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Le Decent Thi. Meur wy, Wirterr. ¢° i Tege. Soe ry Mar. Hides “7 a F a nt Wilt nin | | ISSING DIPLOMAT REPORTED SEEN By HUGO KURANDA, Daily Graphic Correspondent, Venice G’* BURGESS, the missing diplomat, is reported to have been seen at the Italian frontier town of Asolo, 40 miles north of Venice. But when I called at the home there of authoress Freya ~Stark, a tall, grey-haired Englishman with a military mgustache told me: Miss Stark‘is engaged and nothing to tell you about rgess.” mystery deepened. e when I asked the man how he DAILY GRA:HIC LONDON, ENGLAND dune 20, 1952 RE: ESPIONAGE - R OFFICE OF THE LEGAL ATTACHR ANPRICAN TNV.AS3¥ LOUDON, ENGLIUD GO JUL30 1982 British “IN ITALY knew I called to inquire about Burgess. “You told the maid,” he replied, though I had not done 50, + “May T ask your name?” I said. “Never mind, Just a visitor,” he answered. While we were talking & smart Italian sports car stopped at the gate. Its driver, & woman, approached the man. © Freya" is expecting you,” he said, as the visitor brushed past. oy She was Miss G, #turehien ‘ DONALD DUART MacLEAN, ET AL —— por gg JUL 28 Kee ecm ee a blonde Englishwoman. aged around 45, who about a year ago rented the secluded Villa Pasini outside Asolo. Her car had 4 Trieste number plate. Trieste, adjoining Tito’s Yugoslavia, is about 115 miles north-east of Asolo. There was no reply to my ringing at et Robert Browning's villa, which has been rented for the past six months by Mr..Sam* Lang- ford and Mr, Brian’ Howarpl. both of whom had told me they knew Guy well, a aut C . ot f 278 VU ei ihe . ; eye’