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THE CHINA MAIL,

ŠATURDAY, AUGUST: 2, 1958,

SHES

*Willlem has a theory that the Americans want to blow up all the petrol lo the Middle Esst so he has to buy his from Texas-but William, always did have theories."

SECRET AGENT, HII.

One Man Escaped "The Ten

IN

more than 30 years of contact with secret

agents I cannot recall a spy who looked less SO THE BIG FISH'

like one than Colonel Nicolai Zabotin, Soviet

Military Attache in Ottawa,

HAD TO DIE

Tall, well-built, clean-shaven, with wavy fair hair, he was a typical Russian soldier bursting with good health. He had an almost constant tin's espionage network, cover- neted as-recruiting ollicers for smile, which showed his irregular teeth. It seemed ing all Canada, extending us the to be an honest smile, but it was a mask for the United States, London and

in brain of a cold, cynical, calculating chief of a spy-ring; a ring operating against Russia's allies in the war against Nazism.

it is pretty certain that was smiling when he get in his

at the Soviet Embassy 985 Clotte Street, Oliowa-on morning of August 9, 1945. the The telegram he had just draft- rd gave him rutural cause for pleasure. It revid:

Tu the Director,

ing room, a room with double steet doors, iron bars and steel shelters on the windows. Only a few members of the Embassy staff were allowed to enter that One of those ex- cipher room. cluded from 11 was the Russian. Ambassador, Mr Zaroubin, him- self.

★

house

21

quiet street

totalling twelve persons, five of whom have not been identified Over to this day. Zabotin took in June, 1943, and immediately began, to expand the organisa- tian.

When it was uncovered, 12 consisted of 19 men and women, all Canadian or British sub- Joe's, and 17 offcials inside the Soviet Embassy.

10

"Net"-Fred the

Rose, alles a "Fred" and inter "De- Parlia- Member of in bouz," a

Zobotin's Lelegrams ment; and Russian-born Sam Cam, alios "Frank"

Moscow showed, that he made Although

some of Colonel those in the "Network hard. Zabotin's signols 10 "The the cause of Commumisen. Director" in Moscow WCFC On August 22, 1945 he receiver

N 11031 marked by a smug satisfaction signal No. at his own achievements, he Director in Moscow. was not in fact, the creator the "Net."

Geneva.

The documents brought out" by Gouzenko gave the name of the men and women drawn into the spy-ring, the men and women marked off by thele mas terus being "In the Net,"

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from

the

"To Grant,

Take measures to organise acquirition of documentary materiala on

utoniir homb. The technical process; drawings, calculations."

the

Zabolin sent further informa- tion within four days.

The Colonel also kept a very close watch on the members of the "Nel," checking constantly the on their private lives, their and acquaintances, friends pastimes, whether they drank 150 much, ran after women, or got into debt.

They included three scientists on the staff of the National Re. search Council, a mau high up in the Industrial Development Bank, a anjor doing secret re-

In 1942, a Major Sokolov had search-work for the Directorate come to Canada, ostensibly as an ot Arllery, the editor of an inspector of faclories in connee-

magaznic, official Facts giorn by Atele: (1)

radar. tion with the Canadian Motus! The text of the atomic bomb

specialist, an atomic dentist. Aid Programme to the Soviet He worked under conducted

New Dats

in

four other high-placed Canadian Union. Less than a month later,

and the Berget N. on Government officials,

the Koudrinylzev, olegica, fulch '40', '94-239').

Gourehko confidential 6. Igor

assistant to The bomb dropped on Japan September

the First Secretary in the Legation wunde of Uranium 235. walked out of the Soviet Em- United Kingdom High Commis and the first head of

Soviet military spy system in is kun hat the output bossy carrying a large dispatch- sioner.

Canada. case packed Uranitem 215 antunts to

with documents. hours daily at

Inter, the The documents mentioned as the Twenty-four travis

names of the two was in well, the grazie separation" plant at Canadian Government Canton, The output of '49′ ia possession of ful! deiqfis of Zibo- Canadian Communists who had

Liner likely

greater tannic graphite units are c2- blished planned for 250 i.c. 250 prams mga walla, rach day). The sciculife re- search work in this field is reheduled to be blished, but without the technical do file. The Americans aircody laura pasklished book on this subject.

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(2) Alek handed over to

Does YOUR

Operating through Fred Rose, Sokolov established three groups

heart go

bumpity on the beach?

na platinum with 162 mtero-AR THORPE came into my surgery, brown with

MR

grams of franfum 235 in the | V sizzling vitamin D of the senside sun. In short, ferm of oxide in 2 thin

Trifun. We have bud

u about the mail,

Grant."

"Grant" was Zabotin's

110

alias.

he looked a picture of health. "I may look well," he said, "but when I was on the beach yesterday my heart started to pound away as if it had joined in a skiffle session."

Mr Thorpe was by no means the first patient I had encountered who had worried about his health while on holiday,

Like others, Mr Therpe, lying "Duecior" was the Director ofen the warm sand, had thought!

the Military Intelligence Service | Pim getting flabby,

Pro-

in Moscow. "Aleld was

fessor Allan Nuna May.

Later he puckered his brows thinking: Somehow

All in a doctor's

the Fro

day: by

CEDRIC

CARNE

Zabatin walked along the seems culder than it used to be, passage to Room 12, hunded the telegram to his elpher offegr, a Finally, after throwing n young man named Igor Gou- beach bill about, he realised zenka. "Cipher that indi send how quickly he became short it off, comrade" he said.

of breath,

People think n fright can cause chemical causes the a heart attack but sometimes a heart to beat fright can make the racing heart of paroxysmal tachycardia re- faster.

And a very turn to ils-normal pace. good thing it dors too, for

"There are other tricks too as a result the which may end the attack." I heart told Mr Thorpe. Like holding racing

as you would, for pumps

more your broath blood to the hiccoughs. Or, more spectacular- muscles. y, making the patient stand on And the man his head,

Without replying, Gouzenko "Yes," Mr Thorpe confesset, chased by the bull has a better took the message into an adjoin- "when I added all that together chance of getting away,

the sky clouded over, for I guessed that something

"Fear that is not groundle wrong with më. When I had serves to protect our health," I theso palpitations my tents explained. seemed to be confirmed."

CHESS

By LEONARD BARDEN

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(Na 8446)

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INDYLY.

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It is foar

was

there is anything wrong' with

But groundiers fears, such as Mr Thorpe had, that there wna something wrong with his heart because it was pounding after n

“And I am not being funny, Mr Thorpe," I said. It often worka."

In his house at 14 Range Neat, from which he directed most of his operations, Zabotin kept a record card on each them.

bore

of

Sam Carr's card

the entry, under the hending Financial Conditions, "Finan- cially secure, but takes money. It is necessary occasionally to help Under Biographical bala was the entry:

"Detailed material on his blography is available in the Centre in the Comintern - he graduated from the Lenin School in Moscow."

Colonel Nicolai Zabotin W05

a very successful, very thorough and very ruthless chief of

"Hungary Aflame"

WILL RUSSIA DARE

SHOW

THIS FILM?

IF any visitors to London had been in Westminster Hall on a recent day in July they would have seen a collection of MP'e making their way to what is known as the Grand Committee Room. The occasion was the showing of a film called "Hungary Aflame" which, according to custom, had to be sponsored by three MP's.

In company with a Liberal and Socialist I made the necessary third sponsor, We assumed shat the film roller and joy. Hungary was to this terrible problem. Runa

liberty. 18 4 member of tho Was 10 have 41 United Nations, and already E head. The that organization In solemn

Souter "guilty of the attempica murder of Hungary." The right of Mr Krushchev to be the

would be tragic, probably be given back exciting but rather out of state. Hungary 1isory moves rapidly these days Hungarian anal, after nil, the brutal Russian troope were beydaning session Has pronounced the

So the ilm came to un ch

mussiere of Hungary belong o to pull mu. the past, even though I be the Tocent past, Yel despite an in- Loriam debute in the Commons with young people laughing und füerator and the high priest of the name Committee Room was with older people diligence worki Communism is supported crowded with Socialists and more to hope. A brave country by

might brave victory, armaments

of Ruarian Tories alike,

and the docilo lowered Budapest was it runs but some uniformed subservience of the rice people whom Krushchev rules,

had won

the

*

So the lights were

the day, some lime, it would and on the scroen began showing of that terrible yet up from its ashes and be beautiful the gals. So much for the film. litung tragedy when Hungarians rose in their Tury Now let us bring the story for- with the ancient ery: "Freedom ward to late June of this year. The United Nations special

It is not a crisis that can be or death!"

Committee on flumgory met solved by threats or even by war. New Yoric and adopted a rate So completely that ment deploring the execution of established his police state that has Krushchov Let us agreg at once the nature of the film was bound Imre Nagy, General Pal Muirter no mass is

resentment and their two companions. The words to his thought unless Itussla dare give to Brouss Berce

the Russians. The Committee described the exceu- rgains

they are in accord with the party wounded and the dead were all tons as "the latest true event line. Russia, the most powerful Hungarians and we did not ree in which these inen, symbols of country in Europe, is guarded The tragedy of Isoldiers who also died or were from foreign dómination, were Truth cannot surmount.

young Russian the hope of a nation for freedom by a propoganda wall which wounged. Yel heartbreak has no secretly merit "to death in

cumstance whleh call. for Cx- Only a month ago 1 went to a radionality.

of solcina reception at the Russlan Ebassy. As Shakespeare knew so well pocure in violation there is an ermobling quality in undertakings that their persons in London in honour of the Mos- before us would not be harmed, und in cow players who were giving a tragedy. We w

and spect season young men with their lives be- deflanes of the judgment fone them deliberately choosing opinion of the United Nations." death rather

That

slavery.

w women

We

tending

the

wounded Wi-

der fire andt

shurlog tho

clr-

Russian

al

By Sir Beverley Baxter, MP

of plays in Wells Sadler's

Theatro. Even without a wordi

Russian at

my command I found their performance of The Cherry exquisitely

In what country, asked the Orchard" 4:21 fate of the freedom fighters. The dead and dying were every United Nations Commilter, were humorous and charming ex- condenned men tried? perience, The players whom

take we met at the Embassy were as

where, yet the survivors fought the

on until at last there came an Where did the executions

What place?

was the precise pleasant and human as could be. armistice of exhaustion.

form of the indictment? ** Bûl the story was not findshed. Memville-bum Belgrado Is there no way of sealing the...

כנס

the

The grens heart of humanly came the news that the Yugoslav propaganda wall that keeps the

out to the Hungarian Ambassador. In Budapest handed Soviet people ignorant of went street fighters in their terrible a strong protest against the uth about the outside world?

breach plight. Their contrege had it a

66 agreement which is not enough for individual and Dewspaper candle that burned like the mid- pronised that Mr Nagy and his politicians tiny s In the fun we were companions would have safe dhors to condemn the rule of loaying the murder in Hungary. The blood shown a plane from Communist conduct

Embassy Foland arriving with supplies of Yugoslavian

where of the murdereä Nagy to on `our conscience even if it is not on Blood Plasma for the Hungarian they had gone for safety. wounded Food, clothing und In the actual Yugoslavian our hands.

Are Poland and Yugoslavia medicine came from Austria. Embassy in Budapest where M.

his friends wore sexi on the list? Was the murder Nagy and

Hungary inferided us a And in Budapest the heroic enjoying sanctuary a Yugoslave of

by a warning or was it an announce dead were belag buried by men diplomat. was shot dead

tho ment that in no Communist with cars WWTLET

and Russian patrol,

Russians had pledged their word country with good faith, honour hatred in their hearts.

that neither Mr. Nagy nor his or mercy be allowed to existi . funds would be harmed

punished If they left tho

and

*

after

or

We cannot and must not put and Europe to the sword to avenge and the

the rape of Hungary

10

the

Naou

United

So farve and sustained vas Embassy they were arrested and treedom sent to Rumania where they the resistance of the

tried fighters,

The were perfunctorily so furious was

world executed. outcry from the outside that the Russians were obviously

Twice the improvised Hun- execution of President and shorted ctartled

An garian Government, dominated but we can raise our voices and armistice of a wort was til by its Communist icadero, had ensure that the tridh is given nounced on the loud speakers violated a solemn agreement wings. Mr Krushchev should be and M. Nagy Look

over the with Yugoslavia, first by break- moned

agreement with Nations to answer for his com Government of the country by ing a legal permission of the Russians. This Yugoslavia when it failed to tuet in relation to Hungary..

came the false can of ensure the safe return to their Let us assume that he would there exhaustion.

homes of the men concerned, refuse to go. Then let a pro- But one does not need any un- and secondly when it broke the claim it to the world that Russia usual gift of Imagination lo promise that no punishment holds tut murder, foul murder,

to reign of Cont realise the reaction in Moscow, would be inflicted, on Mr Nagy is essential

pasi munism; DESUelates for Supremo Krushchey may have and his many faults but he is not luck- political activities.

ing in realism. Looking out upon-

the stragging empire of Com- munism with Marshal Tito

th guidance and co-operation, with separated

by

OCCADA

spy-ring that gave the Soviet Hungary nflame and with the mountains from the maelstrom

It was only a film we saw but It brought the naked trus (0 Westminster. I hope that nothing will prevent ita

taking his own line, with Polarid But is of this of really vital travelling through the whole

Yuyorlavio for Importance to looking-to

free nations world for it has a tragic, shame.

and ful yet uplifting story to tell

Perhaps nome day it will be Union not only a sample 02 civilised world condemning the of Central Europe? Merely to shown in Russia but not yet. Uranium 235 and vital atomic Russian hierarchy as murderers ask the question is to answer it. Russia is not evil, but only the men, who govern it. That is secrets. but also much other of ven and destroyers of valuable

Western clellisation is faced what we must remember and information about nations, he

felt must have

with 1/13 etrallenge and that is why we still can hapa, Allied weapons and military

warnings of fake. dispositions. In August 1945, he was awarded the Order of Meanwhile that lovely, lazy the Red Banner and the Order | elly of Budapest with

of the Red Star.

་ཎྜ

its

aha cred cafes, its mined hours SIDE GLANCES

and its dead and dying heroes was trying to reconstruct some ind of life amid the ruins. My But i chlets in Moscow mind went back to my Arst were also thorough and ruthless. visit there in the early 20 Zabotin could not have fore where in an open sir Cate seen, or prevented, the defection Alexander Kord, the Alm pro- |

Indeed of Igor Gouzenko, and

ducer, who was lighted by he laid on a frenzied attempt Churchill, sipped his absinthe to kidnap him before the and said to ine; efpher clark went to the Canadian authorities. But in the eyes of ""The Director," Zabotin had failed Ho was recalled oven before the Cana- But the very nature of these dian Government had time to cures for the palpitations of declare tím "persona non

roxysmal tachycardia shows grata"

01 Eye-witnesses have sinted COLO A that Zabotin was fii and well

Not Needed

"Hungary is not a nailon, it is a state of mind.” That was a willy pleve of lippner, yet there was more truth in it than seemed at that moment. It was the state of mind that sont the atrocia men

the Into young

of Com-

Bit the reason that people get game in the beach or after a cramp in the sun, got short of swim also release extra adren- surely the nervous origins breath, is simply because they alln. Into the blood stream. And these attacks, are doing things they are not the result is palpitations with doctor should judge whether a when he boordat the aircraft against the tyranny used to. It doesn't mean that not a bull in sight.

sedative në ons of these tricks is to go home, though, for ance, munist Ramsla. required.

he was not wearing his Rap-

But do return for a moment to toothed smile.

the film at Westminster. On Forty-eight hours after be the sincot, we saw the people in had reported to the Red Army the shattered streets waiting for headquarters, the Saylel Tassa Agency announced that he had died "of a heart attack.”

their health.

"Then what about the skle heart palpitations?" Mr Thorpe nsked.

The answer to that was

n

Fear

four-letter word. FEAR.

with his heart.

I

Shout 'Boo'

There is a condition called

tachycardia. paroxysmal

Fear -- oven more than a Usually and blonde in a bikini-makes the doctor is called in, heart beat faster.

anci

This

I, though, people understand the nature of holiday hypo- chondria a doctor would not be needed in the first place,

Loudspecker announcement from the Russian' headquarters. In the Committoe Room of the wo Į great Westminster Hall

beard thhe fateful words of the in Ruralan apalcommon to the effect glass

of that M. Nagy would be placed qat the head of the Government,

The People blame overwork for can be very frightening. Bat there was something wrong quite long periods

heart stampeder sometimes for bad health, Sometimes it is true.

Fatal heart attacks can uriso. the But usually those people who patient is very aware of It. apparently overdo it tayo not from a variety of cauDCO,

Umo to think about being ill, cluding cyanide in a quite rightly n

It is when they are a holiday vodka-or the bullets that the mind strays into hypofring squad. The very presence of a doctor chondriacal ways of thinking. Supposing a man iq chased by, someŭlmes is enough to put the a bull. A chemical

“In future, when I got on the substanco relne on the hoart. Occasionally called adrenalin is released into a trick cau and the paroxyura,, bouch" Me Thorpe said, "19 the "blood stream in greater "Like wuddenly abouting boo at do all my thinking standing on quantities thuti

usual. This the patient,” I said,

'my head”

1

By Lt.-Col. John Baker White

To the crowds on the streets it was a victory. Budapest, that diy of niety and grief, had won the battle--or so it seemed.

That was so far as the m 'tools sta. In the hospitals were wounded men who wept with

By Galbraith

"I'm letting him, get used to seeing me in a hat so ho won't cry the first time I take him to Sunday school!".