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aiite: . Department of State, aSviseé that he was not acqueinted with MACLEAK. He eteted that he had previously beer assigned te the United States Exbassy in Ceiro but had left this assignment in 1946 two years prior to the assignment of MACLEAK to Ceiro from the United Kingden, oe -” - . MARTTI 5258 thet he did not have any official contacts with MACLEAN Guring the above period bet did meet him socially on several occasions, He ade vised that during these social contacts MACLEAN impressed him as being a heavy drinker, Ee seid thet MACLEAN arpeared to have no close friends. or associates among United Stetes personnel assigned to Cairo, SMUMGEPMMMBM caida that he had hed no discussions concerning world politics with MACLEAN and, consequently was not aware of any sympathies that MACLEAN may have had for the Soviet Union end Commnisn, GMM stated. however. that he had never received any report thet indicated that MACLEAN was in sympathy with the Soviet Union, ONE eso stated that he wes acquainted with Mrs, MACLEAN and described ber as @ charming woman, S@@WMP advised that after MACLEAN’s departure from Cairo in the Spring of 1950. Mrs. MACLEAN“s mother and sister accompanied by Mrs, MACLEAN. contacted him officially and requested his eid in securing visas for them to go to Spein. (a@MBMM advised that be assisted them but he was not certain if Mrs, MACLEAN had secured a visa for travel to Spain, He pointed out thet at this time MACLEAN hac already had his break down, and it was his understanding that MACLEAN had preceded his wife to Spain. ", eepRe professed no knowledge concerning the incident which report- edly led to MACLEAN'’s removal from the United Kingdom Rubasay in Cairo, in conciusion- be stated that he felt quite certain that during the period MACLEAN was in Cairo he had absolutely no contasts with Russians, He pointed out that the Russians had engaged in no social contact with any of the other - B= /2]