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Tels Sccurnly' Breachts Thompson said Burgess' ac- tivities did not permil an Jni, 8-196s around-the-clock observation "which idcally should have! been kept." BRITON BARES He described breaches :of sccurity by Burgess while thej emhassy and how Burgess was 'BLUNDERS'IN stopped for speeding threelU times in one day by Ameri-|A can police, once in the com-|R pany of a " well known sexual[K BURGESS CASE pervert." to drunk" at his office, Thomp- Ex-Chief of Security son wrole. Thompson, a Scotland Yard|M Tells of 'Gag' and royal air force veteran,[M said Burgess was " allowed to|p). roam about freely all over the!fc LONDON. July 7 (Reulers] United Stales and to keep up|u --A book published Thursday! told of frustrations of thel had, then finally to get to British security chief in Wash- England and link up with. ington and his " gagging" by Maclean." an official British investiga- Thompson wrote that apart|ci tion in connection with the! from the criminal investiga-lir. "Burgess and Maclean" af-! tion department; British secu-c! fair. rity men were no more than!is Francis J. Thompson, 51, well neaning antateurs wholo said in his book " Destination! " bungled a major investiga. le Washinglon" that "not one! tion" in the Burgess case. man, but nany," blundered Offer Is Rebuffed in hte case of the British dip- lomals, Guy Burgess and Don- ald Maclean, who defected to' Thompson said he asked to] Russia in 1951.. Burgess, 50, and Maclcan, investigating British security.!u. 46, are now in Moscow. The foreign oflice, hej! Burgess Recall Ciled wrote, old him in reply that b. Burgess had been' recalied the prime minister had in-jb as second secretary to the British embassy in Washing. amine the security proce-In ton, May 4, 1951. Maclean was. dures now appleid in the't. head of the American depart- public services and to con-[u ment of the foreign office at sider whether any further c the time. measures are necessary." Thompson asserted he was The' group was not asked!c largely responsible for Bur-pr to look into the past. Thomp-Id gess' recall. He had been sen-a son said he was told. Thompson expressed hisj/ ior security officcr at thelin, British embassy in Washing- disappointment at not being|: ton since 1948. In 1950 he re-1 able to describe the "sorry! ceived a report on Burgess' IC picture of Britisli' security in! pending transfer there. Woyica " and alleged he was! " gagged." MeKenzic. then rcgional se- curity officer for North and!ll Central America, exchangcd[o. haffled glances when they[si read the foreign office report on Burgess. The report said! newas "a drunkard :and would bear watching."