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Cambridge Five Spy Ring — Part 3
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Lincoln Continental and he had parked between two signs designating a
no parking loading zone, telling QM that he didn't have to worry about
being lllegeli; parked since he was « diplomat.
GM sid that during the time that he had some association
with BURGESS, the latter talked about joining the Metropolitan Club in
Washington, D. Cay but he had decided arainst doing thot hecanse off the
six months waiting period required after the tiling of an application.
BURGESS then talked about joining the Press Club and aR told him that
he would make some inquiry to deteimine if he were eligible for membership
because of his position with the fritish Embassy. Qij§Mectstc? that in
March, 1951, he wrote BURGESS a letter, enclosed a Fress Club application
blank, and promised to sponsor his membership and to introduce him to two
other-potential sponsors. ARGBMMM stated that he had never heard from BURGESS
on this matter.
mgm aivised that when tic had first learned from the press and
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wantin that tro Tinitiakh Th ate voweea hhafnwes the
Foal Lo bilday Geyke Gd tet oie Diplomats Vi Pe missing, even oeLorE vne ir ner ies were
published, he vas sure that PURCISS vas one of them, not because he was a
Communist, bub "pecause he was a restless type of person and seemed so de-
pressed ty his fealing that the United States rus going to get the-rest
of the world in a lot of trouble by yushing further in China than it should.
WANA sic that BURGESS was excited and disturbed by attitudes in this
country, and that he, @§@MMw, could well imagine ‘BURGESS looking for a
refuge in the Sovict Union or anywhere else for that matter. QAR said
that he had also considered the Poss sibility of BURGESS! losing his mind.
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ae reiterated that the reason ne believed that BURGESS might Fo to
Russia was because BURGESS took politics so seriously and thought the
United States was creating difficuliies in the world which need not exist.
eee stated that he had never discussed Comminism with BURGESS,
and that BURGESS had never said anything ebout Communism to him. &@
pointed out that BUNGSSS had gone to Cambridge University, and that he
considvred hin to have a good family background. @@@RMMMMssaid that it was
his opinion that BURGESS felt it more impertant to establish family position
than idesalietic mativpse
Wiad) GGeasiStic MOVLVES,
mmggPMee iy ised that BURGESS had never indicated to him that he
was befng recalled to England, and said that he was in fact astonished to
learn that he had returned, because BURGESS had informed him that he expected
to remain in the United States at least two or three years.
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