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VFO qnenemenaiyt © ¢ wo informetion releting to MACLEAR's activities in Cairo, Egrt. Ee etated that he had been in charge of the Egyptien desk since April, 1950, and that during this time MATLEAT hac not been the sulject of report or correspondence whick had come to his attention. - C4 advised that he met BUrFG'SS on two or three occasiome when BURGESS cane to the Stete Department in the company of ee at. advieecd that he firet met BURGESS ebout August, 1980, wher brought BURGESS to the State Department and imtreducec him as his veer “thet he haZ ne social contact with BURGESS anc advised the ef ! i 43 Lied ba ct fo tr oct oO das ees ava ; . c a [tad me a 46 4 A] a] ~ 1] ie 9 Department + of “State, advir eed thet he wag mot acquainted with VACLEAK and hac no infcrmation perteining to hie eesociates or activities during the period MACLEAN wer in Washington. QM advised thet he had met BURGESS at meetings which were concuctec by the Far Basterm Conmission, He poimted out that he had servec as a mexber of & Far Easterm Division sub- conmittee slong with BURGESS but stated thet he had had omly two contacts with him. He stated thet the first contact cecurred at e meeting of tne Far Eastern Commiesiom shortly after BUFCESS had arrived in the United Stetes. he e#aid thet im convarsaticn with BUEGESS at this time, he learmed that the latter's primary interest appeared to be automchiles and motoring. aqui: stated that at this meeting BURGESS inyressed him as being well educated and full of nervous energy. He stated that the occasion of their second meeting was @t @ reception held at the British Embassy during the summer of 1950. His convers&tion with BURGESS at that time wes confined to the literary field ry and he noted that BURGESS appeared to be well-read, Duriag the above contacts mGSMBpMMr stated he hed mo occasion to mote any particular sympathy thet BURGESS hed for the Soviet Union or Communism. Es stated that Le was not acquainted with any of BURGESS's a 2 or associates. ( stated that during BURGESS's service with the Far Eastern Comuissior, he would have had access to classified documents related to Far Easterm Affairs anc would have seen United States drafts related to r Usited States policy in the Far East. He said that although most of this information would be illuminating and of imterest to an unfrieadly foreign power, it would moi; imscfer as he was aware, affect the United States policy with respect to the Far East, =