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re - _ é - * “ an BURGESS was again stopped by the Virginia State Police between Frederieks- burg, Virginie dnd Richmond, Virginia because of the reckless charaster of his driving. SM who was present at the time, noted that there was some discussion between BURGESS and the Virginia State Police officer who stopped BURGESS relative to whether or not BURGESS sould be arrested because of his diplomatic status, BURGESS successfully contended that as a diplomat he was immune from arrest. The State Police officer advised BURGESS that while thie was, in all probability, true, that BURGESS eould be denied the «4. right to drive his car in Virginia and that his ear eould be held pending the arrival of another driver. After a brief diecuesion with the Virginia State Police officer, BURGESS was issued another warning and proceded on his “(@ OIE recalled that at this time that he was in the custody of the Virginia - State Police and while BURGESS had returned to Petersburg, Virginia for the purpose of cashing a check to pay his fine, that the Virginia State Pplice had prepared a summary statement-relative to BURGESS! deving activities. This typewritten summary statement consisted of information that the Virginia State Police had received from both BURGESS and 4, #) The Virginia State Police on the eompletion of this typewritten sumary statement, asked QQ if he would be willing to assist them to prevent BURGESS from driving a car on the highways of the State of Virginia and possibly to have BURGESS recalled to Great Britain acquieseed and the Virginia State Police officers then presented with the typewritten copy of the summary statement and indicated to him that if he was willing to assist them that he should sign his name to this statenent. @guii said that he merely glanced at the statement for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not the statement was against his interest without reading the statement in detail. iIn as mich as the eursory examination of the statement indicated that it was completely against BURGESS! interests and in no way against his own, he signed the statement. “his eignature was in the presence of the Virginia State Police officers and not before any Justice of the Peace, judge or Notary Public. @Q§QNB indicated that at not time was he placed under eath. @ QMBMeeaid that he did not at any time give the Virginia State Police any information as to the length of time that he and BURGESS had been acquainted. AS nearly as he can recall, this fact was furnished to the Virginia State Police by BURGESS himgplf. - ag At the time of the interview, @QMUK said that he wished to make it clear that the facts that he had given in his signed statezent of June 13, 1951 relative to his acquaintanceship with GUY BURGESS and other facts in this ease were true and accurate. AMD again pointed out that the dates of the ar?