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Office Memorandum ¢ UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ’ fithooe SUBJECT: DIRECTOR, FBI DATE: July 18, 1951 SAC, LOS ANGELES ‘’ DONALD DUART MacLEAh GUY FRANCIS de Morey BUR ESPIO! ie , Ke los Anpeles teletrve to bureau, 6/15/51, ard Bulet to ‘ashineton Jf Field, ce / Los énreles, 7/9/51. First Interview: Map <25c that he immediately nerceived the reesor for the interview since he hed rezd of CUY' FURGESS's Gisanpearance on the_preceedine day in Time Mecazine while he was at the beach, seid he met BURGESS in london. in the latter 1930's, PURGESS had a job with the BEC at thet This time and seened to know all of the writers and literary peorle of London. is how met him, although the exact circumstances of their first meetinre were not recalled by him at that time. UMQ— believes that BURGESS may have been in charge of a vrogran on the BEC during thet period. Ke stated thet he saw BURCESS freouently during the years 1937 ard 1938 and recalled that upon his retum from China with WAMWQRBBNin 1932 FURGESS had reheersed him for a program on the BBC wherein aM described his trip et th this, and som of his ideas on Chinese affairs. During the year 193@(QMMMMMUMP said he also saw BORGESS frequently e in hoval in london and at other vrivate narties. In connection with explained treat PURGESS wes a highlv enotional person and a heavy drinker, With regard to BURGESS's vplitical philosovky eat this time OGUOMINMP ct scted that he wae not at all clear. He exrlained that all the rsons in his particular rroun,which included PURGESS, A. / st, ard ennai |, were warmly in favor of the Spanish lralist Governm 9g ang saad, ios this feeling wes common to versons ir his rroup. ; 3 f