Published: 00:50 GMT, 17 April 2018 | Updated: 14:46 GMT, 17 April 2018, For 15 years, British diplomat Donald Maclean was passing state secrets to his KGB masters. 4.1 out of 5 stars. As previously noted, this has been taken as a sign along with his heavy drinking that in the end, Kim was left a broken man, disillusioned and dejected, having arrived in Moscow expecting to be given important assignments and a high-ranking role in the KGB, only to be left with very little to do, and plied with booze to keep him compliant. Kim was appointed head of a newly formed anti-Soviet section, and as the top Secret Intelligence Service representative, worked for several years in liaison with the CIA and FBI all along handing information straight back into the hands of the Russians. Melinda, it turned out, had driven to Lausanne, where tickets were waiting and luggage had been left in a station locker. After Donald Maclean fled to Moscow to escape arrest in Britain as the spy who, for 15 years, had passed state secrets to the Soviet Union, friends of his wife, Melinda, found it easy to believe that she knew nothing of her husbands treachery. When I happened upon the story of Edith Tudor-Hart, I knew that she was the person I had to write about. On their first night in Moscow, an elated Burgess and Maclean had dined in style on a great hotel balcony on the first floor overlooking the Kremlin and got drunk on vodka. I am learning more about my family everyday.. John Philby, who has died aged 65, was the eldest son of the Russian spy Kim Philby, unmasked in 1963 as a double agent and the notorious Third Man in the Cambridge spy ring of the 1930s. Having secured Kims first meeting with the Western press since his arrival in Moscow, Sayle says he finds him a courteous man [who] smiles a great deal, and his well-cut grey hair and ruddy complexion suggests vitality and enjoyment of life. Without a word, he steps out in his long dark trench coat and buffed-leather shoes, opening the back door for me to follow. Inside, however, the lift is as temperamental as it ever was, so I make the journey to his flat by foot, instantly recognising the strange studded-leather front door as I emerge from the stairwell. In the living room, the same furs hang above the sofa, alongside a pair of Afghan guns a gift from the KGB colleague whom I spoke to earlier. He never promised to give up, but once, completely unexpectedly, he suddenly said, 'I'm afraid I'm going to lose you, I'm not going to drink any more.' Laying flowers at my grandfather's grave. Kim Philby, byname of Harold Adrian Russell Philby, (born January 1, 1912, Ambala, Indiadied May 11, 1988, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R.), British intelligence officer until 1951 and the most successful Soviet double agent of the Cold War period. Fergie is horrified that [Donald] might have done something wrong at the office and the FO will be very angry when he returns. He became more optimistic once the family was deemed fully rehabilitated and they moved to Moscow in 1955. Where do you write?I wrote Edith and Kim all over the place because weve been in the process of moving house for the past couple of years, but now I have a shed at the bottom of our garden where I can feel Im in the middle of nowhere, and Im never leaving! Burgess predeceased him by 20 years, carried off by angina, an abused liver and hardening of the arteries. Spy Among Friends : Philby and the Great Betrayal, Paperback by MacIntyre, Ben, ISBN 1408851784, ISBN-13 9781408851784, Brand New, Free shipping in the US<br><br> Thanks Darryl.I live in Australia. By JOSEPH FITSANAKIS | intelNews.org | He achieved the deception by employing his occasional stutter, so as to buy himself time to think before telling another bare-faced lie. children: Dudley Thomas Philby, Harry George Philby, John David Philby, Josephine F. Philby, Josephine Philby, Miranda Philby, Tommy Philby Born Country: India Spies British Men Died on: May 11, 1988 place of death: Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union Cause of Death: Heart Failure More Facts Recommended Lists: British Celebrities Russian Celebrities But, after a silence of nearly five years, here was the first actual sighting and confirmation that the runaways were alive. How easy did you find it to capture Kims voice?I spent so long with his letters and they gave me such an insight into the expressions he used, the way he spoke, how he flipped between being tender and reflective and witty and scathing, and his very English obsession with the weather. In her article, published yesterday in British daily The Independent, she describes Kim Philby as "a proud man, and one who chose to publicly stand by his actions". Philby still dismissed from Foreign Service for his association with Burgess. And while on holiday in Majorca, she gave away a lot of her clothes to the maid of a family she was staying with. Heavy blankets of snow have settled across the plains of Moscow, and either side of our track, the ground is a brilliant white. that Philby, with his Communist views in Vienna and his Austrian Communist wife, had been recruited for SIS and had sailed through its vetting procedures?. And sadness. Today, Moscows main strip, Tverskaya Ryad which I remember from childhood holidays as a drab grey stretch clotted with queues of people who looked like they didnt know what they were waiting for (though it was usually oranges or ice cream) is barely recognisable: a knot of designer stores and mobile-phone shops, interspersed with garish billboards hanging between the buildings above the busy main road. Macleans study resembled that of a Cambridge professor, with copies of Trollope, biographies of Gladstone and airmail editions of The Times. Next to articles about him online, readers routinely describe him as evil and a cancer on society. When Melinda and the children joined him, they moved into a small apartment and the children were put into the local Soviet schools. A retired CIA agent was once asked what he would say to Kim Philby, an MI5 agent who spied for Joseph Stalin, if he encountered the defector in Moscow. Two hours later, wind-battered and almost frozen solid, I finally arrive at the gates of the busy cemetery, where, hoping the guard might be able to point me in the right direction, I scrawl down my grandfathers name and the word Communist on an old tissue, and flash my driving licence. It was seeing those photos as a six-year-old child which helped first alert me to the fact that there was something a bit different about grandpa Kimsky. But as the author Graham Greene my grandfathers close friend and a fellow British intelligence officer, who worked under him at MI6 wrote in the introduction to Kims autobiography, My Silent War: The end, of course, in his eyes is held to justify the means, but this is a view taken, perhaps less openly, by most men involved in politics, if we are to judge them by their actions, whether the politician be a Disraeli or a Wilson. children: John David Philby Josephine F. Philby Dudley Thomas Philby Miranda Philby Harry George Philby Birth. Charlotte Philby, 39, is a former investigative reporter and the author of three critically acclaimed spy novels. Philby was a 25-year-old reporter for The Times and had just returned from covering the Spanish Civil War when he met rebellious Aileen Furse in London in 1937. But though his love affair with the cause never wavered, his love affair with Melinda did. And it is to these that my mind turns as I make my way from my hotel, across Red Square, the following day towards Kims flat, following the route marked out in pencil on a rather vague map drawn up from the combined memories of various family members, none of whom has been here in more than 20 years. There are things I know for certain about my grandfather. He died in 1983 at the age of 69, recording beforehand that I do not at all regret having done what seemed and still seems to me my duty. As I step in from the balcony, my eyes settle on a single point. Perhaps its too early to judge; after all, Communism, according to its followers, is the final epoch, inevitable only once all other systems have eaten themselves which, of course, they will. 1988Dies 11 May at the age of 76. Eleanor Philby. Philby, though, began seeing Melinda on the side, confessing as much to his wife and saying that he was just trying to make [Melindas] life happier as she had been miserable for the last 15 years. She would be his silent witness for all the difficult years ahead. How? For another, hed made his bed. We got together in our cabin to discuss our plans. To order a copy for 15, visit mailshop.co.uk/ books or call 0844 571 0640. 58. Philby had other less damaging routines: a cup of Russian tea at 7am and English tea with milk at 5pm, drunk from a fine porcelain cup. Here, surrounded by an extensive library, he would sit for hours. When the news broke in Britain that she, too, had defected, the Press rounded on Melinda, turning the pathetic and lonely figure theyd previously portrayed her as into a scheming deceiver. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. "But he never got aggressive, and just went to bed. Theirs had always been a stormy marriage, punctuated by bad behaviour on both sides and terrible rows. Kim was not nave; he knew that his ideal, like any other, was susceptible to corruption. In 1949 Kim Philby became SIS representative in Washington, as top British Secret Service officer working in liaison with the CIA and FBI. A plaque in his honour was unveiled by the head of the foreign intelligence service at its headquarters in Moscow in December. They took the train to Zurich, where they changed trains to Schwarzach in Austria. Putting real historical characters into a novel is a minefield, especially those who existed within living memory. But I dont think my grandfather ever questioned a single decision he made. This is the first time Ive ever stood at the foot of my grandfathers grave, but I know it instantly. In 1951, Kim tipped off his fellow Cambridge spy Donald Maclean that Britain had caught wind of Macleans spying activities and a warrant had been issued for his arrest. But above all, the problem was that Kims intelligence was too good, and to their detriment intelligence services are geared to believe that the better information is, the more it should be questioned. To the very end, as I find out when I set foot into his flat, Kim surrounded himself with things pertaining to British culture and life on the other side of the Iron Curtain: from PG Wodehouse novels to the Indian spices he used for his legendary curries. "If he continued drinking, he got inebriated quickly and changed in front of your eyes," she said. To support the Guardian and Observer order your copy at guardianbookshop.com. The two-drink tradition remained but in time there was no longer a need to hide the bottle, she added. There have been endless attempts to understand how this gregarious, public-school educated English chap and his fellow Cambridge spies could have been persuaded to betray their country, and dupe their family and their friends. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. She has been described as "tall and slim, sweet-natured, and restless". 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When they had not returned on the Sunday night, her mother was frantic. Opposites attracted. Delivery charges may apply, Kim Philby: I got away with treachery because I was upper class, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, Charlotte Philby: We visited Kim in Moscow, Charlotte Philby at her home in Bristol: Im trying to reconnect with what made me fall in love with books and the process of writing., harlotte Philby, 39, is a former investigative reporter and the author of three critically acclaimed spy novels. In the end despite having been what Allen Dulles (de facto head of the CIA from 1953 to 1961) once reluctantly described as the best spy Russia ever had Kim was watched over as much as looked after by his masters, and he was not used to his full potential. The view from one of the windows is notably different, too. At one stage, in the programme for his play Single Spies, the writer Alan Bennett printed a claim that my dad John had turned up late to his own fathers funeral, straight from the airport, and stood swaying behind a gravestone clutching bags of booze. P&P free on orders over 15. Seconds later, were hurtling at break-neck speed out of the cemetery, along the motorway, the driver making various calls en route, each consisting of just a few short sentences, before turning into a different burial ground up the road, manned with armed guards. They're at it again! 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And at every turn, the story is slightly different, the answer ever less clear: the more his character has come under scrutiny, the more elusive he has become. But he also did it to impress her. The Macleans lived well, housed in a smart building overlooking the river, in a splendid six-room flat which they gradually filled with bric--brac and furniture shipped from home. Shes always cast as a bit player if shes mentioned at all, but she was a remarkable woman. Takes charge of British intelligence in Spain and Portugal. ", Pukhova, now 78, said she was irritated by stories about Philby's drink problem, but admitted he wasn't always able to stick to his two-glass rule. "His alcoholism was suicide," she told the Moskovsky Komsomolets newspaper. His cover story was that he was a political migr, a trade union leader persecuted in England for his political views. She liked it that he was a man with strong beliefs, and agreed to stand by him. There are two more mobile-phone shops inside the post-office building, and on the steps, a babushka swathed in heavy furs and surrounded by plastic bags counts out a handful of pennies. 1937Joins The Times as foreign correspondent. 1962George Blake is caught. But whether that came with any sense of self-pity is something else entirely. Maclean seemed totally at one with Soviet ways and believed to his death that the USSR and its new society has a much better prospect than the old of overcoming the major ills and injustices of our civilisation. He was 76. This is not the first time Charlotte Philby has written in defense of her grandfathers actions. My second novel is The Times' Book of the Month for July 2020, Chapman Pincher: The Spy-Catcher of Fleet Street, Edith Tudor-Hart: The grandmother of the Cambridge Spies, John le Carr: The writer who made me want to write, ELLE: An unexpected friendship with the other woman. Recently I found a paparazzo shot of my dad with a suitcase getting into a car and me, aged five, looking into the camera, and I had this moment of recognition. Find out where Kim Philby was born, their birthday and details about their professions, education, religion, family and other life details and facts. And in 1951, as his spying activities unravelled and his Soviet masters told him to defect, she agreed the best course of action was for him to be ex-filtrated rather than try to brazen out the accusations of treachery that were soon to be levelled at him. Inside, the atrium leading to the main sorting office and collection point is now dotted with stalls selling electronic goods, pricey mobile-phone accessories and flowers at 3 a stem. "I said something to the escort and he just stayed silent, sitting, leafing through his magazine. She flew to New York to see her daughter Annie, and it was there that several letters arrived from Philby. This article was amended on 31 March. Little Donald said perhaps he had gone to India because that would be a good place to hide., Donald Maclean with his wife Melinda Marling and his two sons Ronald and Fergus in the 50s, Wanted pictures are posted at a Berlin checkpoint for Donald Maclean and Guy Burgess, Guy Burgess (pictured) did not cope well to life in the Soviet Union - he got drunk and roamed Kuybyshev looking for action, on one occasion having his teeth knocked out in a brawl. That he could carry on a secret life without her being aware, while at the same time working his way up the ranks of the British Foreign Office, seemed perfectly possible. St John, who had joined the British Foreign Service in 1917, when his only son was five years old, was also a non-conformist. In the middle of the bookcase behind his desk, above his empty chair, just where Kims head would have rested, a single book looms out, cover first. In her article, published yesterday in British daily The Independent, she describes Kim Philby as a proud man, and one who chose to publicly stand by his actions. We walk on in silence; the others hold back, bowing their heads, as I take my place in front of another plot a few feet away. Chicago-born Melinda, whom he married in France in 1940, knew all along that Donald was a spy. En route, I pass some of Kims old haunts, and heeding his advice to visitors If you can no longer feel your nose, go inside stop off briefly for coffee at that famous Soviet hangout the Hotel Metropole. George Blake, who is still alive, got on well with him than with Philby. But more importantly, every decision he made was done consciously. 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There, a porter recalled taking their luggage to a waiting car with Salzburg number plates which drove off towards Vienna. "Once, a big group of us were on a trip on the Volga: Kim and I and, of course, his KGB escort, and the escort's daughter. Edith and Kim: The brilliant new historical spy novel based on the true story of the woman behind the Cambridge spies in Cold War espionage. It seemed a fitting finale for such a notable spy. The committee is serving as the unwitting instrument of the KGB." Kim Philby was a high-ranking member of British intelligence who worked as a double agent before defecting to Soviet Union in 1963. Some could never quite come to terms that he was a traitor. . And whenever we went to stay, wed be picked up from the airport and driven to his flat via a purposefully circuitous route in a KGB car so that no one could quite remember how we got there. She flirted with other men and had affairs. In fact, he had arrived in Moscow days earlier, and can be seen on film standing just back from his fathers coffin. She put the two boys into the International School in Geneva and finally explained to them what had happened to their father, reporting to her sister that their worst fear seems to be that I might vanish too. Area of responsibility extended to include North African and Italian espionage. Today, standing at last at his final resting place, surrounded by ex-prime ministers and national heroes in an isolated cemetery on the outskirts of Moscow, with two perfect strangers looming behind me, Im once again reminded of quite how different he was. Life is good here in every way.. "I tried everything to save him; after all, he was killing himself. He had friends, a wife; he indulged himself in a culture he loved the concerts, the ballet, the galleries; he travelled to Cuba, East Berlin, around the Soviet Union, and spent weekends at his beloved dacha. Guarded night and day by KGB troops, and rigorously de-briefed to make sure they were not double agents, to all intents and purposes they were under house arrest. But even then, having made calculated decisions based on deeply-felt political ideals, I still dont think he would have done things any differently. What counted though against Blunt, and Burgess too, was that they werent journo-friendly. Its my third day in Russia. n ADAPTED from A Spy Named Orphan by Roland Philipps, to be published by The Bodley Head on April 26 at 20. After all, they won the war.'". So, too, have I seen images of his cold body decorated with medals in an open coffin, armed guards at either side, as the lavish funeral procession made its way through Kuntsevo Cemetery to this very spot. But we visited Kim in Moscow and those holidays form some of my earliest memories, so it wasnt like he was a secret. As the icy breeze hits our cheeks, he points towards a raised tomb set forward slightly from the rest: Yeltsins mama, he explains. Philby exposed. Amnesia in Literature and Film Although she would be left pitied, even censured, and alone in a country in which she had spent barely one-tenth of her life, it might be better that he should be free to live a new life in Moscow than spend a decade behind bars. Thanks for this post. The next day she notified the British Consul in Geneva. Life in Moscow. Today, as Kims widow greets me at the door, offering me a pair of woollen slippers, the atmosphere is quiet and calm. History / World. In Spain, reports the Civil War from General Francos side, and is awarded the Red Cross of Military Merit by Franco. Five minutes later, Im watching the shadow of a tall, leafless tree falling against the snow on the path in front of my grandfathers tombstone, wondering who it was whod been here in the past few hours and placed a bunch of brightly coloured flowers at the foot of his grave. How much more so when its your own family?My relationship to my grandfather is complex and constantly evolving. Halfway there, they switched cars and drove to a small airport in the Soviet zone of Austria. Kim Philby was born on January 1, 1912 in Ambala, Punjab, British India [now Haryana, India]. All was reasonably well between them until Kim Philby the master-spy who recruited him back in their Cambridge days himself defected in 1963. He said, 'Why do old people live so badly here? But the place where Kims presence looms largest from every corner is in his study. He was my grandfather, and then as I grew older it became apparent that he was someone else, too. Kims chair, on which no one else, under any circumstances, was ever allowed to sit while he was alive and for many years thereafter, Rufa adds remains just where it was, at the head of a low table. The KGB's only object in the world is to destroy me and the agency. She cashed a substantial cheque, bought her toddler daughter some new clothes and settled an outstanding garage bill. I feel as if I have been through some form of therapy, Ive purged these questions in a way. The comments below have not been moderated. Donald is well and happy to be with his family again. She sensed that the Macleans marriage was a difficult one again, with Donald on occasion still getting hopelessly drunk. Banner-waving XR zealots let off smoke flares, pour black paint outside Home Office British tennis fans are kicked out for chanting 'You're just a s*** Andy Murray' during Cameron Norrie's Farmer, 71, who appeared on BBC documentary This Farming Life is killed by one of his own cows. Shes a sympathetic character in the novel. Yesterday, in our serialisation of an electrifying biography based on newly released papers, we heard how he fled to Moscow just as he was about to be arrested leaving behind his supposedly innocent wife. Did you feel that as you uncovered her story?I feel a huge amount of sympathy for her situation, and admiration, really. Melinda fitted the bill. Philby was recruited, it reveals, because it was mistakenly believed that his father, St John, was a British intelligence officer. At the sight of our car, the men leap from their posts, saluting and buzzing the electric gates; one jumps into the front seat and calls out instructions as we roll off again. Personal life. He got himself a job teaching English in a school. Best thrillers for July 2021, The Times. 1934Marries Communist Jew Litzi Friedman. But no matter; allowing myself plenty of time to get lost, Im soon heading towards the apartment where my grandfather lived out the final 25 years of his life under the watchful eye of Moscow and where his widow Rufa is currently preparing an enormous spread for our afternoon tea. Two years later, a Sunday Times correspondent was in Moscow and about to pack his bags after an unsuccessful attempt to interview the Soviet leader, Nikita Khrushchev, when, out of the blue, he was invited to a room in his hotel. Then they boarded what was described as a small military-type aircraft which flew them to Moscow to be reunited with Donald. Melinda, now officially Natasha Frazer, hated Kuybyshev, which she found very primitive, and for a while Donald was depressed and disillusioned by the reality of Soviet Russia. Later, I notice the same sign above a statue of Lenin near the former KGB headquarters. 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