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Kim Philby
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The core five members were Kim Philby, Donald Maclean, Guy Burgess, Anthony Blunt, and John Cairncross, though debate continues over whether additional members existed. Kim Philby was recruited first, in 1934, shortly after graduating from Cambridge where he had been an open communist.
··1934 — 1979·Person
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Anthony Blunt
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Co-documented with Kim Philby in 1 published dossier, including “The Cambridge Five”.
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