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become thorougaly pro-CHIANG KAI SHEE. vised that & later written a report to the British Foreign ‘ice built on the concept that America: public opinion with regard to China and the Far bast depended upon battle reports from Korea. Concerning BURGESS’ personal opinion with regard to China, stated that he seemed to be in agreement with the official British attitude, which was that the rise of Comeunism in Chine was a Chinese matter which had been accelerated by the CHIANG KAI SEEK Administration because of the latter's inefficient and dishonest methods. NNN stated that it was of great importance to BURGESS, as a student of China, that the Chinese situation be allowed to follow through in its own right to a natural conclusion, and that it bothered BURGESS to think that the United States might try to control the Chinese situation. (BBs stated that BURGESS had never said much about his back- ground, but he recalled BURGESS did mention that he had worked on Far Eastern affairs in the British Foreign Office in london prior to coming to the United States. aah said that BURGESS hac talked a great deal about H, A. R. PHILBY of the British Embassy. s@MMBMM® advised he had never met PYILBY but knew the name because PHILBY's father had been famous as an éxpert on Arabia. He stated that BURGESS not only stayed with the PUILPYs but also ate his evening mea a nth PHILBYs but also ate his evening meal there. In this ¢ stated he did not believe BURGESS to be as irresponsible as newspaper accounts of him indicated. He pointed out in this regard that BURGESS was very meticulous about being on time in the PHILBY howe for dinner, and that BURGESS on one occasion, after learning that AuaMi@&® wouldn't be able to see him until about 7:30 P.M., advised him that he would have to get jn touch wth PHILBY and make different arrangements for dinner. wok: stated that from BURGESS‘ attitude in this connection, he had concluded that he was socially responsible. <@eUME forther stated that Biparss talked abou & cre = selling hin what a nice fellow BURGESS talked about PHLLBY a great deal, telling him what a nice fellow PHIIBY was, and that BURGESS seemed to like PHILBY very much. stated, however, that BURGESS had told him that PHILBY had five children and because of rather crowded conditions in the PHILBY household, BURGESS was interested in getting an apartment or house of his own and inquired of him a good place for him to look. (MMF stated that he made no suggestions to BURGESS along these lines and didn't know what inquirie BURGESS had made concerning the obtaining of an apartment or house. ( )