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“} °:* Accurate’ ord” Reading said thet th jorikinal question, was directed 3 solv to Maclean’s sultability to 4 be appointed head of the Foreign Omces American Department in October: 1950—when he was in fact not under suspicion as 8 spy. ‘The reply was therefore * com. pletely accurate,” : “T was explaining | the circum-| stances in which he had been given @ further trial in a fresh Appointment,” said Lord Reading.| In 6 formed his official duties—clearly meaning his new official duties as head of the American Department| pSetistactorily up to the date of| his disappearance. And so he did,” Lord Elton said that no one would suspect Lord Reading of; delfberately misleading the House, butt he felt “a bit puzzled" by, thig reply. ‘ e . > f Satisfied’. “ The public.” he said drily, “is ound to ask itself whether there may Not be other officials who are erforming their official duties in & similarly satisfactory manner.” Lord Reading : “I knew at the time I made the answer—of course I did, for there is no ques- ton of the department holding anything back from me—that Mr Maclean had been under observa. ton. It was not relevant to the Question asked, “I was satisfled that tt was not in the public interest to disclose more. J am still satisfed.” IN WASHINGTON 8 British pokesman said that Sir Roger - Pakins “considers that any arification or amplification of rd Reading's stalement must sought from the | Forelgi ffice,”” ; GUY WAS. NO THIER, “SAYS HIS'MOTHER. HE mother Colonel Jack Basse . Mayfair flat about her > WNerIrFurenT y tapped @ seal _ DELIGHTED 4 m as fond of T have(daptain of the college. . Ht said i= ged and I would like! 4" Dear Mrs. Burgess, ¥ am satis: nk these|fied that Guy's eyesight must be} . . mother, and I ai him now as I eve Im. so. I tht tlons ‘are all lie: are saying he wasidoes not take to the idea of engi-! m_ Dartmouth Navalineering or paymaster, I can only, To pecauss toe was 8 thief, Itlthink you aula be wise to send! ‘n ne father put in: “They called-him a spy: They havel. him a traitor. ran “>? ONLY HE low they call him a thief. Guy’ Burgess went to Dart. ihe waved mga iron 1 tt ary anger—"His|/1925. He was then 131. He sia Youjat Dartmouth eight a The Heft tn July 1927 to go back to, Eton Jo. Ty ° of it ts true.” an mother and I d certainiy don't Minister bimself doesn't Knows “except!” 4: mon. nis master, Mr, F, In the ‘expensi there was Silence Mrs. Bassett ai; “I would like X feel about him to get letters to day after the postman L Bo to the letter-box, |Guy has written.” - $s wrote to his mother at nm at a te “him ve Bassett flat!“T am mast awfully sorry 1 teas ‘ Q ighed, then said :|Navy has been made imposfible bp your evesight. 2 SHY 1g know how), your eresig delighted to fave ft im, but every/Y#U back again, m has been} “> 1 Bee if hristmas last year, fad a esent,” said his Taut with grief she s; le Dartmouth ji [ne wasn’t a. thief," ) cies r | Christhias ther.) ke about “I kbow ff Reporter ” : burgess, now wife of Lieut, tt, talked “last night in he son, She put out thin, veined hands them was a Jetter from the him baci " Actually, ft ts better for him| . 40 be boarded out now than say “in three or four years’ time, when he will be more definitely’ com: mitted to the Navy.” terms. and, Ww. wrote saying ¢ ‘he Way your career in fthe ye