leaving bags ami it»
cues Sirewn shunt me liv lg-I
mom. 92 1
Iieiier in
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§#iz1&m§a-wan: 0:? in the shuns,
She maid have bnunht every-
thing they needed. nu!. Qnly mtthat night but. {or at; We exi-
wewsk in akmut {en mmuies. fur
the sham war: gust around me
essrmrr.
But she was away 5!! minutes.
when she nnumed site haci not
asxiy {he packages at groceries,
but also II number oi. letter»;
which she mum have paected.
either going out or wrmmez hack.
from the letier hm: m. Q1-I: ha
by the conciergfs room
she i§r >;11Je'2i the zrncerie an
in me table and val! the lmizrs
hut. one 31:1 the desk am: §3-qt.-d
there. with the one RII'h?-1I¥1l $!-I
in-u.e:"in hgr nami._mrmz athrrnahrer wsiih an IEXhiRlJ?£§1iS$3l!'§Y
xpression on her face,
A5£¢ '1i3i92{3:[:Di. a;;=prsrm>.nss 1,
an excitement 1i?¢31'_92Vl-1'1 tr»
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1.e,»- mcsnzed mm when w
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ra. Diusmazz But. Wise aim" he
wan-t. her maths:-' §_»:.l18Q _nn1wbelieves that the ' dummam
expreaiun wan arm nf 2J;ci.i.¢~
meat.- Thinking it aver. age ihavg
done hundred: of Limes, I now
'1' cs! that Melmd-a; whale attitude
at that mpmgent ex;1:*gss='¢_:d onet§nn::.'-"Ihsa an H: mus 11: an-5'0
hm:c. At the time aIi {hat happefaed
was», that Mm Dunbar mi-
n diitly asked w-Phat was the
m ner. Had she received ad
=21 am ?
Na, said Melinda, pu in;
h sci!" mgwther. Ifa mat! ma.
H __:ml_v 3' i-sates {ram the aa as!
mmnz ma that abenm has en
posmmed a wgek. and the hay:
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him cc:-Mainly did Mt 3: m
1 .zn=m Mrs. V Dunbar. whe up
iv '1 rewasrkesé that it was mu} 1*
ga-ad news, I1 wnuid give G1 n;
time in gel the bay: r:a.é§' .atj_
_ie-ssure and ta allow them no
isxciaemems Q! their hnliaiay.
5 And. wim the liner crf um.
Kim rr¢:<=>d to net the chiidnrm ihsir
gewzmmz meal. ihe" episada passed
,nut at her mine}. and she 63:3
not give H. a secnnd Lhnugm um}!several weeks lam;-_ am
M1: Hmias behaviausa ranked at in
rearasnect. nnw bacame curious.settle duvm a iiie after the; ~
packed bags all armmd them. am-Ii- Tartuxfeal V
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gm puss shin»; Sm ceriami NP
mag. eve;-ning_ Melinda 1'xaéa¬-HM-~
Ab.-3» I1-1*-an mid am; the date vi
her departwe was try twat",1; ,unh3§&ly ma: the exaats was §wen um-->-angé mm?!»than D~<ma% and, uvs-E5}92-new {me Qertmn when they
rqvg away {mm Beaeunshsgwlthat ex-wing; 2? mcntha *'-'*~ 1*1¥that they warm iaavlni 11!"? W
serum.
ceriainiy she has} been 'iif1.Siki.3¢iE~3
Q: {Q 5314' aI1._?ih§'tlg' {O 3FiY'P92!'¢
oihmg that could §:1:-;sib1".92' Mmm u! what me was aheu in
12- From mai mmncm; Meliva
as a torture-:1 soul. "
What. had hap'p§:1>*sd? § iwarid enmigh V
Still no
: clam ..~
m_is 1w5:¢.ibi¢thva: Melinda hadrecmvad mm: isimi of a message
same: 3:: om: O! the ether letters,
or {rum sun: caniact sh; hack
seen whim sh: was amt?
Had» it been at one at we 31105;;
!-he ws1.Ieci.. mi! Oi the riszary
$h1l'$ it Whizh we was accus»
tamed 20 bi-R? Sim household
ggacgsj ___ _ -
~ Or had 551:. chasing. tame fty
liuiém lled in at stmw inwr»
$.'pi tur.9292I3 uttlc Maize-~+s tobac-
coms1s, I statizmers. a bar. a
dr;- cieansr:-whi<:l1 baa been
mares": purpcse 2:1 mm; :1; an
3N~1>m'i6dR11an a-vidressl for a
Saviet intelligence arganfsaifsn
and lhreuih which Meiindarareed hm" istturrnnt? i.1: sscumi he a.rwthm:.- but we
ds: Hm know. Meiin-das ma ~umts weree of liff-¬=' rs M
31:31-£25,336. iiasmiie-v.th"e axle ~*
. we inquiries ma-del by M. 5i
7 Id the wiui Pwlsefnnal nth r
;§:2.niaa:issnz_ marking has, bunawenwsi in Ger-e"va Ear :h:~§-
upB + he Md mcababiy beenmarxfmng to be read!: -And-->
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MM. DUNBAR re- turned to Geneva
irom the United
States in May, 1953,
and was shocked at the ep-
pearance of her daughter
Melinda Maclean. , _
' She was whit/er than ever,
drawn -and strained and
utterly aesthetic. 5 h e
looked so ill and-wretched.
Mrs. Dunbar asked
anxiously if there was any-
thing the matter. I -
Melinda reniien veguelrthat there was nothing parti-cularly rrong. She impliedthat she rad been lonely and
worried about money-whichmay have been true but was
certainly quite unnecessary-
and about the servants.
- But Melindifs strange apathy
went very deep. Previously
lull oi interest and excitement,
even about the plans they were
making and particularly-aboutthe siege Dunbar was totake a out getting hack her
American passport _ar1-:1 obtain-in: American nationality ior
the children.» Melinda nowshowed no interest in all thatMn. Dunbar had done. "
' 7. Untouched '
presentsr-1-,1-_
She did not even trouble to
-read any ot the voluminouscorrespondence Mrs. Dunbarwith solicitors and the
Similarly, although express-tins ares! gratitude, she made;_ Mun tmyinsvpectio of' .¬{l%1;B§htil.l§ clothes, dreges,had
State Department.
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I, ..asnd-oiclothee.-:. _ nightdresses- rMrs. Dunbar iggiibmught back..-,~Z'i--;...'i="92-.-:i92'i.E= 1 . "vi"i-1- .5t 1'-P P1"!- iQ@d*= -* Melinda took than " away with her. -
.-1-..'-._-":-'- = r -. = r B! _-._ IO r .; i
L" tor her, and most at
them remained in their
......... ..........-..
And she had par-
ticularly asked that
her mother should buy
her these thin¬5. which
were, she said, much better andcheaper in New York than inGeneva. 4 I
Duringi the previous monthsmuch scussion had takenFlees on the question or z gobor Melinda. She hid no idea
what she wanted to or coulddo, but she was insistent thatshe should do something. Atone time she had beeninterested in Ehotography andMrs. Dunbar 1 ought. she mighttry to'bec0me a sPeciaiist iii_..photography of chi dren.
The new
dress r
So Mrs. Dunbar bought
Melinda a Rolliefiex camera.This, mo, remained untouched
in its case. _
But lite went on. Melinda.had made new iriends duringMrs. Dunbar-'5 absence an
went out to cocktail parties
and dinners more frequentlythan she had since her Cairo
days. But she in no why
regained her spirits.
Another little incident.strangeig reminiscent of asimilar appeniog in Washing-ton, occurred soon after Mr.
Dunbafs return.
, §}enev_a is by no means a" dressy piece, and at roost at
the dinner parties Melindaattended the men wore day
suits or at jibe most dinnerjackets and black ties, and the
women simple evening tracks.
But ior one party to whichshe was invited Melinda was
asi-red to wear full evening
dress, as some oi the otherwornen had new ball dresses
Whlh they wished to-show off.
Melinda mentioned this to
Mrs. Dunhar,_ Who. with_ her
1151181 zenerositri insisted thatELIlViDz2. 1
- -r--. . ._I ~. » ,- 92 ' 0
. . . bf! . ._ Paril.921o£elher they telto their Iris dressmai
ln n wt u"! the dress
Mellndl tried It on;
lovely" she adored it.huni in u wardrobe.wen to the xarty in sblock truck. nd the m
inn umvorn. was the r
Dunbar found when :5
pack. I month after
nod diiaoneare-d. to dos
apartment.
All this time nothing
Which. even in the lig
thlt she then knew. Mr:
could afterwards rem-
having any signicance
The hot weather new
Inns 10 Melinda bo
tickets for Majorca. T
term ended on June 30
were all due to leave t-ing dq A letter wasMac!-£1 op- the Amernwho had invited Lhem_n
telling him they-wouldmg at Cala Ratjada 0|
As thrtirne drew
boys excitement roseloved the seaside and
talked of little else.
Melinda .="','.2e.=i'.:'ed .':and quiet. hut also
be lookinl forward
change.
- Then. two or three <
the end of the month.
happened. What it 0.
not know. But one
Dunbar. who was an
bad sleeper. was PS3:
bed long after midn
she heard Melinda w.
lesslr about in. the o-
*1:
So she got on and
See her. Wh4Ls
Melinda? she ssh:
you sleep? Have yo
on your mind?
Melinda looked at
in silence for at reThen she said : "' Oi
don't know quite ho92
but I've channed r
Ieel I need some r
and l want Lo take.-
un to Saanenmiisweeks before we go
Mrs. Dunbar wa.
. She and Melinda kz
. well hovy_e:cited1y. been iooiung for-war-and although {hey}Melinda should i!Il!I1Bd1atgl;s...£k,L-lng, 1111"; wag
have a suitable dross sent from -there was no srio
I
. Flulnu-no-
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iallhn--aka: and
as arrived.
atblt URIJ. It wax:
Helmdn
I. at-mnli
new dress.
one Mn,
sh; went
laiinda
~se us: mo
- havied
:;h§ 0: $11.
1. Dunbar"
aembe-.z* as
-mght the
Fhe arzhcml.- and the;
me !o1!aw-
wrltttn in
rm Ifxienai-V Mmorca}
1 he arriv-
2 Juli? 2.
neat, the
high} 31¢}
fur wwk:
rmoeunizd
seemed to
a ta than
lays before
something
us. we VanTlihi
extreme}?Hug, in her
4-.5. when
-mag reab-iii mam.
.4 F
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want in ta
hi Ifltit»
11. C.qnt= aamammz
an moths:' momenta.
hiummy. I
in tell. you.V" mipd. -1
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-we chiidrérk
" fur two
Maioraa."
5-stmxndaai.
-we mil! tea
.2 B03? had
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THE SKI-1&6 Vii.§..AGE ii? SRANEHMGSEE L
» Why did Iaiinda gr: back in high summes ?V . .
wuulci be practical}! n¢x'§}1.ima £0?
Qvezrr $0»-Ga at éaanenmmar.
Further. reiinsia knew only Eoc-
Wsll that Mrs. Dugmb-at he:-seli
Roathm the muuniams-.
S0 Mrs. Dunbar said:"There? no need far you an an
m maiurca. if mu dorm mm :0.
But Fergus am Drsmdd wi_ll heh_mken-he;1.m*d if ii92e_~_: dam i as.Sou $0 an up to n; monmi,-sgéici; '1! take the children 10
warca.
But .M'eiinén refused this com-
pmmise; she wanteri the chub
-drea wsth he.r., we said.
Mother an.-ri_ daughter talked
imm tne early mumimxf butMalina. although amloamc amtdzswessed. was determined ind.
as havpened. an amen. she K03.
.112: own way. '
The V:;hIidmna disaixpoinimentwhen irty were tad of. theeiwangze Va plans was 1:z2!'§h§¥!-:-'hutlevven 1-his di not inuence
Mel: a. Thai marni she wen:
to £1»: tr:-wei aagncv and mn-
ceii meir bmklngg and wind
to Kstiap in-_ Mmnrcsn to ml!
him. :3 wauld nut be mmznrr.
until much iater. V
And Lhénnpn the mmaixz sf3:1}-e 3 Masmda bandied the
emfdrm lmo her ear Vane! drove
oi? tar the hlilsr she intendea to
stay at Saarsenmiiser fat at 1e;&s'LVi, .,.,_..;.,L,m.__§r*¢!=1.==!@ahV:._>;1w aai gm they am.
am: were The ch.a;1a:.in. Mahnda's man:had? been very sudden, She
written in Harriet only an June-
2§-f.~ba- last letter Harriat
received ta-um he1f»V-um: ba:§._n0t
meniianed the holidays, member
to speak at teretkaraziuns £0! saint
ta lvlaklma nor at 5-my tnuzniiqnelm had £35 BOt]$£O1!'.92g"._ ' .
IL was 3 h:arri§d,.. gussipy iemr
cncemed mainly with Sinrrieg
atld her samnd ¢h£I--3 which had
been born 3 {aw weeks eaier.
1 ISzsier. is .V
, -..aial:m¢.eu§ _ --92 __ |
There was uni; nus mins; 0!
51gui.¢aaceVin the leticr. lelangiawrsta: Be prepared £0: a lung
vim tram me next !ai_1. which
wmzid swm az least an m-;§icaun'1
1.:-...:, she hmi as. mat mc=m:<n: ms
though: than hy "mam tall" qne
weal-:3 ha in a place tram whack:
visiu in Pam were inipngsible. V
On July 3". 506:1 after Me§im'ia*
had iefl with-the cmigiran {r
$.rsanenrss&5ser, Harriet tEi92:¥Ji10Il@d;-{mm Paris in kncsw whay hash
happened; she bad expugtegl in
see hem in Paris om ¥l.192!;t .953. F"m:a*:1gh__»¢$;;ai:;.._ ., _ . ;
h Vgfhagn 511: kgeatd }%1aaaibgieii;3d:*} a. =3 -e ,mm an ' 8! _..an fm .-.@5=- 1.m- we ~rh0lm& 1.-_ V av.
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-gmssibhs: ta nbmin 3m8B3B£~! tar 1?
' receive '2- calms. V
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d'em:i'1:-:1; alarmed. Size 21%.: ;
pr;-manitian that tclnethiag Wu?
wrvni and szanuamplatui ying
to Switzerland $0 It-83! to Iiielinda. .
She die in tsszn seiwimna her all
Saanenméser, but it was pn my
;..'..-..¢:..mw and inccnckmive ¢92m--
vmsution whim :Ver92*e<i"an1y ta
hnignpea Harriet: uneasmzu. {
. Bu: he: Minx was only 1. lewf
weeks aid; and the mars: hadiu-3%35!: arm it was imgxiesmbie ta»! hart
n leave Paris. "
Bu: on July B. Shea they: litm-
aha. grave coil saying she would heaway a iort:1:ig.§92:,, $.=i~e1ira§a. :>s--
turned to Geneva. She mm be!
mower the weathjm in the memr1
tains had been bad; mer:- had
been no sun.':r1 the atmosphereW35 h ea v y, and 'a1tVm2&tiwrSaaymnmser had been _' dull and
'§KiI1.B£." _ _ _ V _ ~:
" Ilclat at I
- last
Sq she nz-:1 3:-mughs, the whi1»21~
mu hack and sungeiaeg that me!shupl 31; 56 oi! us :92Vmm:Vea. Em$~.¢:,sg, Skbiil rs:sVm~15 are assen-msiiy {er the winter and all thus:
ihi'r=g5 i92VIVéiim3:3, muii _92>JsSl.§ §l3. ~P3.gues-sad In-Viurctaand. ' - '
Mrs. 1Z§unbVar.. daviighieti to have
her ramsly hack and pleaseli at.
the prosu-act gt naily startingK132 seaside Ixohagn did mt m.92e&~._
mun mar.Brag wasp; new aecusmma-:1 an
the cnasxgsng mqads u-2 her un-
happy dasJ._szm.er.' ans? was can-
cernad only am seeing that
every&.hiz pusskbla was 6011: tnmake her haprky. w ugly hat toiargez. ah: 1.errib1a- trag y wbicis.
had s§VIat1i~srrsd tmrife. V;
The next £153; Mehnda wgat ta;rebrmk me sic!-séis fer MagortamThis. unfartunateiy. was not}
easy: hvwas by new the height;uf aim gaoimay season anti beam
WEE? mready fmi. Ia was nmgi
Lg next tertniht. and it. was 1191.5?
Dmil July 23. three! weaks after;they has. m:i.gi_:;a!ly g;n;emf1e_<i to;mgm their boaiday. t ax Manama. 1
her thug children mm! bar"motile: Em Geneva» " . .,
> 1 ¥Wnr2E»qqB&r?519M]' I: -*
ON MGNDAY
[Did -1."*I§1i11da '
QQW letter?" .
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Mr. .Ho&r_______,
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-' HGHTH INSTAI-MEN?
N ihé sumtiler iii IE5?
é Melinda Mlll and
3 her family spent a few
days in Paris. Then,
In the new car Mrs. Dllxmar
had bought; har,. she drove
14;; 1~zer~man:ly for a; holiday-
'I21e"houvse» nhey had
xgntgd at _Gi1s.nvii1e more
the grand name of Le
Manoir tie Madame. es
Yam: and was in rleligm-rial
wuntrysidev a few miles
-1n.1an¢~:'rom Deauvme.
But it rained n.&E1"l.Y eyew
day and Melinda had nfmhur
shes sunshine mr ve rem her
dmrtor" V4 had wear:-ribed.
'192¢1y wifa and I drmree dc:-vm
to smmd we W£5<~¬Ff!d and
Immzi it ciimmit to rexuve any
ea! her teak gaieiy.
5¢>Qn__ aha that. with th
éiifr rmisiml s92eadi13'__wor:n!.She" anci her muwr euied I11
cm sh:-1-1 the hoiiday and that?
resumed to Paris. . T
There main we saw-' a as-11:! dead .
at ME¥i¥is1:1_; and {here in wgm for;
ihe rs; Mme ma; she sgud am
was I re ,D::na1<i was behmd the
am mm noxhiflrt is gv rm. hm X,nometmw", she gum. she pm knew, w~'-. .rzh' '- . .:'}Ȣ_.. ,_.~I ;.- |
for a 1Th 5* ounra;
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_,_. av-.' .- V. .» --v
p *'1."**; H- ?;1*v¥m?§ 3 wii-1Lnz,gn»1$$5lv wougi iaek tar
_Rc92n1as1tl¢iimg hm"s¥&"!£ snmrwuat.
as 1 lzsmr disnvirrd. aha d.'e*;v agraph-in nicmre of the t.en'1i:Ie
piighx stm wuuld km in ahauk. her
mmher die. Shevami ghe rrhilriwriv.
she mm; rm, wnra gnum-Ear depen-
em npmn Mrs. _ Durximr and
we-uid very Iikeiy s~!a.;-vq hecaqseI165 mothgs-.s mane; chad Wh
,1.mr. as 1; were-. .
This was nuns:-use. It was arue
living on Mn. Dunbar. {or Maw
la-an had lei: her nathipz but
dehas-me £22,604} repmd the
am-ance an Bea.»:smshaw--ami she
had received mu a penny fmm
the Fm-sign Otée since ne_ was
-Muspended an Jame 1,_1 bl-
But me mu! 3 amail ib me <1-1'
he awn. ah: wanla at 50m time
0 abher came inn,» limre 1,0-n§_92:
ran: a trust mm; estzshiisheri by
herv grgndialhevr. 3315 wgqgg 33.5;
mniher died she wmd be reason.
abb: tunwfurmbiy 01$.
That was cl:-my lwéskfng mm
We future. Fh:& t-rm remains arm.
mqsi fariursamiy in; he: 35;} 51¢;
Cliiidtetl, na.nc'u11 W01zies at
seas: were snared her.
Other worries persisyied and
we;-e ineed mqre sea} hi! hm .
She $2-it the £i"3rE1'1 rmedegi a.
{£iY.h&I. 1.1- WDQ§_d g hggj ~f:_}_-
{harp canzinuany 1;; be zmmgmup m 3 man-1:255" heme. Y
" Y Id I..,¬!920k D5 v¬i
Mn Mr new American car.. » ~_ 6 92-
;§ rognm.-r than her 3&3 years.
.5 $h_*1.P1¢i mam? muss. admirqblaI;i}92h1-MIES--and her nazumi gsmay
§;'arks:§ iwnusnaiix would soonwcmm ' '
1: But. am. 311%: was cnnvin-wed
Mm her m.m1a:'m'@ was dgak-gig
zubeain again The-Nil? future tar her la in nding;;» i'4>b- M; Whzv 60:5 ah as921'.I!m was a
. iinever donma: she. ami me children warrgi in gm day semembesv 3'
"5 -19:12. She left for Geneva. drivizgg. 5 . e I
prbazm. Ear slag had
EH? F835 9292Di"k.
ier maths!". she» mm: sshildren
19115 1'58 devoted E-ngh:-:11 nurse
1 ii 1% Matias: eznzamv is vi the.gswtra-¢I1i::ir»ns in niefinda um
»;.1his appareny hail, sick girlezmuid quite; aasily driwe um limsi
M5 &'=mER~1mes arriuaus .!2-hour
lW!"*=¥ frum Saris $9 Geneva.Emnly in !;~c:=u,r:r1~£ ram. 1n ans
§.l1m't._ 2151:: a few» days, aha
Wank with mansidernble ire1Jida-
mm in SEE the hemmasier :1! the
l!¬r§'Mli.92]§928_I Mhl 10. ggfrgqggabwt sendmg ms bnya thm-e--
mid V1 MR ham who they we-re.
M92"W8><3&. she wrote 1.0- tmr$15211:-r:
Q ii $'~'&§1 absnluta axon?" tellingmm abmlt Denam. nu: fen 0?
mzruvse I had w do ix."
~ Arid BE the :sama time she baa
the_d§Ff§*:u1!. delicate ins}: ref ex-§>é¥w=I-z 12> Férgaxs; and mmald.nr- whit mi havuwemx: la mmfather. . V
»_}"3 i92¢» b=#3'§~ started sE§i0G§. whichY, », ._-.,.
ezmdaf S
1.6§' ilk very mMifiiil 39658.95! $."uiH92d
Sim was aim Ieakinzs
Md WILHQQK i}1_lJ§h $4?:!:.~»
Hem Inf the wit whiz
enahia Her £1; stsm. ;1.But alihauqh D!"73'§EtDitkedysp a Mia-. mmwas stsll very law smai
PM in ws.mI.ddi: cré s=
X fee-I 86* compleiehr
since arriving iwre» and
haw I can smnmon up
it mitts ta mm a I1:-zw9
She lmr!
; "w _- better
At this beffnning ' nf
15.!e.§inda_ and her famiMm :1 _1r§Ue agzmmwnslsauné the -122 es A
mtpst pleasant. part miwn.hi.n_ sighl {Sf {hoand with a lime park >
which {he chi!-d,1'e_n cm.
F. W85 in ienex-':| at
5¢l'1¬i_W92?l1t to me her in
§¬¬Ei31K.
Melinda was a iitilm .:
!:'111e_|:~i_:m>d am-mt Hmfelt at wmmi rznuze .| 1
femmze to zhr We and
the mauve as :3 sort 0:"sewing down " in
I thought. me Jasmin
I éiléf lhviln sihe haé
ll § N,':~ V _d_ it
rmuarry ? »
_I wusaslmd mm wfzen S5110 ma
d=V¥@F¥I$'ti U*0na3-E! 8-ht: mmld easilyremarry.
fwixoyuuid many g ntslarmuswuman nke ma wnh £hr+:-.:- mgllchaldren 2- she ask:-5". ,
The answer was ob»-i~uu,s:~ Ems0! _ met: would be smy. mu
d¢1wzhn::1 t-.:~ marry her Fm"
Miiitili. BH.i'1¬}'l3,921 $§'1~¢~ha i ggegj
svmren years r;-she mumn§'
since Mariam wegnlssrf mo mg».
urségm.-;w::_ was ml! an exceeci.lnzay aktsasuve an-l whu-. if sin: '
maid M313? enwree zmm me biack ~E .I!1
mi p.e§§§mn which ¥ri9 i f B
F Z
, _ Ht 3,3 l
5 ft? »..
s -=* ~""'
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2 *'-V »- 92-».i:_-*. - _92w'..-1 . " 3 ' 1 .; 1J.":92l'-, ,
may mtm1hs§Irh§!Ys me came in.
we cheeks 3 Hula flushed. arm:
1:11 of awcrs, vegauhirg and
nit Rom the markctwthevrat:1:-.',~.hn;sfs for the new ak
Qgae af he: most tlrigayamiaq was an enti1usim.m {ur
we Whith fate; savage blmslsm-er ssmireiy lvminiahed. lmwas a1wa%rs~ prepared in make meWest M st 1!:|,:rm=Lances and m re-
.-rvé each new page as the onen-
~=j.g of u better and brighter.-mapsakr. . , = .
The new Raf. which was sum»
"vim: am_:92iL a iitiie dark and
mwzl Wlib. tyuscal *Iurnished_;>:-u'L!.!'ient " fuIt1iLu:'e f3-{id 51-
_"w&'» rymd :1-wq hirer: xntmxsélvweprmsxrkg. Mehuda refused us.ss»i~ 1: em ta hm 6-e;sr§§s$§:92 and}
mg§:<a:~:§ seemed tn regard 11. as a
-M1 of challange.
She pvoui nd Himethirig gorsdWwut mt. and wmm :0 her sine:-,
wha hgé a mosi, de'xight1'ul atus Pans: ""We__simply adwe u!
.>?;-A=~H11»-11'1t '§'§12si§ Lh¬ §§r;ét ume:
yhswe lived an time m_icid1e :1! I
mu iv! years and I snmpiy kw:=92.. Navmj nnenimn we crmntry
10' mu again ex-tam {or wmk-ands
and ho3:§.¢_v§."
_P0nr Meligsai wan xhavnzirst;ma reaily r§=d sieserw somethim:
hsater at am
Last iiuui: ' I
§§sa92v* her<92 ~.! 92:
10":-asvs la
1
1 ' I e":j. £5 R
. .:._-_= r JR! " -
fr.-v _ - V _
I 4 _ _|» , _ _-
nrs ,1: .9 ___.- .' §v;.,.y,w-
.m,,_§?, X ammmugi }& .¢_¢;kn $533-$3 . @mw.ws~"~»~§ imzs N-,** .wa.2s ¬ 7.'§"3E'§a -w ' . - " -
I :11:-P;-' ~ _ ~ '
FRA¥G%m3Y*w *P¢_»gmf$¢G$R$ NH;1: .923_._~" §¥_l'J,y=92;._ __ _- . = '.-.. -92-nJWNQ - égaamnmmd
..-xvi.
In "l4{'.:;-1,.
.F£FtAN£L3I-3: H _ .1~ "~-,;"=M;L. "
HERE THEY WENT T SK! ' ~
A gc><::I's;:m §or cantami-ng soméane fartherqssr? ~
her cioci.-I:|r.. her sailaixer; and nerbankewn '
Sm mack: :1 Iaeminning with an
the things she had iniended to
tie; tam made ms great: Qrogress
with any Q! Siam Bu; the en-
jnymi hermit and. as she wmie.
saw ahmsst everybody ! eve:
knew ant} haé w-mite a whirlj
A Imppier
yaar?
She rmurneni so Geneva two
days bmore Chr'ist:nas.;:n<: men
on J-.muar:*§ 1 wriaie in Harriet:
" 'Y hui"!i-1 GIIj_I 921 ii lI&w 92y v;;g~ I
uuitksft have hm:-|1vhapDu.:r H!
see I952 gg:>_ feinlfxt ud i eel-:1
braked quietly wim a M1112 oi
shamsvagna and. sk rninimun-1» in:
re, sand in cur range G§>1im§$1i£!
way fad; mm §9l?1:Ap§ 19-13 mm
be beuer f<u* ail.
We survived Christmas once
mine _,!_ am maiiy. gamma ta
dreaci it &nd"§92'la@!hs:"r and 1 conic?
hard wu ta brow w all ? wt t a an-'
Chmsimus de<:ora.aimzs; c.~n1_v" the
Christmas tree remains. Name,-A
rear I a_m Epic}: in wnc! me buy:
aw~;a;;' _wn.h ¥}tEir whsaok fngmiswxa mu-aux mp. > -
The nmu {aw mu-nms passed
uuietty. and.. so far :2; me knew
M U12 time. lmeventiully Mrs.
unmr left 5*"¬vs on January
- _ ._ .. I _,.» . 4 > . > -»-*~>~- ~ - ~-~~- ~--~ -» >» »- - 4....._'.~-'»»..- .~ .-.~ . ..u~-.;-u '---;~.~92~.:.~ .»20' far the unwed Same: and cm
not mu:-~n is: S-wi922s:r~!an:,i unit}
three and an hall manths kale:
Inftms rum &na92-vleiiaé WIJJEII
we: miw have en E-1e1i.nd3s 3:5
51ppE;i.r8.i$¬?., this nermd assugivzs
an inkprrlrtance whisk it. did mi-1
appear ta bald at me time ~
~» in mm February Q1 enriy March
Meiimia task the chilren to
$;l1me::m6se1"I. a mmaniain resmtmuse us §}sma='§. Where she iwined
an Enllsa mend an-:1! her ma-
lmie gis fur a Kartni$:h:5 aski-
in; Sam; miter §hE gm back W
G-aneva at-we wrong in Hamrl:
"I am in a disr'aH} unszabir
lime sag have me hurrid I§t"»l»
Eng ainwsi *<n_v:hi.na migh: mush
me ave: 13w urnciaicc» if 3 m;-an
rmiy ham: rm in: s:1<¥lmf.1eaw~... ." »
Tm-rm was M eiplanatian at
was @::';:;>1ic anf}, am: new fm:-is-.iignicam lime Uassagc. sawi-
wiched. with ma fuqtmir stom-
ment. bénween inqxslrats afner__§ia»rr!et,: new .babv and i»nfm-mafn - lworici ¢0m.*right1___ "__ ._T:;;;;_/~:s+:;un
A - §' ~ .: .. - .'1 F3 *s*~. H -_ " "' ¢ /.. .-I 92_ ' '- ' ' :-
mm " -smut &ieJn':!a: ' iauaxm
charm; * ' ~
The mm -ta Saane11m6$sI..w~
which she was in return m
nxysterwusly Kim: momma iaiezz,
may ,l1swe bmn ,a:rLregs;ely Lm~
norms; ' '_. ..n_92
Fit 1: aft!n__y lings wan lhras
car {our time.-Is and half 1 dozen
mm-__m s" tans _sm=:~m:h wimr
whey: um; is zxcellent s3:1-m::-
it is am: u.'id_al3 known; it $1"
quiet, siiscrecs Qtld, Wiihin easy
reach 0! Geneva, Harman; and
.»;;:h~er miasl la. is pass-ible arm
it was-there that the rst unm-
tivé aawmacn an -Me§iri<_hz may
have been made. H
Sum: aims" _l1»1r,§,,Du:m.ar au:i__Mei'mda' mm! mavedé no Geneva.they reeesvm a lame: {rem an
Amaricms iriand nasnw ouglgsMap:l{i.!.l<::;. who had ,sa1t!ea$ mkiaJ'arca'- y 92
N ;S:!rgu';ise-1.! '_
. Iuatlwr '
If they would like an exaeiiant
utmsule ,h§h!ZE§:1,Y: he wrniew rm
would be éelzgmed m take mean
all ms nayinx masks dm-inn; me _
summer _
Baiore Mrs. Dnmhar left mr
America ah: and Melinda had
mi reached a decumm Eialrhl
in Mu:-* Mrs Liunbar reaclwlii
pfk on hm way hack from me
Uni_iea am S119 ttienimned
gg. fsicimda N! Ellima-§ iimi $3?-
1:11!, mam cum-ersamm Meimwia
zaézi her maxim mm she itmnughti
it wauid be an m;cel1en1>ig£s::z i_!they accented maxnmn 1inv1t.;sii<!n This. comm: out at
me blue, -aomewhat , am-prised
Mrs Bunker. ~ - .92 3
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.~ ~ » _ é ~ §'* ' » .,»W...._..__.... . -' - - =' §§§§%%§§§A MeZ_iwzda§sz¢ddew:»iy cfizaifiges ;herkaliday pimzsf V A
nsudIi"""'_92»____Q-n4'!II-III=. ;<_-.,_,,~, ~ ~* - 7 , ~v---.~--~»--,----
with __ __. --..,_~ _,; ~ > ' ___ ,__
*1 ma us ,1 » L1
,592
til
X-I
,2;--' -' o cuznrs be»wt: -lgviour. in Cairo$1? camo I-0 out- r .1-ageous'that;;féMoiinda ' bosought the
i.:~Ainba.ssador'i to let her
L irushaiid. retur:-. ta !.$l'§9E>
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IM I in-_»'92 I 1 _ " »
j ~ >4, _ . t?___......_...-.._ F -
19¢ psychiatric treatment.
- In May, 1950, he ow homo
,, and shortly afterwards Malinda_ and hor mother took ,tho
._,oi1iidron_ lot ; I j holiday. in Ziiili ti '
I ' Early in Sautemhen whimjxthuy had Mon afar: lor nearly_._four months, lvlol nda raoaivou I1 most ourlou: iottor from her hus--' hand. it urn in some urn! a letter
he iris not iha man tor her. and
.. that tho! would no mil idtlltndFol renunciation. ouaautlng that
1., in plrt
" On rocolving this ietior Malinda
dloidod to and hor Spanish hois-day. sm look hur mother and,hlr children to Paris and ail,; ovir to London to an him.
;? rho talk!" aha had in Englandwith him, with some oi his
roiaih.-es. and yuith tho nsrhir; trlst wen tlrobabiy the mos!"momentous Malinda hid dvnr=Thm, for ihav min ohlmgod tho
goourii of her lilo..v,,_1-..
'=*=.~:j{-1 TOGETHER AGAIN
SIM um mien am: advised to
'r¢;¢m;» ordinary married lilo
him. Ailor acute hhirb %'__Wlth _ _ _ !",_3oIrl':hlJ'i£$, Ivioirrilii iaraad.
= '- They spent a lorlnlght loltatherii in London before Donald decidedg that tho; would live together' again. Malinda raiurned to Purl!
i to emu tn» children.
i m'5"!les!*.!od Lhev would iivou .1-or -- - _.|.
' mama at itlmlelf _-
-1In Lin iiii eodhiri near idol-iiin in
London for Donald to o up anddown to the Foreign gills; nob
day. but lar enough away so thatif he were to rush homo in
roasonahlo limo for dlnnor than
could in no loitering in hart.
Fnra days bolora Christmas.
1950. they moved into Demon-
thiw. in tho iltti: ulllailo of
Tatshoid. not tar trom Wester-
him. in Kant. -
> OUTBURST "
The rst two or Eh-F06 month;
It Beaconshaw uoro among tho
haniliest in Melinda: married
lilo. But by the spring Maoiean
began rst to miss the early
train. and than to miss tho train
all-mother and =.'.==:== tit: night in
town. - i L l
Early in May. Malinda: sister
Harriet and her husband Jay
Shears cams over from Purl: to
spend I low day! at Banan-
shaur. and it was during; thisweer.-and that fmioieah ii"'
vealed to some extent what ho
was thinking and feeling in an
oxiraordinary dorwersaiion with
her and-harwltusband.L First. ho ouonly supported
ommunlsm, and although ho didWhen ;DONALDoiir§tfispokehf i-§0llliili|N|Slii y!? ~ 1
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iw "J. 9292 R.3'5" ' -92 ' 'v_l 92 ~ 5 ' | mi "I D -- £1?» >__{not lotuaiiy on so in as many2.-ores; euweeted that he us» 9.
thlroutburst nrlousill: in tho
tlutha had tram-innit toned horand she fail ho miaht in doing
to lp.ln,- But lain on this
fee.-:92.~:er=.a-.t!o:: took on ;.em.!r;ndoxtromoiy important light, ' -* ~
Thin llaoloan took -lay Shears
to tun I drink in the iooll nub.
and than ho rlliod bittarly at
his iifo and his lob: ho mocked
gt hlmsoii §_s I shun amountIIBWIOI or other iihi, ioini if-L
to London ovary day with his
black hat and neat blank suit and
little black brie! can. Ho aid
that ha was sick or it nil anti.
lonloci to outladritt! . .
The next dnyrhouugr. plag-iun soon-loll hi: normal mi. .
And in London hiacloan wasimpressing his irionda with anw
unaccustomed serenity as ho
wont through the daily routine ot
work at his Foreign Oioo doaii.
lunchsoh parties and own noon-
iionai drunken tvumnml. But tho
end was now vor! near. __
lln Ma; 25, 1951.
iiiaciean and Burgess
oi that extraordinary
night was recounted in
. .5" - matalatsrlt.
l Tiiliiii is told how _
Molina gradually
raalisell the truth
disappeared. -The story .i ll v E N T _ RN s T AL N '1 / "$5 Tf?fIE%,§lMISSL
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M - H
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f.6o'mmunlT,. . ' . , ' -._;_ , l
,. lllrrlor diq not It tho limo take .p_.. I A
Q
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ONALD had be
Q when Christ:
! Christmas with:
l New Year.
It was abgui; this time '
to accept the tact that hr
The months 0'1 suspense
were changing in__to no less
unhappy. months unincor-taintjrz what. should she do
I0: the best ?
She oouid not make up he:
mind. She remained con
stantiy loyal to him, so £mf___a
tho outside world was cor.
c=B1'I1¬<i;bl1f.did she dill! in»-
him 2
Later events seem to me i
prove that Melinda never reaii
stopped loving him entireibut there is no doubt that fm
eariy 195;: onwards she oiu
said she no longer loved km
and undoubtedly at the tin
she thought this was the ca.»
In the spring she spent ihr
weeks in a London hilspii
where she underwent :1 mir.
operation, During these rail
tedious weeks she talk
freely to 8. iriend.
Melinda admiitted inpizz at 5 B wash cl ongcr n @-with Macieaé L'anu "!"n tended
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~-¥.__gone seven months
came, the rst
him, and than the
xieiinda began denitely
lid. not return. r
urre him and try to remake
lite, Around this Lame
vi my wife and I saw
mda several times, to-
JET and separately. and we
e left in no doubt at all
. she had decided to end
< chapter of her life.
I can't tell you how glad ll
this £a¢ade 0! -I marriage.
war," she said. __, _.92-
ml; what was she to do?
imer she nor any-one else
--.v what had happened to
clean or where he was.
' .
Lnie was
I, gran
A, a start. Melinda decided
=: would take sgeps to regain
r American nationality. Then
e would return to New York,
Leas; £0: e timer Where She
it it would be easier to ob-
za B divorce. 1-
But for liha-mlnt all _tl1lIand merely E theoretical.11EANS - BY1
-1'7 _ _92 l ,-
I31
I{ennui
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_ PART OF A LETTER WHICH MACLEAN WROTE TO MELINDA
WHILE UNDERGOING PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT IN LONDON
rm: wears mssaos Runs.-'1 am ,0 hating me. I am mu nimer mt, it -
gratejul to you my sweet for taking all cling to the idea that you do want me o
you have had to put up with withoutbe cured and come back. -_ {E -¢
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' news
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But the weeks passed and
still she was unable to emerge
from the bottomless pit of
depressimt into which she had
sunk. She went back toiher
doctor. and this time he told
her rrankiy that she had to go
away. _,
You are living in the past."
he said, and it; terribly bad
tor you. You are wearing your-
self out with anxiety and
worry. What you need more
than anything is a" rest. a
change and some sunshine. Go
Melinda agreed. She knew
that was what she longed I01",
But she still could not moireugoher mind to do anythinga ut it.
And in I way, I suppose. ha
felt that she should remain in
England so that she could be at
hand it there were any develop-
ments if M.1.5 obtained any news
of Maclean. May came rounda%ain with the rst anniversary0 his disappearance.
A lllllft: §1t_
-last» ,
Knd then Mrs. Dunbar tool-:
charge. She reminded Melinda
that something would soon have
to be done about the --children.Fergus would be eiiiht tyears oldin September and a t-er that
could no longer no to the kinder-
garten school in Scvenoaks he-
abroad. ,l
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Talk nth .u____i;.;192]_]_5 V Ih0peIul""""] i'.f -
Paris was the next suggestion.
Both Melinda and her mother
would have liked to livein Paris
but it was expensive and neither
of them quite Liked the idea of
a French school for the boys.
Finally, on Mrs. Dunbar: pro-gosal. it was decided that alter n
oiiday in France they wouldgo to Geneva to live Ind theoys would attend the excellent
international school there.
Melinda: brother-in-law Jay
Sheers. found them I farmhouse
in Normandy where_they could
be reunited for the summer
A few day: betore Melinda
and her family were due to leave,
the senior M.1.5 investigator tele-
I nc-d to Mrs. Dunbar at B a-
shaw and oald he would i 0
t talk to her. They met in L -n. and he took her to a c e.
She had ixnazined he would have
, somethln to tel-1 her. but his in-
-formation was all negative. i
Mrs. Dunbar asked for assur-
ances that if anything: was
learned. any discovery made. she
and Melinda would he imme-
diately informed, wherever theywere. He said: *1 will Re}; lg
touch with the Macleau family-
This by no means satised Mrs.Dunbar. She pointed out that. as
Donald: wife. Mehoda had 1-he
right to be informed immediately
there were my develovmeril-L
" You must certainly communi-
cate with her rst." she insisted.
And although she receiyed _nodenite undertaking on this point' Mrs Dunbar went off to ioinl
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*1 J-0 1, /eyNeither Melinda nor, the had
MW learned, 31.1.5 had heard
anything more from or about
Maclean. and although she ure-
surned a search 0! some kind wal
still continuing. the authorities
no longer seemed to be manicu-
larly interested .
It should now be lpossible toinduce Melinda herse I to forget
all about it and try seriously to
remake her lite. Hut later, after
Melinda had disappeared, she
reproachecl hersell and the secu-
rity authorities tor this incl: ot
£01-esigbn . -
I was Melinda'a bent protec-tion. she raid to me. I was
usually with her and wouid
net-er have left her at all
had I thouzht there was any dan-
gq that Donald would try to con-
tact her. But why didrft 54.1.5
tell me there was_even an outside
chance of her bean: contacted 1'
H they had warned_me. I
would have done anvthme W
slop her going. from takmz I
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abroad--but at rst on1l' for a
holiday: she wanted to return
to Beaconshaw. . .
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take 3 br der view of their-situation. OER: tor all of them
would be tar easier abroad. and.
whatever Mélinda heraell mirzht
have desired. it would obviously
be better Jor the children.Mrs. Dunbar herself would
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MeIincla's married
. me were spent
peaaefuily enough,
it that adjective is applim
able ta w&r§ime London.
Meiinda anci Maciean were
bumbed. nut. <1! twn ats. but
aithnugh they very neariy 3051.
mm ves in the zzy incideni,
aft!!! .n;;geA.njg3_1;_ in an air-raid
skewer. Meiinda refused m
Hike rwa-r» again.
In Rim. howwer. n smw ntaze
or Melinda: ma uxmzedy mr £11
Aprn Madam was apwisawd
trum»; Fm: 3¢¬r:B?»er§' iv ma
British Esnbausr in Washington.-
Haiina war. overgayed at LE1:Maqnqinjxnent, bath or the nr ~
motmn it meant tar him, and ah
oppnriunity it gave her
retursainz to her awn scsuniry.
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rst times cm! wasted a highly
xavaurale impression. he 1&1!
Moiiuda at her mother: hwqu-*~when ah: rqmamed axcem far
am week untli tau nk baby was£:m--an¢ went an to Washing-n. ..
. Marlimh H6 Mrt :0 e ve with
him 3-herb because at ins _d.i8i-
mmy in nding 1 mitahie mm
48: ngwrtmwm.
War-rm Washingmn" was
impmvsibly overcrowcied and his
#161-Lse that he mum no; nd
anywhere far than la live was.
an the mmme. p.a_usi.hIe-~hut.
anly just. He himsgii manazedquiig happy in Ewe an this snark
mam ur.!_ an eaileasug kavixixMelinda tn her awn swims In
New 2or§s ' »
M ail @112 had in do. as thewz»¢k¢$ went "Y. was ta awaii thebirm. at her child. §t was not a
pa.rHcu1m*'£:>' Say time for hcr.92
Nu imuncy
?-Enclan a.!wns'.s exiraarriim
arity casual abnui man-ey, tare}?
sent. my ta lkieiinds the whole
time shg was in New Yark
although he knew he was §1ac§r.g;
her én the mamas she deiested
Bf having is live o Mr mamer.
The hlsmnf -0! their nmarmd
fe -S: mil at gccasinns on which
lug heft Meiinda virtuauy" uiranéed
wrthcmt mnnej. It was not re I?
pat he was mean. Rm 6 es
1 are seem. t-as be a11y1icfS:92iLe -c n~-
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, ,.c!ion with {he fact Um; he s
..a.lwny: hard-ua_. '_; -
His auriows attitude towams
the nancial gide at his married .
like sprang tram a deeper th:
World. uw_es..'me samething "_ max-
look wwardi liie at largeinmi
,w1~=icb mad: mam! ;>e_sp1c think
mat he was m<1s1ed~;~n in {net
he was.
{En Semember 23. 191%!» Minda
weut mm hnapital when by a
Caessmean aperation her childI,_..x
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g Ha. returned. ta Naw York In
rthe mizidle of Denembszr and Y-wk
;1mielinda and U1? bilb? 535125; 16
Iwashingteu twn _da:¢s Em~£are'
ihriatman. They lived am» farHhme and a halt yearn, with
tvisiu in New York and the cast
ycoasz far ham-ia:§s.
i The British Embassy in INS
was um understated and oven
warkz-d._ and Donald Mavcbaatn
mans ramdiy m.a¥-ring s mime for
ihimseii: from avctim; Firm. ses-
wetnry ha became .ac.2.ing {Emm-
i i%rXiur- and head ei Chancery.
But in lhéir Qwn iilwstt lift
'I;1e§= ware far Airman ha.p;;y. In
June. 1945. Meiina wz:n.t azam
in New Kerk and mega, on July
2?, her sea-scmd child. Donald
Mairzg, was born. And than
mar armtaer Wm rear: in Wash
inguzm, Madean was smpqmied taCairo. '1"!-$3: sailed Em" England
at am» beginning of Sitemtgr.
.!§§8. Ia: hqme have beiore gmng* 1 {H w t-» xi th can .u 1 ear ne 3:-as an e
nut. gn qupajemcly mportnslt' stage in them Me wether".
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At inner
It was in Landon that I met
them rs~L. I was on leave I:-om
ih Middl East and one night
{Clam my _wife. and 1 were
Linviim Ia dine at the !ao:15g;:s!
the than head at the Fareizn
Qmce ciepartxnent whhrh deal:
= with the Maidle East.
= It was an party 0! 12 peouie and
mm: all knew each athem erxcem
=Melim:la. At dinner L sag next
Ev; mi; ;lg1.icah!-cnmgiexinffdq§oI$.'-waisted little Amewrrm ml
j and ssrnsmi that in this pzamermszof peomie who had §w£'-&nin er had smm: cunpeciinn: min the Middleg ,I-last Me11nda {alt hersait rather
. ant. of her» dzmth. _
1 i found her 1m.er}3' cixarmm
; and with that kind at Vfragilmr
anal d<2£r:naelm.s5nas~s "which m-W19= ,nga.;§j? ail. men tee; may wsmtml
- to pratect her. .. '
After dinner Melinda, Macican
am}, 1 53.1. mgctkw-er and csmhmued
an talk: about Earm. mialthnugh Iv!ac1.¢ar:--z tail. rams:
rcmnie but by no means um
mgndly gusfa -~ aimwed nu
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~ _ A shadow over e gay life 'h <
harrnoniour couple. end wile
and 1' were happy at the thoughtthat we had made two extremely
pleasant new friends. Our fare-well to them had been "See yousoon in Cairo._"
Soon after this Marleen and
Melinda went oil! to Cairo and I
returned to Beirut. and it Wasnot untll_ the iollowing Marchthat I! arrived in -Cairo.
Neiglnbollrs
The next day _I received I
message from Me mda, welcom-ing me to Cairo d inviting me
to cocktails that veninz. TheMaclean; were ii rig in a large,
delightful house Gezireh, fur-nished and kept u by the Oiceor Works. A eta oi tour excel-lent Berberine servants and anEnglish governess Ior the chil-Iound Melinda on lop of t ejw rld. She still adored Cali ,a d had, probably for the rsttime in her married life. emergedfrom her protective shell.
Maclean. after about six monthsin Egypt. was doing exception-
ally well at the Elnbassy. and he
too appeared at this time to beenloying his new post.
Soon after this meeting mywife joined me in Cairo and some »friends of ours at the Embassylent us their house. which was afew doors away from that
occupied by the Maeleans.
_ Dislike
We met the Macleans tre-%ucut1y at_the endless round oftairo parties, and on the rare.
evenings when neither of us had Lan engagement we would dine i-Ytogctlier and play family bridge. _.ere seemed little escape, an
the contrast between the shock
Eng poverty of P5 per cent. of thepopulation and the arrogant,ostentatious wealth of the rmall
ruling class minority outragedhis liberal principles.
The work of a British diplo-
mat was complicated by the dim-
culties raised daily by an in-efficient Egyptian Gdvernmelitseeking in the still unresolved" Palestine war a means or dis-
tractinx: attention from ita own
extraordinary shortcomings anddeecting to the British a public
unpopularity which should havebeen its own.
British policy at that periodwas the traditional one ofdoing
nothing, or aitting back and see-ing what would happen, of non-
interference " tainted by the factthat our diplomatic influence andthe presence of our troops in the
Canal _2one constituted at least
.a passive interference.ent given by I city 11-om whici
Remote_ fl Maclean obgzected strongly -to'this policy. ..e tell that as wecould not escape from the pre-dominant position in Egypt,which our previous status therehad liven us. _we should
iaccept our responsibilities andjtry to persuade the rulers orEgypt to institute the reforms{which alone, in his opinion, couldisave the country from Cornmu- - l - ._ ISTH. ' _ -1 ll
i And. except to stress its dan-
gers, that was all I ever heardhim say about Communism. Nor.in the course oi. those Yreque-1
, enings together, did 1 ev
lO L him to drink £09 much.' cture of him at that time woul
a ow a tail. iair. rather care-lessly-dressed man oi Tihlfw-51>!
slightly remote, a -little too
restrained. sitting low in an arm-
cha -.wi111one lanky leg crossed-over the other and the free toot._..l.gWas at this stage oi their life 'consl'.anl.1y jerlging up_ and down. dlen,h¢1P@'5-1-0 mil" U19 Em - that we got to know them well *Wnlns and pleasant." _ ;:°* .. - land our lilrinz forlhem increased. -commenting with C1iI1lC31 humour"on the stupidit and obtuseness 1* " " ' ""-"Its nemer dthtM l V
xi _0° Ea 3 ac em lot most. oi! hi; fellows. ,,.._-..__,. _ s 1 , at_he had begun to drink: too mueh,
_l Blockingléq a.
Hi: relation: with Melinda '1%::-ed entirely amicable, 5|slightly cnndescendtn, shahtly mocking, for she clear y too nointerest in and had no knowled cot the mzvlitical and social prog-"iems w ch we d|.scur.sed.in'the
interval; between hands otbridge. ,_&-______, o --. "W
Melinda was on the whole zayand unconcerned by his moclcer .How far she had come, this litt:
American girl who only two orthree_years before in her nativeWashington _had to be cajoledinto receiving two or three
guests, W35 shown about thistime when she entertained theDulce of Edinburgh. He was ona visit to Cairo and was stayingfor some days at the BritishEmbassy
Melinda was asked at shortnotice to organise 2 youngl>eoples party for him. It took
place at the Macleanx house inGezireh, with Melinda as hostess.Twelve members of Cairo; younger set were invited todine with the Duke and otherxuests came in afterwards, Theyplayed slightly juvenile :arnes=-such .as mu:-dei-"--and theparty was a great success.
At the end otthe summer I.left Cairo again. When I gotback the following February 1heard rather odd stories aboutMaclean. I-Iii antipathy to his,life in Eiynt was increasing totsuch an extent it was a'd th
Trhere had so far been noscandal and. at any rate omcia1ly,;the Embassy knew nothing about;it. but his friends were alarmed.
Scenes '
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- ' . Y H;-__;H;1ikan u1é"1nien:e =_oelali?i
_ e -an the feeling of imprison-i
AI{was developing a deep §iia1ike_iq!f"5;'5_'_-LL-'~_¬, " - i n: -EEYPL "E" '. .'4"' 7_It would be ridiculous-to callhim an l1ab'tua1 drunknl-d. Inever new him anything butsober. But from time to timeduring his life he had been knownto, seek refuge lrom propleinsthat were too much for him ina spell of reckless drinking. .
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»;_ A left Cairo a ain at the be in- .I E it
ning of March and by the time
gl returned at the beginning or
ill/lay the end of his career in
Egypt was within sight.
There hd already been two
incidents of which 1 certainynumber of PEOFIC knew. andJeveral very imp easarit domestic
and mere private scenes. -
_ The rst incident was rela-
jtively unimportant. After two
cocktail parties Maclean. instead
0! going home. had wandered off
land had been found shoeiess on
"e bench lrl the Eshekieh Gardens.
The aeeond wdur in more
_I8ri0!-ll.l
- Dangerous '
Melinda _had _hired a nie-
iuresque wine-sailed felucea totake some friend; up the Nile to
Helouan. The wind dropped and
the trip. instead OI talcimz twb
.1-inure. tack eight. Arid Maelean
became dangerously drunk. _
" At one point. in e t of mad
rage, he seized Melinda round the
neck. and might have alrangleel
.her had the others not inter-
fvened.
When they reached Helouan at
2 am. a ghaffir, or watchman.
c allenged them with an anti-
q ated rifle. Maclean wresied1the-nu from the |:hal'l""!1'M"'
batten to swing lt wildly roundhis head. '
One 0! the guests. also Q Sec-
retary at the Embassy. tried to
restrain Maclean. but. in their
struggle they both fell down the
bank-and the other man brokehis leg. -= ' .
What story was bald It the
Embassy is not known. But the.
extraordinary Ieature or this;
escanade is that it seemed to do
no harm to Marlena: career. '
And this is true, else. oi the
nal episode. the culminatingincident in his 18 months tour
oi office as C'/Ounlellor Ind head
of Chancery. » _
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It occurred nearly two months
later, when Melinda» Wal 559.111
pregnant.
On a two-day hinge " he and
a friend entered a at belonging.
to a girl who worked at the U.5.
Embassy. drank what they could
nd and then proceeded to break
up the furniture. -
The next mdorning Melinda and»?Maclean ha a heart-to-heart;
-talk, alter which. with ii loyalty
which even his outrageous be-
haviour had not shaken. she went
to see his Ambassador. 1.
She told him that Donald was;
ill. was suffering from I nervous
breakdown and must be given;
sick leave to return to London tel
see his own doctar at QIRCE.
And It ll. one can only presume.
on the strength of 'Macleans
exceptional qualities and the}excellent work he had done-1
cnntinued to dn. it appears from-
ofcial statements. even at :-
time when he was d.l.'inkinE_5lJ
heavily that he was becqminr
nutoriousthat this permission
was immediately given.
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.»- 3-, gig; $abom':e but .a,t ._ ,_£ is L av ré ' :1 g,V 1* nwcnmng ma Left, Han}; 11I$; Hm: sun want an alth-M123 war
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wf in American iriencl, as waiter
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Dld
, us aver" I yea: a er 4' Z7 J: _ il_Qends Imri 3ft'tV¬3 in Pans.Y V-war had come again to Eurupe.§~~'3j*he;- rst wd excitement had
~ Ypassai by I3gaem~be;'_, the urry3 at nmhilisatwn. sgnd the gel-mas
. .;_Q£ has£:;Iy._.axg_amseri civil de~pie L had died away, andA
; V Ft 98 sewed dawn to cgrsical
4 V V em-5 ml the phone? war.-
V_ V _ '3 R11: mm the Latin Quarzer.
, V : V riarusiy unchanged by events
,; p-'wh1¢§1 0:113 very tar-sighted'! CONTINUING 'T*~"5'
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and of an epech, E-mud raw:-tied toit; IV=}g:<rmaV1 stats oi mulminauai. U - Q, , IBHQQ
Tm: catés were _l$ cmwded asever: ma mu-"ecu Aunt as lull. ifsMelinda: rggret "ar 19-1-eat?-QMsister liamet hm been caiiect
ham: by anxiuus panents. but at
the age m 23 she was mistress ather awn dsstinies ind was det.er~mined to stay on 5 lam: as she
amid V
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snow ins-m his facs agzd hair,leaking; round me ;!3'ad§e_cE. zmukymam n search pf taamlanr iacpghe nuticad Mehnda sitting wann ruua sf Iriendsv _e xrgew her well 163' BLEYIL n:the Laura Quarter :.Vs a cum-usly
small wVm1d+ but he had sumzhow
new: met h-rm He vsxmke lo the
man wha was with him and they
began to push than way through
thy. cmsm. b-"mdylng grequngsvmh um-srzy evergmne there. fur
Mzmleanr was a impala:
Vmgre in the hqzerngrneoym
wcaety mi St. Germans dga Pres
They swosl by the {table Vmsm1~
pm! by Melimiavand her amour-aga and vaiualar thmuim melzwabma at mi; wing on mi km
speed aii V around her, Mmimia
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was part of he: Pa:-1; life. mt;
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wqaizi in mu-ma} crcumsianges
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has when she reszrrsad hnfrim
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was r&;.=.$$u-rim; to Mglmda who.
tar :11 her mwnlarany, was 2.-hiescape frb mm
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mmw and lsmnziw or the his
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able ta mung: in and vnm
the aim-rs. Masclean. who
seemsd to combine in M1 tali-ha.:1dsm1_1e person all time guan-fiias whack 2-ha halt ta Em a-ck
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meme: -7 whu iwas __gl/_§o~ ho:cluses¬"- ifi&m'i- in iwcr
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amp wan her mmhen she wous:
have dame had She ry falls:
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en advised to return home but
>I92:| with. the ghting nearing-is. there could be no
rther_ delay. And then
ilean asked Melinda to marry
-.ne was l.Il_lll agony of in-
.~ision. She liked him too well
an on-triitht refusal and yet
- could not bring hornet! to
out him.
he desoerately wanted time.
-.:!cl she not go back home and
ok it over? No, he reolied.
_American citizens could:¬iiI'l any Ionizer in the war
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.ied States she would never
iibie to return to Europe-1
least. until th__g__wor__w_§§ over.
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cit the blaekest moments ot
* war. who dare possibly ore-
. when that would be. or what.- future held?
ill her little hotel bedroom
rt door to theaté Flore, withnit: Idfldly rising all around Melnda wrestled with her
-him, alone and with no one
guide-her. Finaliv she made
t her_ mind: she could not
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accepted her decision and said
he would drive her to Bordeaux
and put her on a boat tor
America. But evaita moved too
swittlit Ion them. The speed 0!
the German advance accelerated;
the evacuation of Paris began;
and Melinda changed her mind.
On June 10. I940. with gunre
5Ol-Illdmg faintly in the distance.
Melinda Miirling and Donald
Duzirt Maclean were married inthe M3lTl¬ of the Paints Bourbon
district of Paris. facing the
already deserted Chamber oi
Deputies ,
Some. tirri belora. in-a letterposted on §une9. although in
typical Melinda faith n itelated June ll, she B:
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her mother. extraordinary. that
la to say. for a young girl just
about to marry the man she
loved» It said:
" Darling Mother,---Please don t
{eel hurt that I hav_en't let you
lmow beiore about my decision
to marry Donald. But l honestly
didn't knowivhether to or not
"We decided very suddenly
because it seemed to be the only
chance as the Embassy is liableto have to leave Paris for some
God-forsaken little place in the
country and one is no longer
allowed to travel without an im-
Dossiiale reason." Also I had decided I couldn't
stand it any longer I was nohomesick.
I am eoi-ry_ I haveift given
you more details about Donald
and I know you must be very
worried and also probably dia-
anpointed at my marrying an
Englishman. But that doesn't
necessarily mean I will have to
settle down in England tor the
rent 0! my life. We will probably
be sent all over the world.
Den-ling, I am terribly in 1
with Donald and am sure there
will never be anyone elae.- He
is the ooh; man I have ever seen
I would have liked to marry. We
other nine
month! now. $0 you see we are f ._ . t - l . L _ _ _-_ _- ftlhllI
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jnowhere. 1 ,All ulireil
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The letter war obvious}! eon-
tlnued some da_y:_latei-. by which
time the inluriating French red
tape had been successfully
reduced to mere atritigl and the
marriage was imminent. Melinda
speaks of ii dinner at the homeof a friend oi Donald: who had
a car: _ .
"And when they, leave ParisDonald and I are going with him.
i will probably go straight to
Bordeaux to try to get a boat. I
am so thrilled l can hardly
believe I will soon be seeini: you.
I am only bringing over two suit-cases or so as it will be lmmheihie to travel with more. The -
rest I am leaving in Donald! ail
as they will be 8¬l'it"h3-hml 1! he ha: to leave Francef. 7 i
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letter, written after the Germanarmies had overrun Euroge and iwere fast apnroaehing aris-
facts oi which it mi-it-res no men-tion at :ilishow Melindasp1_e-
occupation with her own a airs
outside world. a characteristic
which. I think. .slie alwaiye
retained ' _' _ , - __
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wrong ' .
The letter continued:
" To go heel: to Donald.
sweetie. I-{e is six toot tout-.|
blond with beautiful blue eyes. llaltogether a beautiful man. He
has all the qualities for a husband
at least. I think! He is the Soul
of honour. responsible. ii .-en.»-e or
humour. intelligent; imagination.cultured. - -bi"oad-minded land i=.<weetl.ete - '
"or course. he has mulls. out
somehow they doiit clash .W1lii
niina--except that he is stubborn
mil wasgldrirting along gettingland Qt:-toni-willed I needed than
Fii- lMy greatest desire is to havea baby while I am homeari am;
dying to have one and I couldn't
hear to have it without oti.Wouldn't it be wonderful.
Mummy! _ . . ,¢ »
it_ is clear from this that;Melinda had planned to marry
Donald and then. with his in-
uence and mi the wife oi a
British ottlcial. obtain a passageAmerica from Bo::lm|,§_9rsome southern French por .i-I
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roads leading out of the capitalw re arrime with refu ees.. e j d _EDonald and Melinda. with afriend in whose car they were
travellirii, got only as far n_s
Chartres and they spent their-
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The next morningjhey headedwest. They were living in a time
of the most extraordinary uncer-
tainty and confusion. but they
still hoped it would be possible
to spend a few days honeymoon
before deciding upon the nextmove. -
- They hd thought of going to
Biarritz and. indeed, alter report-
ing to Bordeaux, where the
British Embassy had establisheditscli. they did spend two dvaysin a village not far from Biar-
riiz. But once again events
moved ahead of them ; the capitu-
iation or France. now_ leci byMarshal Pétain. was imminentiand. with it. the evacuation
the British Embassy.
They hurried back to Bordeaux
and there. on June 23. they went
on board 8 British destroyer
which sailed in the late after-i
noon. Three hours later. out atsea but siiil within sightFrance, they were transferred toa British tramp oteemer._and in.~
it they made a fantastic Journey
of ton day; to England.
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ER voice was
slightly huslg,slightly brea _-less, American in
- timbre, certainly.
but the almost acceutlcss
voice 0*! the educated,
travelled classes.
Her sister-s~usually anygirl's» most candid critics-
say that. anyhow. until the
birth of her rst child.
Melinda had an exquisite
gure-and indeed when I
rst met her. when she was32. she could have changed
very little, {or she was lt1.l.l
extremely attractive.
She dressed in excellent
taste but did not appear to
be deeply interested in
clothes. She had a kind ofI hsual. effortless elegance
which could make a battle-
dress look smart. and in a
way seemed to prefer old
clothes to riewa somewhat
I unusual taste in a woman.I Possibly it was that she was
so often preoccupied with
her own thoughts and dreams
--whatever they were.
. Her moods
Ari incident. highly reveal-
ing of Melinda: attitude
towards clothes. occurred
while she and Mnclean were I
I living in Washington when
he was First Secretary at the
British Embassy there and
they were invited to what
was Melinda: rst ' WhiteHouse ball. -
Hen immediate reactionwas the entirely lélnlnine' one of " I've abso utely no
ing to wear?! The second
step was also normal: frantic
telephone messages to her 3 favourite New York store to"". "ll'!"ll92er a dazzling new
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practically forgotten. Melinda Isintgly could not be bothered -wit it and went to the ballin ii little frock belonging toone 0! her sisters.
She was always very
popular in almost any circle-and yet entirely lacked
selfmndcnce. She wasnaturally _:hy yet gregariousas a s_tai-ling: extremely lazybut given to sudden bursts
of energy: vague but capableoi decision and determina-
tion: vain but curiously I
humble: apparently trail and Ideienceless but in fact tough Iand self-reliant. Andiaithouiih she was generally 1tractable she could on ioccasion be quite dominant. I
Her weakness .
But. iinlike Maciean, who ,was denitely Q split person- 'ality, one man one day and
quite another the next. there -
were no two Melindas: this
was Melinda, this _l.iving I
amalgam of moods and
tempers, differing from hourto hour as another facet I
caught the prevailing inu-ence. but always _llD I
mistaikably the same girl. I
She lived on her emotions. I
was swayed primarily by her -
emotions. She had an ex-
cellent mind. but was mcn~ .tally lazy and rarelv took the I
trouble to think things out .
for herself ii! she could nd
someone to do it for her.It was thus that when.aged 23. she met 26-year-old. 1
Donald Maciean she became I
completely under the inu-
ence of his keen, incisive
mind and his knowledge of
the world»alread_v so much
greater than her own.
imperceptibly. uni:on-seiously even. Melinda began
to take her views from him
_.e*.~ccept possibly on politics.
in which she was always
utterly without interest-and
this. plus her loyalty and. to
some extent. her vanity. wasr undoing. 1--.._,'
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URING those June days of 1951 Melinda Maclean wait-ed ai;¢
~; Beaconshaw in increasing distressa
-1. and agony or mind tor news of he:
missing husband, She waited aiso for the
-5 imminent birth 01' her third baby.
On June 12 her sister Harriet and her husband
arrived at Tatseid and the next day Melinda. ' went into hospital. And there. in the early morn-
"- ing of Thursday. June 14, twenty days after he
" ad deserted-her at a time when above all a
.'-< oman has need of her husband, she wr0te~a
Lter to Donaid. It was found, still unopened,
mung the papers she left behind in her Geneva- at aiwr her disappearance in September, 1953.
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' A'previo l_v used white envelope was sealed 1
with a wide band at blue paper on which was l
written, in pencil, To Donald Duart Maclean 1
. Irom Melinda Maclean.-" The letter, alao in _"I pencil. said : 1
l Iviy dearest Bonalci, .
F It you ever receive this letter it will mean
5 that I shan't be here to tell you how much I .
' love you and how really proud of you I am. My -
only regret is that perhaps you don't know how ll '
1 leel about you. 3
I {eel I leave behind and have d a wonder-
ful gift in your love and the ex s tene e of
0 F8T§B'§nd Donald. 1 am so,_ __W__I l
* the first time and I think I
,7 shall really enjoy this babycompletely. I never f01°El1.li Q_ dai-hn.n' H-ta? uni: lnun ma and V...-......,,. .......- _,..... ..,-.. ...- .....a W am living 1'0? 1319 mment W119" intended for Donald only if lhe 1 we shall all be together again. di-.d_ l
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_ . and then left it behind. is an-before Mfililx dr1Itedu;al!_wllv£l other mystery.1 awa in o ie anaes e use I
IY ;e leep from which she might; .Dloney Iell never emerge. for the
irth of her third baby. which, .
The baby, a healthy girl, was -
born during the morning, and "ion of what he was doing,i
where he bad gone. one would
C¬tL3lTll_v have expected her to
reveal it in a letter which was
l
This letter was writteng
:
I' odically, she should not have: '
tad; was dangerous in the .~
extreme. l . .5. although Melinda was ex- -I, I trirmlly lil.é5h1E*I§COVE1;8 : fairly ; quic y an ays a er s e- L lb It exl!ec" I left hospital to face. again_ the .
' tragic dilllculties of being the
wife of the Missing Diplomat.
By the time she returned to .
_. or a girl, moreover, whc.- Bcziconshaw most of the Press
j; . despite everything. still loWT,"'l'rrl realised that Melinda and
5' the m-an whose child she was her amily knew nothing more
about to bear. And. whatever about Maclearfs disappearance
;== happened atterwards. what~ th n the r ad ' the -
; ever she may have felt
V said £1-om time to time.
., letter heir:-s to ear:-lain
actions two years later.
But llhis touching letter had
curious omissions. It made no e me e an er am: y
, reference 0! any lcind to Mac- 19!! England fl?! 3 h¢'1ld83' if!
- lean's disappearance. Melinda the $611111 Of Ffanf. Melinda
.;_ 4 was near to breaking point."13 mat she refused to believe that It l. d th d 1' Ic .
_ _It was -'tl1e*-letter oi'_ a _
Ty courageous and generous girl ' .
and
this
hera F e in news
papers. She had, moreover,
been requested by the ForeignUEIILC to may non-ling.
-' In the weeks between the
.< birth oi! her baby daughtertand
th ti sh d it I l
was still taking the attitude
_ _ was __owa_r s e en or was a; traitor and had Jul? that Mrs. Dunbar, Who! gone behind the Iron Curtain. had originally planned to take i
_g; and that is clearly what she the two boys to France for a t
;- believed. seaside holidaY while Melinda j
c . But what are 1-=.n»= think had had her baby. decided that it
: hapnenetl to him 2 One might was imperative to get Melinda .. a.m.._ . .
Another daughter, Mrs.
Catherine Terrell, went to
7 France and. after consulting
tence as wherever you a;e__.,,_,£_W»3t@ anl-9. rented I 18
whatever you-are doing," some Y _ __ __ ,_ _- ,
expression O1 her forgiveness _ _
1°! l-he Krievous wronas he had .
done her. ,, |- -have expected in this possibly
2 farewell let r there would be
reference t the {act that hehad left he some such sen-.
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S house C Ell} Q La Then "twQ Q V kater|Sauvageonne, 5l.3.l'Idl._DZ in IQ-uqieqnda mmivw .g_4Hap}[own grounds at Beauvallon. not
tar irom St. Trqpez. Betore
they could go, two important
developments occurred.
On Friday, August 3. five
weeks after lvielizida and her
new_ baby daughter--also called
MeIinda~leIt hospital, Mrs.
Dunbar received two regis-
tered letters from St. Gall, near
Zurich, in Switzerland,
One was from the Swiss Bani-:
Corporation and the other from
the Union Bank 0! Switzerland.looking forward to the new. Cl th ih 11 d if h g;4.._g.g,d each contained a draft inbalm It seems siraoeslr like nynkncfwfledegre live; seuspl- er name on a London bank
r tor £1,000.'l The printed iorrns accom-!
partying the cheques were 5
alrnost;i-rlenticai. They stated
merely? that the remittance 1|
was made "by order of Mr.
Robert Becker. Hotel Central, b
Zurich." Mrs. Dunbar knew ino Robert Becker and was ex- '
peeling no money fromSwitzerland. V - l
But it as obvious, anyway, *5that the money had come. in l'
some way, from Donaldl
Maclean and had been sent to*
her rather than to Melinda in]
case the name Ma-clean, still 1
very much in the news.
attracted attention.
Dir. Ileckeir .
Mrs. Dunbai immediately
rang up IvI.1.5 and experts _'hurried down to Tatslield to '
examine the letters and take
them aw; tor closer inspec-
tion.
Detectives flew to St. Gall
where. with the help of the
Federal Police, they attempted
to trace Mr. Becker. They were
unsuccessful.
There is nothing in the
world closer about its
ailairs and the aairs of its
clients than a Swiss bank. and 1
apart from a vague description
oi the man who had, bought
two £1,000 cheques and the
information that he had indi-
cated that he was staying at
the Hotel Central? Zurich, and
had given an address in Newl
York, there was nothing else to l
be discovered. ,
- And even this was little use.
No one of that name. it wus
found, had stayed at the llotel
ntral, and as for the New
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cl t tiv are able to can e cc es w ll
statg ' thatd Mr. t gee!-:e:;'é:l'resi ence, ia it exis e , wou
_,JnIee~_heen a.pproxiinately""!l1'T"b'a__ l_'jhe__m1dd1; oI_Ce_nt_ral__E1ark.
- .from Maclean. It was undaiv;-d~
and bore no indication whore
l. had -. zen written, but it had
been posted the previouswrlay,
August 4. in Englandat the!mam pDSl2 oice at Guilciiordi
in Surrey. only about 25 miles
irom 'Iatseld.- .I
Dlust knuw
It was in the cireum.stances1la most extraordinary letter-l
affectionate, loving. the kind of .
letter - husband .suddenly;
called away on business might!
ha : written to his wife to ex-F
plain that he was {rightfully-
sorrgf he had gone olf so-
hurrledl; but would soon be;
back. |It made no reference to,where he-gwas or what he wast
doing. __B.l-Lt it-said that she;
must know in her heart that he»
had_to do what he had. done
which meant entirely nothin
to Melinda!, but that he coul
s ill not tell her why he w
o _ where he had gone.
5 _ "I1: - - a"1 oont xnow wnat you
must have thought of me going
oil and leaving you with no
money."
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He stated that he had sent£2,0t¥l to her mother for herand he children: "I thought
it would be better that way."
He hoped she and the child-
ren were well and aakcd
tenderly atter the baby,
which he knew had been born
and was a girl. '
It contained a Iatuous phrase
about I can imagine you with
a daughter," which, was not in
-the_least_'like Maclean, whose
ordinary letters were amusingand ' lair more sophisticated
than that. '" And -lit asked
whether the baby was lair like
the other children or dark like
Mehnda.;;.- And it ended withhis love. it ~ 1 '
The letter was me-at care
examined by officials of Ii
who came rushing down
'1atseld'_when Melinda tele-
phoned to tell them she hadreceived it. The writing was
35 3 undoubtedly his. but it w
little shalry, a little
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milled, was on the
which he rnight
ya used. but it
quite true, was "not
natural style. -
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{scrutiny to see that he was giv-
l mg nothing away. -
The paper was ordinaryit
could have been bought any-
where in England or onltheContinent. But that was qt noimportance.
The people who had takenr
charge of him, who hadarranged his ight and who.had permitted him to write
this belated last letter to the
wife he had deserted. were
certainly in am position to
obtain whatever kind of letter-
paper suited their purposes. '
__£ , Dloscow I
Had it been the headed
notepapet oi the ForeignOffice, or the House of Com-
mons or of the Athenaum
Club. it could still have been
written and dispatched in
Moscow, to be posted by a
Communist agent in Paris,
Home or London.
The only possible points of
signicance were the reference
to the new baby and the in-
formation that he had sent
. Nleli-nda'2.090.
This meant that the letter
- had been written after June 14
and he was aware that the
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ifvroot that he was still alive
1; ;iil'ld disproot 0! -tlneitheorleaqthen lacing l advanced that he;_-was dea .--~eithe;- murdered; ; deliberately by-'1= Gommunist
';agents or killed accidentally in
la brawl. And secondly it toldyher what in her heart she was
ltso anxious to know,,-that helstill loved her. - - -
.. The letter, when it was re-
! turned to her by M.I.5, becameone of her most treasnred pos-' sessions. to , be carried con-letantlfr in her handbag where,-it still reposed on that day twoyears later when she wentoftinto the; unknown to j01!Tl_ the who hrd W:-itten'.1t._; 3
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A c;ar of the type in which Burgess and Maclean'$='w?'-»aV, ,1 '..V1.<-=-_V_-"1 =:"~iV1 Vz=;-=V.'-.=.V-=;.=-.V -.511-In? -.1 .;.;;:~-_;'».- ;:¢,=;,i_.";',V:.;--.-=';5,.< ,TC
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called out alter them as 1
ran towards theboat. Eur.
shunted in reply. "B3-CK
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ing' as it did. the _dis.cover.
the car still standing Iorlo
in the docks on Mnnday
after the Falaise had berl
helped to identify them
more eifectieveiy than w
have a chance encounter or
Paris plane.
The Faiaise rearhed St. .'
at 16 am. nn the Saw
morning, but Burgess
Mame-an remained on l;
drinking beer until the I
passengers had ii.-;emba-
and they ihen we-ni as
leaving in their cabins the
gage they had broughtthem Maciearfs brief
and two suitcases oi cl
belonging to Burgess.
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have missed a train that
St. _Male at 11.45 for Purl:
their, actions for two men
were trying to get awayl
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said, "I'm sure.1rour husbendwill be back soon. But I think <
it would be best it you said l
nothing at all about this to any- ;
one else." .
Clearly. however, a more
serious view was taken when
the Chief Security Olcer
reported Donald lVlacleans
"non-appearaneel Highflevelinquiries were immediately l
opened. IThat night an urgent signal
was sent out to all British
diplomatic and consular posts I
on the Continent to look out
for Marleen and his COl1'lt l"-llOKl~
and report beck on a clear-
the-line" level to the Prime
Minister. In other words- the
message was to have the high-
est possible priority and was
to be sent in plain language to
avoid any delay in coding and
decoding. '. I92 I
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They were reported as
-swine zone rst into a cafe
-id then an hotel to try to
hangs English money, and
-Plea to have hired a taxi to
Irive them to Rennes. fty
wuies away, where they could
etch the train they missed at-
-it. Mala.
There is certainly no evi-
dence that they did in Io»;-t
hoard the train. and wiule the
story of the taxi journey was~:.urli related in good taithi1_92_'*. _e driver. the French
Suretewere by no means satis-
zled of its reliability.
"k'It:e identication appearedin we coed to dou t,-" they told
mt. - -. _Frorothat moment the two
mar disappeared utterly and
completely.
Dir remarkable difference
belyveen the amateurishness of
the -'92."=t art oi the disappear-onlntlf. the efeieney oi theleeond logeis oneof the moot--n-ith .a""£rlendAt Tatseld. the morning
after they left, the guest;
arrived and Melinda had to
explain to them that Maclean
had been unexpectedly called
av{ey-as she watched thedrive with ever - increasing
anxiety tor his return.
On Sunday. May -27. Mrs..-
Dunbar ~ Mrs. Marleen-1
nl0ihBl-bY.Ci13.l'lce telephonedfrom Paris to ask after the
health of the two little boys,
who were ill with measles.
Melinda. said to her..in a low.
miserable voice: Oh, Mummy.
I wish you would come over.I'm afraid Donald has zone off
on a drinking pally again,"
On the Monday morning.
still without news of him,
Melinda telephoned to his
eilice and was told that he had
not arrived
And that afternoon she
again telephoned, but this time
to speak to Mr. G. A. Care?!-Foster, the Forei%:921 OllicesChiei. Security O cer. She
geld him that_Maclean hadgone away tor the week-endnamed R0 erJpolice.Gag was
OIn rs-sod
At the same time the various
special branches, It/1.1.5 in,
England. M.I.6- and other
"TI'Bi'1CigS abroad were alerted.
but no warning was sent to the
French or other European
- At this stage the Foreign
}Oilice obviously hoped it would[be possible to _ nd Donnld1 .92..92...-....iviamvcan and hi5 Cmallwithoui any publicity.; When did the Foreign Office
"know that Maelean's corn-
panion was not an unknown
Roger Styles but Guy Bureess,very much known in official
Tcireles '! -
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He had been zone ve days, Q
and although that were long .ti-»- ;l'92-And '-Inn 3 |92h'lII'|92tP!1 is;E'§p£;i2il wn1EE'i-was Thuewevatl lplanation which Melinda was -
clinging to-it did not seem to Ither entirely outside his extra- "1
ordinary ea-pacities. l
It was on that day. in the;
London ape:-trnenz or Lady .;
Maclean. Donalds mother, that
Melinda rst met the senior
M.l.5 oicer who was in charge ;
or the investigations. He was -*
hrought there by Mr. Carey-
Foster and not to Beaconshmv,
he-reuse Melinda had to he in
London to see her doctor.
The interview that day was
short _ind matter-oi-fact." Theinvestigators seemed at that 1r. 51" ' Ami,-, Wint¢'i1'<W°'d l
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till
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time also to expect Dona'.ld to"-*"'
return-at least, that was the -
impression they gave Melinda.-
But it is now clear that by _
May 30 the authorities must
have been in possession or 1 good deal of information, eer--'
talnly that Maclearfs eom- .
panion was Burgess and thatn__-. 92....'| uiI92II4I92 0,. E--innnHJC!. dill UNI; UL; k 1 llkD|
Obviously to o, whateverMelinda may have believed,
the authorities did not place
much reliance _in the early
theory oi a hectic week-end in
Paris. 1 3
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inquiries wl a made, and the
blhzoned a ss the trout page
or two Brit h newspapers.
When Melinda read the head-
lines, Two British Diplomats
Missing," and the story below
which suggested that they were
trying to get to Moscow," she
said pathetically to Mrs.
Dunbar. Oh. Mummy, they i
can't be referring to Donald. 1can they? "
l H ll/ir'e froln
'France
Her tears that the hcad-
lines pointed at Donaid were .
conrmed the next morning
Not only were the names;
Donald Maclean and Ciuy Bur-
gess impossible to avoid when-
missing men were received
that day.
There were two from
Donald: one to_his mother.
Lady Mnclean. signed by his
childhood nickname "Techie."
and the other to Melinda.
They had been posted in the
Post Oice in the Place de la
Boui-so in Paris, which is open
all night for telegrams. at
10 p,m_ the previous day by a
heavily made-up wornah. The
0l'lgili&l' f the-"1eieeram_ re-
ceived by Melinda contained
many mistakes in English,
most of which were corrected
in transmission. It read :
MRS. MACLEAN MELINDA.
BEACON SHAW. TATSFIELD
NEAR WESTERHAM. SURREY.
ENGLAND. HAD TO LEAVE
UNEXPECTEDLY. TERRIBLY
SORRY. AM QUITE WELL
NOW. DON'T WORRY DAR-
LING. ILOVE YOU. PLEASE
DON'T STOP LOVING ME.
DONALD.
_ Twp-fold. .
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This was both meaningless
and irightening. The ioreign
handwriting and the obvious
mistakes sho ed that liiilaclean
could not ha written it. That
meant eithe that he had had
an acciclerit'__.r that he was no
longer a tree agent.
But even it he had dictid
it. he would at least have got
.the address right. He would
.not'have placed Tatseld in
Surrey when he knew that its
dress was Wover one looked at a ncws- Ipaper, but telegrams from the I
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sent. Am quite well now "Ihe had not been ill when heleit. Don't worry. Qlarlini 2
what insufferable futility!
This telegram. W ll-Q.
paralleled 21 months later atter
Melinda. in her tum. had <ll5-
appeared, throws an interetwlight on the ~mentalit__y at the
organisers oi these 51589968!-,
an s.
ubli-med by the Press = official
and shrouded in complete
secrecy, by the security organi-sations ~ reached its zenith
during the next few days.
While hordes,o! zealous
reporters besieged Tatseld.scores of their colleagues
scoured the Continent. A few
more details were added to the
insignicant little mound of
known facts--and a massive
mountain or conjecture. Specu.
latlon_and rumour soared every
day higher and higher.
A - string or
questions
What the police and the In-
',telligence services discovered
was not revealed. and it the
Government knew anything
they kept it to themselves.
Sniped at angrily by a Presswhich felt itself haullred ofoicial confirmation of ,its
various theories ,aboi.it the
Missing Diplomats and their
fate, the Foreign Secretary, Mi-_,
Herbert Morrison, was nally
forced to make a statement in
the House of Commons on
June 11. For any light it
threw on the mystery he might
Just as well have saved him-
self the trouble.he two-told search Ior them
ht onniehrlunoihcial and hlghlji¢
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ilic interest to disclose t em
A tew more facts. more in- ,terestini than anything con- '
tiiinecl n the original state- L
merit, were elicited by a string ;
of questions. ~The most impor-
tant and the most reassuring.
was the Foreign Secretarys
assertion that there was no
evidence that Maclean and
Burgess had taken documents
with them
But in reporting the debate
the next day one newspaper
noted that. M_r. Morrison
"appeared evasive" who
sked whether they possesse ;
any knowledge which h
potential value to Russia.
It was, anyway. ii fairly
"difficult question to answer.
Who could -know what these
two men knew? Had they
really been collecting informa-
tion tor Russiao£ which there
was no evidence at all--they
could easily have gone outside
-their 0w_n particular niche; in
the Foreign Office.
Mr. Morrison was at pains
to decry the importance 0!
Donald Maclearfs position as .
Head of the American Depart-
rnent_ which Mr. Eden
described as perhans the
heaviest and most onerous posi-
tion iri the Foreign Oilice at
the present tirrie --by pointing
out that many of the matters
concerned with negotiations
with the United States are
actually dealt with in other
departments."
A Foreign Ofce spokesman
followed this up the next day.
He said that the American
Department was not resoun-
sible for current questions
such as North Atlantic Treat?
Organisation matters: the
Japanese Peace Treaty or
roblerns considered by the
nited Nations Al.omi;_'iQ';$; His statement ended with t.ha..,_ E - -words: f_The-security aspects L _m'm"S5"°n' - i -.-.
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developments . inside the
United States and questions oi
purely Anglo-American con-
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mean.
What were extremely in-
teresting in the Commons de-
bate were the tributes to Donald
ll/lacleao. I-tr.'Morrison. after
stating that? the medical
evidence was that Maclcan
had iully recovered from his
breakdown. said that"a report
on Mr Macleans worl:_was
that he was an exceedingly
able o'icial."
Then came Mr. Anthony
Eden, who had been 'FCIIEiHL!"i
Secretary when Macleari was
at the British "Embassy in
Cairo. _ ,_ ,_ _' " MayI"iié all-owed to shy, as
,_ Mr. Maclean was servant!
I under me at the time in Egypt.
_ that all the reoorts I received
oi the work he did there were
very good indeed ? "
And to this day. that is
really the sum total of all that
"official soui-ces"-the Foreign
Office and the Government-
hiad io say about the dis-
appearance of Maclean and
_Bu.i'ge$s. There have been
I her statements. many
i emall equally negative. ii l
I ualiy unilluminating.
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T was a smiling Maf
evening in 1951 when
Y this story that was to
echo mund the warm
begarrin a. large hemsa at
~ Tgtse-1d,. near Westerham,
in Kenn. It was 211% Twine
.ag<ed 3? and 1 pmmi$_ing
seniur atfmiai in {he Fa:-e1 n' Service, baa. for six 3-'?R>I"l$§l§
' ti-een head of the Amqi-man De-
. par1;m.en.1; of the Fureign Office.
'I'hi's appointment taliuwed
sick Xieavg at six gnanths whiia
he was remvarsn: imam a
nervous hr-nakéawn whgch
develpped while ha was serving
as Cidusecr and Head oi
Chaxwsxy in the B:-iiish Em-
bassy at {Zairm -
lie was iI¬*ihi;;"w"iQ1Mei§ndaand their iwu <1 iIdren,_Fergus,
aged sewn. and Donaxd. ve,
at Beaconshaw. their ramm-
isulmmi muse ai Tatsfield.
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Than mi news
Fer a few months after he
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In. April -ibis iklaciai, i§m3.1.é&§~; sity ggme 50 an" endgangi herevert gna u y to i e ac- » »jeaxi oi earlier» clays in was *9 19* J * H-
: wiarried iife_ gi 1 {mm effarse V
; mibaw and ct 5 in the West
End ins't.~::ad. 0! going hamei
'_ Abnui; this iime, ma,» heHféan spending iiigihig in lawn. once er twma Melinda WasZ <it,hm:£ news cf him for iwsi 1 1, _F. .
Mt" hi£§j'i'§>:§¥;1t92?rVi$n!igxgjwdf .2? ~92 Ei!'¬LJiT| inc-as n naFpearanc§., The change an, hs behavmur coincided with
th_e return to England. at a
rngnd was had visited him inCQLFO; i 92 -
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Far Burgess
3:; Guy Burgsss find been semijg back tram Vvfasmrazian. where
*5 he had been Seczmi Secretary
5 ai the British Embassy. in cam
siderabte clisgrace, He was on
3 the imini mi fnrazstaiiing pris-s sah1s- siismigsai {rum ma
Fereigvn Service by resigning,
5; and was eensicbaring an affer
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ii wspaper, , ¢
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i iimtheon, dinnw met drinking
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Then: is ms evitierice, haw-
eycr. mat his meetinai with
Danaid Maizlean were more
' they war: mm ciose triends.
Mrs. Maciean was exileiing
hark third baby and as the
ngrihi. Rik; thai of her twe $3re-
viaus children. was to bé a
dieult Csesarean. the date
was kiwwn wen in aei-van-ca:
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11.3; m;;t}~;e.i_~, Mrs. Iunbaréwiha ax-rw¢<i in Cam; pn iiié-e92{§n.usl3r iplann-ed visaegmga jam, attest Masleank
ree§p_§:aie return in iLor;qion.g,a1;i_ leis he: Ln _r1_anc1ia1-d:!§~lItl3ii£<S anti 1!i_¥. i 91 °° '* '
sids:r.a?bi§ anx1ei3'h8d BOIEE
back {Q §.h:':Uh"1ied States m
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A Mrs. Dunbar had promised
Q gmg ti; England ab;-ut _-Iinrinight before I-h92=hn<i§§baby was born, and thqni wmle
Maiimia was _1a.-'~:uL1m*a%1n£- H38all b t France the we am Hi I1 Ufer a haliday. Them they wank!
be ininect by ii-sc1r parents in
A.ugusi., when Mac1ean*s heave
was rise.
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ways, happy winter getixngBg;{¢g$h.3'S-V inks same sari Q!
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curtains; dmm; mid pamt-mg
jabs and making 1he_ neglected
muse ints 8 Mime. ,_ -
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£951!. umii me f01i92w_ng spring
was we 01: the happiest times
in her lite. .
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the micldie 0! May. when Mugs.
Dunbar a:*r§ve<i back an Paras
tn stay -§.!92*-ere wit? he:-_ §fGw'3§{-
est daughter Harriet Mac1s;*aY§s
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