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woe apesediiiies . Department of State, advised that he was the U.S. representative on the Alieas in Japan Subcommittee of the Far Eastern Commission. He stated that to the best of his recollection he had never met BURGESS, and that the committee on which they were both members had held no meet ings during the time that BURGESS was representing the British. ~ & i astm aa. Departuent of State, advised that she had met BURGESS in connection activities on the subcommittee dealing with Aliens in Japan. She stated that she was the legal representative on this committee. MPGPamme recalied that prior to the time that BURGESS became associated with the tommittee, the Urited States had attempted to get approval of a paper giving civil and crimimal jurisdiction of United Nations mationals located in Japam to the Japenese Govern- memt. She said that most of the members of the Comission, imfluding the British, were rather reluctant-to agree with the Trited States on this proposal. She said, however, that after BURGESS cane om the committee, he wae much more co- operative with the Umited States in connection with this proposal than had been the prior British representative. She said that be had a good attitude with respect to the work of the committee, amd that he seamed to believe firmly én cooperation between the British and Americans. advised that there were no Soviet representatives on this. subcommittees due to the fact that in approximately February, 1950 all of the Soviet delegates to the Far Eastern Commission had walked out because there was no representation of the Chinese ) Comminist Government on the Comission. T ‘MOORE asvised that on a few occasions she had noted the odor of liquor on BURGESS's breath in the morning, and had concluded that he was a rather heavy drinker. She said that he seemed to be intelligent, well educated, amd very clever, but she gained the impression that he was unstable. She stated that he presented a very poor personal appearance in contrast to the usual ft; of person associated with the British Rabassy. it ad amv stated thatshe had never engaged in any political dis- cussions with BURGESS, and that nothing had transpired which would indicate that he had any sympathy for the USSR or Communism. She said that she could furnish no information concerning his friends, associates or outside activities, and “@ she had had no social contacts with him. . weenie Departzent of State, advised that she met BURGESS in about hugust of 1950 in connection with her activities on the comittee dealing with Aliens in Japan. She stated that the British had been represented on the committee by a but that he had returned to England and BURGESS then took his place. @RMEstated that she had always rather liked BURGESS, but that it was obvious to her that