KIM PHILBY: THE MI6 DOUBLE AGENT WHO SPIED FOR RUSSIA
During the war, Maclean passed on US nuclear secrets to the Soviets and carried on leaking information on US/UK relations in the post-war period. Then, coded messages between the US and USSR were intercepted, revealing Maclean’s treachery. Tipped off by Philby, Maclean and his fellow mole Guy Burgess escaped across the Iron Curtain in 1951. Maclean settled seamlessly into his new life in Russia, taking on academic roles until he passed away in 1983.
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