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tl BURGESS WOULD wo ~ Oras: LIKE TO COME BACK . ANYBODY “‘ CAN MAKE '" A MISTAKE” = MOSCOW, Oct. 20 G y Bargess, the former British diplo- who defected to Russia nine years ago, told western journalists last night that he was not a communist. , “It comes to everybody to feel he has made a mistako~and you can quote . Me on that”, he added. Burgess, wearing an Old Etooian tie, said at a western party that he had not seen Donald Maclean, fellow-diplomatist with whom he fled to Russia, for some time, Several times-be insisted that he was not speaking for Maclean, . “Y have not taken Soviet citizenship. Tama ubject “, he said. = Of ' course. I would like to go back to Britain | fot a holiday, just 0 Jong as I could be Gran, of geting back to the Soviet nion. } Burgess said that s “stupid” White Paper had been issued by the British | Govern a Soviet a “I'm a socialist; I’m nota communist. { They couldn't let me zo back. They are mote afraid of my going back than I am. | Just think of the pressure the Americans would put on. I won't go back so jong “as the cold war goes on,” Asked how long that would be, he replied: “Ask the Ameficans.” é “HAPPIER NOW" + When asked about life in Russia he : fier 10 ye: re iked previously. {One correspondent pointed out that; } Burgess came to the Soviet Union while | * Stalin was alive, and asked whether he! thought there were any errors then, Bur-’ aes Feplied: “Everybody found ‘errors , under Stalin. Didn't you?” He refused to reply when asked whether he found - etrors under Mr. Khrushchev, Referring to the United Nations and the Russian attacks on Mr, Hammarskjdld, the Secretary-General, Burgess said: “In six | months" time you will agree Khasshchey © is Castent oe is after peace."—Reuter, ; 87 act's seo Mr. Toten ee Mr. Mohr.» Parsonh-.—m Belmont. CALNE N ome Det ache Mr, Malone Mr. McGulre Mr. Roata———o Mr. Tamm Mr. Trottet Mr. WC Sullivan Tele. ROOM. ne Mr, Ingram ——— Miss Gendy—— ——eenene — ee THE TIMES London, Englané Oct. 21, 1960 (for info)