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scquainteseeship with bis singe that tins. meaueapagenlcin canbe , frieng was probably MER Iny 2 British citizen napenneranadinapien SRT Ep vives tedepncns 00 Long Yelant was called by Burgess 3 offered various comments in comection vith the lecture, bub 444 not make any remarks which vere interpreted by@MMMy as being pro-Russien or pro- Communist. QUMMMNE Cid observe that Burgess appeared to drink to excess. was interviewed on June 18, 1951. pn He met Burgess socially spproxinately two years ago in Lonton and hed @ slight said that on the last Burgess wes visiting the heme of Gunday of that week end hin Met neuen! Buren te cupper et bis bome. After the diseppesrance <AMMM' wife advised hin that Burgess, during the evening of the supper, told her be was "hoping to make a Mediterransan cruise” but 614 not give ber any further details, haa Be Fenson to believe that Burgess was sympathetic to Comumists oF 40 Russia, has been interviewed. slinGiittiiit gaia that be was not acquainted with Burgess but that he end his wife were long-time friends of Britioh Eubassy. On several occasions when prerreny nn MMMM she vas driven to New York City by Burgess. Ina fron MIRAE to GRNRMIg , it ven stated that aM bee idea of the present location ef Surgess and could not believe that be voul: gO over to the Communiate. Your attention is directed to an articls in the London "Dally Horess" of June 14, 1951, in which ao interview is eet forth vith Wysten Bugh Auten on June ig, 1952, at 14 Vie Bante Lute, Ischia, Italy. In this interview Auden reportedly said thet Guy Burgess was a Communist and vas a friend of Alan Kunn May. Auden is also quoted as saying that while at the British Exbassy in Washington, D. C. Burgess was still pro-Commnist. It was also eet forth that according to Auden, Burgess bad tried te contact his on May 25, 1951, while Auden wes staying with Stephen Bpender at 6t. John's Wood, London. It would appear from the foregoing that Awlen may have considerable information of interest conterning Burgess and ve would like to know the basis ef hie statement that Burgess wae still pro-Commumist while ettsched the British Eubassy in Washingten, D, 0.