Fifth man saga put to rest

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A former KGB colonel, Yuri Modin, has confirmed that the "Fifth Man" recruited by the Soviets in the 1930s was John Cairncross. The others were Kim Philby, Guy Burgess, Donald Maclean and Sir Anthony Blunt. This confirmation ends years of speculation that the "Fifth man" was Sir Roger Hollis, the head of MI5 between 1956 and 1965.

Guardian 23.9.91; Sunday Times 22.9.91.

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