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During the first or second week of April, 1951, while so employed, q@Q@h was hitchhiking rides in Fredericksburg, Ve, enroute to an auction in Jacksonville, Fla. At approximately 10:00 A.M. on the date that he was hitchhiking in Fredericksburz, Va. he was picked up by an unknown individual driving a 19L1 Lincoln Continental Convertitle. The driver, after questic: as to his destination, told him he was enroute to Charleston, South Carolina and would be glad to give QQMp a lift as far as Charleston. After the vehicle was undcrway, the driver identified himsclf to Qt as GUY-RURGESS, a British Diplomat, stationed in the United States. BURGESS personally drove his car as far as Richmond, Virginia where brake trouble developed and it was necessary to secure minor brake repairs. These repairs were handled at the Ford Garage on Broad &t. near the Railroad Station in Richmond, Virginia and required approximately one-half hour. During this half hour interval, BURGESS invited J to accompany him to lunch ay upon the completion of the meal BURGESS paid the bill. During the luncheon, BURGESS consumed a considerable quantity of beer and after the repairs had becn completed, requested that (agp do the driving. drove BUKGESS' car on Koute 301 towards Petersubrg, Vac, originally observing the 55 mile per hour Virginia speed limit. BURGESS became dissatisfied with rigid observance of the Virginia speed limit and told him that he apthorized him to drive in excess of the speed limit inasmuch as it was necessary for BURCESS to keep an appointment in Charleston, &- od At approximately five miles south of Petersburg, Vae, QM was arrested for drivinz BURGESS! car between 75 and 60 miles per hour. BURGESS attempted to gave from being arrested by claiming that @@e was driving the vehicle for BURGESS and that BUKGESS' diplomatic immunity would extend to The Virginia 6tate Police, however, did not consider that BURGESS’ diplomatic immunity extended «to inasmuch as was an American ( eitizen who was not employed by the British Government. As an aftermath of the incident, the Virginia State Police set q bond at 855.00 and PURGESS, not having sufficient cash on his person to pay this amount, returned to Petersburg, Va. where he cashed a check at a hotel and returned and actually posted the bond required, indicating at the time that - this bond would be forfeited and no appearance in a Virginia court was contemplated. The entire episode required about 14 hours, during which ‘e MBF was held at a Virginia State Police station. Set eee Cee ene .