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~ he oo 67373 Neither Q@MMIR® nor SQM ever suspected BURGESS. of being pro-Communist or pro-Soviet. -They could recall mo ~-.. remarke or actions on the part of BURGESS thet would indicate he was other than a loyal British subject. As a matter ef.. fact, AT ot the impression that BURGESS was devoted to England and was homesick. recalled that at the fare- well party, mentioned above, BURGESS asked him to sing the Cambridge song. Neither @UM® nor MMMNB have any idea where .-- BURGESS might have gone and at first they could not recall . BURGESS making any statement about taking a trip efter he - . “returned from England; however, it will be noted that in e- eudsequent interview, GMP seid that upon further con- sideration, he thinks BURGESS mentioned that he would like » to take a trip in Spein efter he returned to England, At - this time, MMP recalled that he had a vague recollection that BURGESS talked ebout taking a long cruise down around the Island of Crete or Sicily. Weither, however, had paid . much attention to BURGESS' remarks in this regard and neither could recall any further details regarding this matter, .- C2) SOT 0nd SEM avioed that they 4 t knew DONALD MAC LEAN. pointed out that has - been vary close to DONALD MAC LEAN for tho past twenty years, + He said thet QRMMMM once remarked that he would ley down his r ) . life for DONALD MAC LEAN. . . 7: MMe esc that neither he nor Sama Lave heard. from BURGESS since he sailed from England. stated. that he had sent BURGESS a short "bon voyage” letter on the ._ QUEEN MARY the day that BURGESS sailed. He said that in this note, he merely remarked that he had enjoyed meeting pinonss. . - was inter- Viewed on August 23, 1951 .et the office of the Londen “Daily «20:9 =r Telegraph", 50 Rockefeller Plaza, by the writer. . : advised that he had met DONALD MAC LEAN in England on a few occasions. He said that he was a good friend ef DONALD'S brother, ALAN MAC LEAN © Goes not know DONALD MAC LEAN well, he h . suspect that DONALD MAC LEAN was pro-Communist or pro-Soviet vagy . -6-