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“WFO aie Concerning BURGESS! persona] opinion with regard to China, OOM sated that he seened to be in agreement. with the official British attitude, which ¥ that the rise of Communism in China was a Chinese matter which lied been acc®lerated Ly the CHIANG KAI SHEK Administration because of the latter's inefficient and dishonest methods. W™™MBB stated that it was of great importance to BURGESS, as a student of China, that the Chinese situation te allored to fel\or threvgh in its own right to a natural cenclusion, and thatit bothered BURGESS to think that the United States might try to control the Chincse situation. Cd stated that BUKGYS3 had never said much about his back- ground, but be recalled BURGESS did mention that he had worked on Far Eaetern affair.: in the British Forcign Office in London prior to coming to the United ysates. MA 5055 that BURGESS had talked a great, deal about He A. Ra PHILBY of the British Embassy. vised he had never met PHILBY but knew the name because PHILBY's father had heen famous as an expert on Arabia. He stated that RURGESS not only st with the PHILBYs but also ate his evening meal there. In this connection, stated he did not believe PURGESS to be as irresponsible newspaper accounts of him indicated, He pointed out in this regard that BURGESS was very meticulous about, being on time in the PHILZY home for difper, and that BUHCNSS on one oceagion, affer learning that wouldn't be able to see him until about /:30 i.hie, advised him that he would have to pet in touch with FHILBY and make different arrangeménts for dinner, SE stated that from BURGESS! attitude in this connection, he had concluded that he was socially responsible. JBM further stated tht BURGESS talked about PIILBY a great deal, telling him what a nice fellow PHILBY was, and that BUKGESS seemed to Jike PHILBY very much, @@@MMG stated, however, that BURG, hod told him that PLLBY had five children and because of ratuer crowded conditions in the PRILRY household, BURGESS was interested in getting an apartwent or house of his own and inquired of him a good pL for him to loo’. @@EME stated that. le made no suggestions tc iGESS alons these Lines and didn't know what inquiries TURGESS had ineie conecrning the obtcining of an apartment! or houses deceribed BURGESS as an agreeable type ef! individual but stated thet he seemed to be very restless and ayitated. He said that BUAGESS had a Ceeliny that the United Glates was headed for doom because of having gotten confused and bogged down with regard to Uriental affairs. BON said that he never considered BURGESS to be sympatne to the Soviet Union, but said that he did get the idea from conversations with + BURGESS that the latter felt that America's estimate of Russia's inclina- tions and intentions was exaggerated, stated he also gained the