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“were weeoner ‘Burgess Denies Re Seed candal Resulting. ess said today he doesn't 7—because it would kick ul- we scandal‘ among. high," ar ‘Buch a visit would involve my, friends in ‘high places.” * said. “It would cause them: i@reat pain and trouble. There} ee be gn enormoys scandal, Z don't want to’ return to Bodnd just now.”..+ 7 ‘ jurgess, 51, ‘returned “here Black Sea holiday to faseret questions ralsed by ar- warrants fasued against and Donald Maclean, 49, ‘London last week, charging iglation of the British Official ts Act, Scotland Yard Bald, it got the warrants be- palise there was reason to be-, Heve Burgess and Maclean were; home. ¢: " Se Burgess blamed British and. “Atherican intelligence , services ‘for>the warrants,“He doesn’t ‘spbak of Maclean, for they have aipti been friendly since they ‘aepyed in the the Soviet Union. ey Better Dressed Now + Burgess said he would be glad Norreturn to England ‘to Visit ADs‘ ailing mother, but- denied’ he had proposed making such’ wep recently...) sy [Burgess wore an bid Etonian tle and appeared betted dressed: in he has been on several Meeasions recently when he: ‘jefned Western correspondents fovdunch or cocktails, * oS4iike living under socialism,” Sepieaning communtsm—Bure y said as he, walked back ‘Rag forth in his‘room, : +} 34 He indicated he felt the war- ‘Fant for his arrest was issued #t-help smother the news of the yeturn to the Soviet Union of. ‘“tWo" defectors, the most notable coat British diplomat, Gus, opus: go home to England: ‘om turn asad “he, wouldenot joing back to England “un- '« Present circumstances”—e {athtement he has made before. s@e‘did not say who the people vd who would be involved In Sapenaal over his return. .¢ £53 @ Sees British in Panic 4 i 22 Pisoussing the "warrants, | sButgess asked: Gaswhy did Manningham- ‘SBuller (the Attorney General ‘doit? There has been no ac- -Qox' taken against me for 10] j{ bE years, so why do it now? Redes suppose there are dozens “reasons. One is that.,the, ‘British government --are : 50, easily flung into a panic. They! ~yete positively terrified of my! “going back to England,” : “He said he had got this in-' ‘fotmation from “my confiden~ 7 “Gal, sources.” = ‘aurgess derided - - American and British secret services, say Ving-the British felt the Ameri were fanatic on security which the Americans thought ; British were soft, on com-. © Bureess said one reason for ts was to give Prime, Wisister Macmillan a talki t Macmillan g talking. Alexei Golub, solentist! > L APR wh 1962) PER Tolson Ta Belmont <2 Get Mohr — Cdilahan Conrad GUY BURGESS Lesa AP Wireehat - point on “his fortheaming ‘elt to the United States. °°. Returning to Black Sea ! Burgess said he is returning ito the Black Sea for a further sholiday now that he has had ja chance to answer questions About the warrants. He insisted the- had not been required to do it by Soviet authorities, ~ Burgess and Maclean fled behind the Iron Curtain in 1951. ‘I do not often see Mac- lean,”” said Burgess, “but I 11951. “I do not often see Mac- know that he and I are both :staying here.” " Maclean, whose American-- born wife, two sons and a’ ‘daughter are with him in Mos- cow, refused earlier to com-, ment on the reports he might_ jreturn home. Las. a The Washington Post and Times Herald The Washington Dally News he ‘The Evening Star rm - S75 JS nyo Herald Tribune —___ ~—__New/Vork Journal-American Nov } RE CORDES = York Mirror IS AP, Rew York Daily News BOS APR 25 1952 Noe Yon non Nw ¥ The New York Tim ~*~ > a? =—_— ~The Worker a The New Leader ay The Wall Street Jounal 0 oO” & Pos The National Observer \ DELETED COPY seer Cg, nae fe bol ri4 BY LETTER Juin) 3 1976 APR 23 1962 FO Bead