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John Cairncross
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John Cairncross worked at Bletchley Park during World War II, where he had access to ULTRA intelligence—decrypted German communications. Donald Maclean was recruited in 1934, Guy Burgess in 1934-35, Anthony Blunt in 1937, and John Cairncross in 1937.
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Anthony Blunt
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