[to«-totra-toaz7| ne 2 eee ae ic ca heed op ' a “4. ié6 ° i 1 3 TQ & CIRECTCR ' FROM > LONDON FA oe ER Be te te ar a 3/p/ ACTION: CAKE 2 (af Ca AND COPY SLOTTED 0929 15 vue 63 LMG) INFO: acoe, ¢/¢t,(c/sB/3) RF 2 phils (EVES ONLY) ~ SECRET isussz | | _ ” [§J637966? OPIM DIR CITE LOND Sags . IMMEDIATE ACTION 2s rs RYBAT AELADLE REF A LOND 3432 Ga 1637) a BLOND 3459 (in PSY>IJi—"— og . C LOND Saag (in 7SYCY | | D Lox 3462 (m PXSRY) | LOND 3469 (at BS ) 7 F LOND.3a79 (70 TNE G DIR 54114 Uo 1. FOLLOWING WILL BE SUMMARY OF REF CASLES WHICH REPORTED IN DETAIL ON BREAXING OF AELADLE STORY IN PRESS ns “~ ty HERE PLUS STATION COMMENT, AFFAIR BEGAN WHEN DAILY TELEGRAPH CORRESPONDENT APPROACHED ALIENS DEPT OF HONE OFFICE AT “NOON LIJULY WITH STORY THAT TELEGRAPH HAD HEARD FROM THEIR U.S. CONTACT’ THAT RUSSIAN HAD DEFECTED IN U.S. AND WAS LATER BROUGHT TO U.K. THIS STORY VAS IMMEDIATELY REPORTED To [Gacuarg (BneageR ] . TOLD Cawoop THAT [SMaRTY )rocx POSITION THAT PRESS MUST NOT BE DELUDED SECAUSE SINCE THEY VERE CLEARLY ON TO AELADLE. A “NO COMMENT" RESPONSE WOULD SE CONFIRMATORY AND A DENTAL, - te eens ai pS Grove 1 BET EBLL OLD Fee AUTOMATIC COUN A GRadSiwe AND COCLASSIC ECATICA, Copy No. REPROOUCTION GY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROAIBITED.
14-00000 SY TTR ts BT Alt 6 Shen teary Hp IF THE STORY CaME our CONCLUSIVELY PROVING AELADLE TN UsKeg WOULN BE FURTHER PROOF MACMIDt AM ROYT? © =FFOPTS DELUBE eRgESss AND PUSLIC, WHICH FOLLOWING PHILBY AND PROFUNO.WOULD Pe) SE DISASTROUS, IT IS NOT CLEAR TO STATION vueTuer (Smarty ] “AS TOLD TO TAKE THIS LINE BY SENIOR PCLITICAL MASTERS OR VHETHER IT WAS ORIGINAL WITH HIM ano HE PUSHED IT WITH POLITICAL MASTERS WINNING THEIR APPROVAL. WE KNOW HE SPENT GOOD DEAL OF TIME WITH SENIOR CAB NET OFFICERS LAST THURSDAY “AND FRIDAY. . 4 2. THE D NOTICE ISSUED LATE ON 11 JULY CONTAINED a MIN gMUM OF DETAIL BUT IT REMAINS MYST“RY RL STATION WHY IT was DECIDED TO INCLUDE AELADLE*S NAME. EumPepé] comet ina ON THIS LATER | SAID HE WISHED THAT (acuan?sou.o HAVE PLAYED THE PRESS STATEMENT SIMILAR TO KUBARK, ADDING WEARILY THAT "HE SHOULDN: r BE TALKING AGAINST HIS OWN PEOPLE” :UT THE TOP COMMAND IN foaauar Juan: MADE THIS DECISION, (sui Peve Ysa HE COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THEY MADE THAT DECISION. oe . re 3. THE TELEGRAPH Cli PESPONDENT WHO HAS PUSHED THIS STORY IS JOHN BULLOCH, A 32 %.\R OLD REPORTER WHO IS AUTHER OF IDEN BOOK. [sacuag] nave | NO -FROG INFO ON HIM, HE SPECIALIZES IN | SECURITY AND INTEL STO:.ES, WHEN SMOKE BLOWS svay Cacuae] INTEND. INVES rIGaTE WK & TELEGRAPH STORY 8UT DO NOT WISK DO SO Now FOR FEAR DI? TING MORE ATTENTION TO FATTER AND POSSIBLY FURTHER IRRITATING P ‘SS, 4. THE TELEGRAP! JROKE D NoT Ice RESTRICT 10NS on: BorH STORY AND ALSO NANI *. AELADLE, SUT HAVING DONE THIS THEY HAVE GONE COMPLETELY HAY<RE ON THEIR ANALYSIS AND Hive CONFUSED un tne eee CLASSIF ICD MESSASE =| Senay . | py TE pace__@ - Senasteettnrameen retreat te ety ene Pies se ne . cane Ae ee nn
14-00000 ARE Now accusine [sritrs sn SECURITY SERVICES ]OF STUPIDITY iN 736. PAGE 2 SC¥ WKS BRIESLY STATIONED Lesd St WITH AELADLE. ASIDE FROM “TCTUSE APPEARING IN MIRROR 13 JULY VITH FACE COMPLETELY BLOCKED | CUT, THUS maxis IDENTIFICATION I#PCSeraLe, NO PICTURES HAVE . APPEARED IN PRESS. MIRROR pr RES WAS CLEARLY SOYE SOV PICKED AT RANSON FOR TYPICAL SENSAT LONAL PURROSE. tee. ; 0 92 BY SUNDAY THE STORY HAD PRETTY PUCK EXHAUSTED ITSELF. SINCE UNLIKE THE PROFUNO/KEELERY IVANO CASE IT HAS NO SEX ANGLE AND THERE WERE CLEARLY NO MORE FACTS AVAIL ABLE AND | THE PRESS* OvN INVE ST IVE NE SS WAS NEARING EXHAUSTION IT LOOKS NCW AS THOUGH THINGS WILL QUIET DOWN, THE PRESS SUNDAY DID CONSENT CTELEGRAPH, ESPECIALLY, OF ALL PAPERS) ON WHAT CURTOUS ACTION THE GOVT TOOX IN SLAPPIKG ON THE D NOTICE. THE EXPRESS TYPICALLY HAD A MAYOR ARTICLE STATING WHOLE a &, AFFAIR WAS FurtHer ATTEMPT BY CERTAIN CUNIDENTIFIED) “HIGH : LEVEL U.S, OFFICIALS IN WASHINGTON* TO PROMOTE RUMORS THAT AELAOLE DISCLOSURES WILL LEAD TO EVEN WORSE BRITISH SPY SCANDALS AND ARTICLE THEN IN RETALIATION RECITES U.S. SECURITY FAILURES FROM ROSENSERGS TRROUGH MARTIN AND MITCHELL. . S. DAILY HERALD 15 JULY CARRIES STORY THAT “ANERICANS IN REVEALING PeLiwyrsre* $ 5 OEFECT ION AND NAME LAST WEEK, IN Fact 9 eS sees] nor 70 parm TO PRINT THE FACTS, BUT AFTER mo ONE NATICNAL NEWSPAP:2 (THE TELEGRAPH) PUBLISHED a REPORT — : IT HAD RECEIVED FRO‘. WASHINGTON, OTHER PAPERS ALSO PUBLISHED THE STORY. BRITISY OFFICIALS ARE FURIOUS THAT WASHINGTON Is ACCUSING THEM OF RELEASING THE FACTS TO BoLSTER[BRITAIN:§ cutty’ sbavice sg] x0 TO CLAIM A MAJOR INTEND IGENCE TRrinpH.« TT eee ee oe mmtaatae © | ceeeerepemcer z/pl
74-00000 j. beeetetteeiemememeusmmaria ee CLASSIFIED messase 7, STATION cHECKEN wITY Ersete)scauins 15 JULY ON AELACLE CURRENT aTriTuDE BUT Gyrysd=s] yap NOTHING ADD TO WHAT STATION REPORTED REF F PARA THREE. [sxz908ba) SAID IF THERE HAD BEEN ANY DIFFICULTY AELADLE WOULD RAYE CALLED [eereor] g. (asuall) cone ray THERE IS NO CONNECTION BETWEEN SOVIET ATTACHE GENNAOI STEPANOV'S RETURN RESCCW AND AELADLE PUBLICITY HERE, THOUGH SEVERAL PAPERS TYPICALLY CARRY STORIES 15 JULY TNSISTING THERE IS. ALSO HQS MAY NCTE THAT AELADLE NAME: GIVEN TO PRESS NOT SAME AS IDEN DIR 34734 DUE. TO SLIGHT: GARBLE BY HOME OFFICE, BUT Pacuba) PREFER STRONGLY RESTRICT COMMENTARY ON THIS FOR O8VIOUS REASONS, i 9 SUMMARIZING, IT IS STATION VIEW THAT BRIT AUTHORITIES ACTED TOO HASTILY AND IN SOME PANIC THIS WHOLE MATTER, ESPECIALLY IN GIVING NAME TO PRESS, weeticr GuaRTY]vas PUSHED BY HIS POLITICAL MASTERS INTO SSSITION “NOT DELUDING PRESS™ OR WHETHER 11 HIS OWN IDEA IS STILL NOT CLEAR. HOWEVER, IRRESPONSIBIL ITY PRESS, AS TYPIFIED BY TELEGRAPH PUSHING _ STORY PLUS ITS INCREDIBLE FABRICATIONS, IS FACTOR NOT TO BE IGNORED IN THIS WHOLE PROBLEM PLUS FACT THAT THE BRIT PRESS SINCE "RADCLIFFE INQUIRY PILLORING HAS NOT SEEN IN MOOD COOPERATE WITH GOVT ON ANYTHING (THIS APPLIES WHETHER PAPER IS TORY cH OR NOT). WHILE STATION CANNOT UNDERSTAW VHY (} (dacuar) or POLITICAL AUTHORITIES FELT NAME HAD TO SE GIVEN OUT, THE RELEASE OF A MIMI STATEMENT PROBABLY KILLED FURTHER DANGER SUS SPECULATION. . HAVING “HEVED OVER WHAT WAS AVAILABLE, THE PRESS NCW STEM TO BE LOSING (INTEREST. TAT: — eercengientrreraraeret eee Tot aun TRENNE Ef tresmmtetan — eee we — b/p| MUM AMOUNT OF INFO, aS vaS DONE, BY HOME OFFICE “we
14-00000 " CLASSIFIED MESSAGE fe, tHE meee S/R SOY BENEFICIARY FROM THIS UNHAPPY AFFAIR WILL BE THE SovS IF BOTH SIDES OF THE ATLANTIC KEEP UP THE CURRENT STREAM OF CRITICISN AND ABUSE AS REFLECTED IN PRESS ‘STCRIES. IN THIS FOKNECT 10N, AMBASSADOR BRUCE EXPRESSED HIS _ DEEP CONCERN TO FELS] MORNING 1S JULY TRAY THIS SITUATION SHOULD &, NOT BE ALLOWED CONTINUE AND SAID KE HOFED NEITHER SIDE WOULD BE SO SILLY aS TO PERMIT THIS SITUATION DETERIORATE INTO ILL@ TEMPERED NAME CALLING CONTEST. STATION DOUBTS THIS WILL HAPPEN AND THROUGHOUT THIS MATTER AS IN PREV TOUS RECENT FLAPS HAVE : ce) ’ FOUND NO’ ILL FEELING IN EITHER (sacuar GR SHOTH. } TRUS WE BELIEVE THAT THERE IS NORE SOUND AND FURY SY THE PRESS, WHICH LATELY HAS REACHED NEW DEPTHS OF IRRESPONSIBILITY ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ATLANTIC, THAN SUBSTANCE WITHIN OFFICIAL BODIES, ESPECIALLY OUR SERVICE OPPOSITES, SECRET . | $/C NOTE: *PORTION GARBLED = BEING SERVICED. /Pv