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SUY BURGES REAPPEARS| WESTERN PARTY M4TO OD comyn GATE-CRASHED MOSCOW, Thursday. UYtAURGESS, the British “—--diplomatwho disappeared to Russia nine years ago, told ; Western journalists. last might that he was “ not a Communist.” He added: “It comes. ta every- body to feel he has made a j mistake-—and you can guoaie me Pon char.” | Burgess. ‘wearing a single- { breasted. London-tailored grey Suit. red waistcoat and Oid Etonian tie, igate-~crushed a Western party and chatted readity ‘with reporters, Z chain-smoking and drinking vodka and ¢hairinpagne, After the party he remarked: “Oh God. | suppose this will make the headlines again.’ The hunt for him and ss his_—_fellow-diplomat Donald Maclean made headlines ge months at the time of thgic isappearance. Burgess said last nieht he had ot seen Maclean for sime time. He] yreral umes. insisted that he #@s | at. speaking, for Maclean, Y U \ \y ) BY por ele hox or COT fo WEN He said a “ stupid’ White Paper had heen issued by. the British Gov- 1 ErYIny BRITISH SUBJECT Holiday Mentioned ae | have net taken Soviet citizen} | ship. | am a British subiect.” he said. “Of course I would like to 20 back to Britain for a holiday, just so fong as | couid be certain of getting back to the. Soviet Union.” ernment. Ho had called him a Soviet agent, which he was not. “I'm a Socialist: I'm nota Com. munist,” he declared. He added: “They couldn't let me go back. They are more afraid of my going back than I am. “Just think of the pressure che Americans would put on. } won't go back so long as the cold war goes on, LIFE IN RUSSIA Happier New Asked about life in Russia. he said: “T'm more happy after HO years than 1 was after Bve years." le refused to say what it was he disliked prevrousty. One correspondent pointed out that Burgess came io the Soviet Union while Stalin was alive and asked whether he thought there were any errors then. Burgess re- plied: “Everybody found errors under Stalin. Didn't you? * Chatting about the United Nations and the Russian attacks on Mr. Hammarskioeld. the Secre- tary-General, Burgess said: “In six months’ time you will agree Khruschev is correct. He ig after peace. In an argument about demg- eracy, Burgess said: “ You are not to Say there is more emocracy in Britain and thr’| nited States than there? "-) ° euter, SLL, NOT RECORDED 143 OCT 28 1969 MONTROSE pen ate Ect Tolsof.——_as Mr. Parsty - Me. Belmont “Mr. Craliahas Second Mr. Trot onch- ae Mr. Muloné cose Mr. Bir te PO eee We. Be tS io eae Bir, Tarn ome pe Tenttet aw x t. wc Sullivas Tele. Room——— Mr, [ngren-—e= Mise Gandy—— ee a Mr. Mr. DAILY TELPGH MORPIPG Post London, Fngland October 21, 1960 Me os (for cr. _