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in’ Moscow with her son, She flew.there a week,a the-full knowledge of the for at least three weeks, ; that it would be unpopular and to public misunderstanding. |” 4 But Burgess wrote telling his mother he‘ had secured: the permission of the Russian authorities for her to come. - “After that.” said « friend Inst night. “nothing could stop her, She sald‘ must go and see. The Foreign Office said it had Ro authority or reason to inter-, ‘ifere with Mrs. Bassett’s trip. “It she nas a valid “British passport there 1s nothing to stop ir ROing . anywhere,” said a - | Guy no. traitor’ | The dramatic new chapter in the Burgess story beging with—° “THE MOTHER—Mrs. Bassett small, siim, and in her sixties married Lieut, = Colonel “3: eG ates staf pues ir. M, y Bur ‘killed at Jutland, “~”- « oe < Always she kept . her son, gay, bachel . old Guy Burgess—even when it MHEG SG pee oblate "secrets to'the Russ‘ans. , ak gess, the British ,; | who fled to Russia with?*'., “Maclean five years ago, -BASSETT, mother of” oe | 9 Office and has enough curren “Friends and family were understood b to be against the visit on the grounds or) ISA GRANTED « 4 Next; step was— = ; THE JOURNEY.—Mrs, Bassett an her /plans after’ Burgess- and Maclean appeared _ offic! Moscow In February," "74 She :wrote to Sir William. Hayter, British Ambassador jni Moscow, telling him her intentlon,! en . Bassett walked into a Thomas *Cook’s office, bought her ticket, booked ® seat, and obtained: ‘currency, * k It is belleved that she flew via 8 im and Helsinkt Soviet Foreign: Mintstty ea car, NOT TALKING : Husband bara callers ™ A travel agency which organises trips to Russia sald last Gughts “Ibis possible that Mrs. Bassett has taken £250 with her. the full allowance. . of subjett - ‘It will not go very far if she ts Paying for her stay. The cost of living in Moscow is three four times higher than here,” Mra’ Bassett's journey was first Wutty“aiscussed by: JHE FAMILY.—It fs thohgnt iat, at least one member fdared that there would be strong pholic disapproval. - Last night Colonel Bassett Was still in his flat at Arlington iHouse. He said: “I am not. making apy comment, nor * answering any questions.” After that he gave orders to the doorman that be was receiving; no visitors; | soMat le WON'T STAY ™ Strong ties here A’ friend sald last” night: “There is absolutely no chance} that Mrs _ Bassett will stay in Moscow, It is just that-she felt she had to see Guy and find out, for herself now he-is going on. : “She ‘will come back ‘because! she has . equally strong: family; commitments here, + would: have been impossible to dissuade her from the Visit.’ whet Mrs, Bassett's journey: was’ a complete surprise to— <1. 4 THE MACLEANS, — Lady’ iBrendeien) Maclean mother of nald-Maciean said at en Danton Aas “I knew nothing about it until I saw a newspaper. ““T have not been’ in ‘contact: with Mrs, Bassett since the dis’ pearance, nh fiat et “I. don’t ‘know why she ghas one: but I should say it woulfi be. imply to visit her son not persuade him to come baci nt imagine ane weyld nay litical, influence. $7 1-2/5 wit sate cay