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mantenatee-t wr aes MMQMME stated that his meetings with BURGESS were getting rather monotonous, because all that BURGESS tslked about vas China, the Unitec States, and his Lincoln Continental automobile. He statec that every meeting with BURGESS was practically « repetition of the previous meeting. said that the last time he saw BURGESS was when the latter came to his office in early March of 1951, at which time BURGESS took him te lunch at Bonat's Restaurant, 1022 Vermont Avenue, N. W., in order to reciprocate for all of the drinks that he had been furnished at the Frese Club. said that et that time BURGESS was 211, but that he was not aware of the nature of this illness. In connection with this luncheon meeting, mentioned that BURGESS had driven to Bonat's with him in the former's Lineoln Continental and he had parked between two signs designating a no parking loeding zone, telling @M@MMM that he didn't have to worry’ about being illegally parked since he was a diplomat. 1 said that during the time that he had some association -with BURGESS, the latter talked about joining the Metropolitan Club in Washington, D. G., but he had decided against doing that because of the six months waiting period required after the Tiling of an application. FURGESS then talked sbout joining the Press Club anc ail told him that he woule make Bome inquiry to determine if he were eligible for membership Decause of hig position with the British Embassy. «aM stated that in March, 1951, he wrote BURGESS a letter, enclosed a Press Club application Plank, and promised to sponsor his membership and to introduce him to two other potential sponsors. §#@BMN stated that he had never heard from BURGESS on this matter. Cd Wik advieed that when he had first learned from the prese and radio that two British Diplomate were missing, even before their names were published, he was sure that BURGESS was one of them, not because he was & Communist, but because he was a restless type of person and seemed ao de- pressed by his feeling that the United States was going to get the rest of the world in a lot of trouble by pushing further in China than it should. said that BURGESS was excited and disturbed by attitodes in this country, and that be AQM@MMMM could well imagine BURGESS lookigg for a refuge in the Soviet Union or anywhere else for that matter. aaid that he had also considered the possibility of BURGESS' losing his mind. reiterated that the reason he believed that BURGESS might go to Russia was because BURGESS took politics sc seriously and thought the United States was creating difficulties in the world which need nct exist