Guy Burgess
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title:
Guy Burgess
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Guy Francis de Moncy Burgess was a British diplomat and Soviet double agent, and a member of the Cambridge Five spy ring that operated from the mid-1930s to the early years of the Cold War era. His defection in 1951 to the Soviet Union, with his fellow spy Donald Maclean, led to a serious breach in Anglo-United States intelligence co-operation, and caused long-lasting disruption and demoralisation in Britain's foreign and diplomatic services. Born into an upper middle class family, Burgess was e
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British-born radio producer, intelligence and Foreign Office officer and double agent
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Burgess
date created:
2004-03-27T15:45:39Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T09:23:51Z
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