Donald Maclean | |
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| Born | Donald Duart Maclean 25 May 1913 Marylebone, London, England |
| Died | 6 March 1983 (aged 69) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Trinity Hall, Cambridge Gresham's School |
| Spouse | Melinda Maclean |
| Children | 3 (Donald, Fergus, Melinda) |
| Espionage activity | |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union |
| Service branch | Foreign Office |
| Rank | Counsellor |
Donald Duart Maclean (/məˈkleɪn/; 25 May 1913 – 6 March 1983) was a British diplomat and Soviet double agent who participated in the Cambridge Five spy ring. After being recruited by a Soviet agent as an undergraduate student, Maclean entered the civil service. In 1938, he was appointed as Third Secretary at the British embassy in Paris. He served in London and Washington, D.C., achieving promotion to First Secretary. He was subsequently posted to Egypt, and then was appointed head of the American Department in the Foreign Office.
The Soviets helped Maclean to defect from London to Moscow in 1951. In Moscow, he worked as a specialist on British policy and on relations between the Soviet Union and NATO. He died there on 6 March 1983.