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Pred We met_only a few yards flom the Russian delegation' Geneva headquarters. I hal t. ‘a, series of brief telephot cflis: “You have ten minul wet here,” said the official the phone. In a corner of the Bavaria Restaurant, with caricatures of Molotov, Zhukov. and Kruschev hanging above our heads from the dark oak-panelled walls, the Russian told me: “Yes, 1 have met Maclean, I saw him the first time in Moscow in the summer of 1954. “Talso had dealings with him Inter, but he never appeared in Moscow after that. We have kept in touch through contacts, the Russian said Kept apart “Maclean was using another name. When I saw him last he was stil] wearing typically Eng- lish clothes, which made him , very easily recognisable. ‘Neither Burgess nor Macle}n. . 4s} allowed into Moscow except or very rare and special occp- signs. Maclean has been kept away from Burgess. “Tt does not appear that Bur- Fess has anything like the posi- ion of trust that Maclean has. He is engaged on quite different work “When the Soviet delegation, consisting of Bulganin, Krus- chev. and Zhukov jeft Moscow last July for the ‘Summit’ con- ference. Maclean went with them to East Berlin. He staved there all through the confer- ence and was regularly con- sulted, “The Western, proposals..were brought to him for an analysis of ‘what they imply between the lines' and to discover the weak points. 0 ether he is in Berlin Ss. ine. I have not met Burgess pey- ally. His work ts concern mpstly with a department whi cannot say" Hurgess and Maclean Continued from Page 1 4 . deals, with foreign trade.” said I asked him what he thought” would become of Maclean and Burgess when they had serv their purpose to Russia and ceased to be of further use. “LT cannot judge for Burgess, but I think that Maclean will be very useful for along time. He Is highly thought of, and is most valuable to us.” he said. The Russian sald he knew nothing of the background of how the two British diplomats came to Russia, and that he ned of their existence on! when Mrs. Maclean arrived jan her husband. Worried He thought, however, that j “to be used as they are™ both " must have “had many years of contrct to be taken into the confidence of Soviet authori- os. He said it almost became Necessary to cancel Mrs. Mac- Jean's journey out of Austria because of the sudden illness of one of her children. The car route, he 8 led through Bad Gasteln to Switzerland. “One of the children, I do not know which one. began crying and complained of great pain.” ‘he said. “Mrs. Maclean became very worried and. Yhought it_ might be appendic:tis. She wanted go stracght to & hospital ustrl ‘The chauffeur, however, pef- faded “her to_carty on ac: é border. “She did not mept r husband for the first thipe ks gt per stay in Russia,” he! mr roan