▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁May , ▁concerned ▁that ▁Mac lean ▁had ▁not ▁yet ▁fled , ▁Phil by ▁w ired ▁Burg ess , ▁ost ens ibly ▁about ▁his ▁Lincoln ▁convert ible ▁abandoned ▁in ▁the ▁Emb ass y ▁car ▁park . ▁" If ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁act ▁at ▁once ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁too ▁late ," ▁the ▁tele gram ▁read , ▁" because ▁[ Ph il by ] ▁would ▁send ▁his ▁car ▁to ▁the ▁sc rap ▁heap . ▁There ▁was ▁nothing ▁more ▁[ he ] ▁could ▁do ." ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁May , ▁Burg ess ▁drove ▁Mac lean ▁from ▁his ▁home ▁at ▁T ats field , ▁Sur rey ▁to ▁South am pton , ▁where ▁both ▁board ed ▁the ▁steam ship ▁F ala ise ▁to ▁France ▁and ▁then ▁proceeded ▁to ▁Moscow . ▁ ▁London ▁Burg ess ▁had ▁intended ▁to ▁aid ▁Mac lean ▁in ▁his ▁escape , ▁not ▁accomp any ▁him ▁in ▁it . ▁The ▁" aff air ▁of ▁the ▁missing ▁diplom ats ," ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁referred ▁to ▁before ▁Burg ess ▁and ▁Mac lean ▁sur fac ed ▁in ▁Moscow , ▁attract ed ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁of ▁public ▁attention , ▁and ▁Burg ess ' s ▁disapp earance , ▁which ▁identified ▁him ▁as ▁comp licit ▁in ▁Mac lean ' s ▁esp ion age , ▁deeply ▁comprom ised ▁Phil by ' s ▁position . ▁Under ▁a ▁cloud ▁of ▁susp icion ▁raised ▁by ▁his ▁highly ▁visible ▁and ▁int imate ▁association ▁with ▁Burg ess , ▁Phil by ▁returned ▁to ▁London . ▁There , ▁he ▁under