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vised that they were shocked ead in the presa about the disappearance of GUY BURGESS and DONALD LEAN. ‘They said that they had never heard BURGESS mention MacLEAN, and they did not know the latter. They stated that BURGESS impressed them as being a rather weak character but had not the slightest intimation that he harbored disloyal opinions or was engaged in any subversive enterprise directed by Moscow. They advised that BURGESS' mother and stepfather are very conservative and did not share hia liberal political views. exhil letter dated May 23, 1951, which she had received from Colonel JO! EIT in London. In this letter BASSETT advised that GUY BURGESS had arrived in Ingland aboard the Queen Mary shortly before May 12, 1951, and that "he has been out of London most of the time since.'* BASSETT also commented as follows concerning BURGESS: "Hie future is undecided at present. It seems he cantt bear to serve any- where but London but how far the Foreign Office is likely to come into line with his views remains to be seen. Moat of their men, I gather, are tumbling over each other to get overseas, so perhaps he will get what he wants" The WOGMMMawPdvised that no further word has been heard from GUY BURGESS or the BASSETTS, but they promised to promptly notify the FBI if they receive any information concerning thie matter. They dndicated that they do not at this time contemplate further correspondence with the BASSEITS. . At. Philadelphia, Pa. advised on June 13, 1951, that he Was at M@iypgaiaNSa when GUY BURGESS and his mother arrived on April 5, 1951. MMMMBMRMMM stated that he had an opportunity to talk with BURGESS at some length on the morning of April 6, 1951, prior to the time ‘and his son-in-law and daughter, Saeig@iitcmniaGPUeNONMRORD , left the plantation to return to Philadelphia. - ‘GMM Gescribed BURGESS as a bright minded and well. informed man who appeared younger than his years. gg@@MMEBW stated that BURGESS revealed during their conversation that he was captivated by "a fine assortment of crackpot economic ideas, such as those advanced by the late British economist, Professor KEYNES, holding that a country can