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no further informeti@ concerning KMACLEAN's fanily life or his activities. Ee stated, however, that in his association with MACLEAK he had noticed ne tendencies on tne latter's part of & pro-Communist nature. With re- gard to information t> which MACLEAN had acoese in connection with the Combined Policy Cormittee, WMP acvised that generally MACLEAN had in his possession ell informstion concerning Atonic Energy of a political nature whict wes nede sveileble by the Atoric Snergy Comcisrion to the British Embassy, @QMMMMB cteted thet he did not feel. that MACLEAN had scientific information concerning Atomic Energy matters available to im because mattere of & scientific nature were not hantled by the Exbassy but were handled by @ special branch of the British ent desling only with the scientific aspects of Atomic Energy. $MM further advised that although KACLEAN was not appointed secretary of the United Kingdon Representation to the Combined Folicy Committee until April, 1947, it was his personal opinion that the British had "groomed" hin for the position of secretary and that he, therefore, probably had access to information of a political nature concernin, Atomic Energy prior .to 1947, - (#) ean wes interviewed by Special 4cont Sa. @biima ezated that his contact with MACLEAN began in January, 1947, SOB ‘ . des- cribded KATLEAK as the British Secretary of the Combined Policy Commission in which capacity he acted ae a lisison agent between the British and the Atomic Energy Conzission, MMM ctated that during the above period he had occasion to call MACLEAN once or twice & month and to see him personally on&n average of once e@ month, stated that these contacts were very impersonal and thet he never knew MACLEAN well but said that MACLEAN impressed hin as being an able, stable and capable person. stated that MACLEAK had been secretary to the British Delegation of the Combined Policy Committee, which comnittee determined joint policy, security and future projection of Atomic Energy development. eae stated that as British Secretary of this oomaittee MACLEAN would be aware of what wes going on at the highest levels recarding mattere of . policy in connection with Atomic Energy but pointed out thet his work had nothing to do with Atomic technical information. nanan steted, however, that it was as & réeult of his duties in Epecial Pro- jecté that brought him in contact with MACLEAN but said that most