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impression that PUXGESS was very tolerant of Ruesials rol® in world affairs. Fg advised that BURGH was very free in manner and seemed alnost desperate in his seeking of friends. He stated BURGESS made a very poor personal appearance, pointing, out that he never wore a hat, his hair wat alwaye tousled, and his finpernnzils were always very dirty. Stated tnat By ESS liked to drive lis convertible car with the top down in the wintertime and to make a lot of noise with it. He stated that BURGESS would continually pace the floor while talking and was a very unconventional type of individual. @@@@@BMeexpressed the opinion that it would be interesting, from a psyelelormical point of view, tu determing the reasen for PUNGESS' "flamboyanee” and his apparent revolt from conventions. "MMP ucther advised that in one discussion he had with BURGESS, the latter had made known his general dislike for the United States Congress, in particular the attitude of some wemters of Congress toward homosexuals in the State Department. qQM .ained that at about this time Senator MoGARTHY had Leon making accusalicns concerning pro-Communists in the State Department, oid that information concerning homosexualism in the State Departre nt was at thal time linked to some extent in Concress with the pro- Communist invectigations, dliililiestated that BURGESS seemed to consider the fact that investigation of homosexuals was béing made by Congress as a personal affront, QIN stated that the details of statements made by BURGESS in this connection were vague in his memory, but that BURGESS? general attitude toward homosexuals Led him te befieve that RURGESS was also a homosexnal. «@@WMMM stated that for a time he had considered in- viting BURGESS to his home, but because of the possibility that BURGESS was a honosexnal, he didr't want hin around and no longer desired to con- tinue his friendship with BURGESS. stated that his meet Lugs with PURGESS were petting rather monotonous, becavse all that BURGESS talked about was China, the United States, and nis Lincoln Continental automobile. [le stated that every ‘ oye c - titan, # the +3 meeting with BU2IGESS was practi cally a repetition OF De previous MES LIN. GMM said tiut the last time he sav BURGESS was when the latter came to his office in early March of 1951, at which time BURGESS teok him to lunch at Bonatts Reshaurant, 1022 Vermont Avenue, N.Y., in order Lo recipronate for all of the drinks that he had been furnished at the Press Club. gxeaay said that at that time BKUNGESS was ill, but that he was not aware of the .nature of this illness. _In connection with this luncheon meeting, @qgeay mentioned that BURGESS had driven to Bonat's with him in the former's - *, a WA |