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= STAND ARO FORM No. 64 Office Memorandum + UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT To ‘re Qe Tamm ! \ wa DATE: February 12, 1954 FROM : Ay Ke Bovilesii, ‘ SUBJECT: DONALD DUART MacLEAN; - a“. GUY FRANCIS DeONCY BURGESS ommt. ESPIONAGE - R pa Reference is made to the memorandum from Mr. Branigan to Mr. Belmont , seems —- dated February 8, 195), with which the following specimens were transmitted for examination in the Laboratory: — ALSO SUBMITTED: Three clippings from Punch Magazine; attached to a sheet of white paper. (@ It is concluded that the typewriting appearing on the envelope designated as Ql2 wes made on a machine equipped with Remington #3 elite type spaced twelve letters to the inch. eo It has not been possible to reach a definite conclusion as to whether the "GUY BURGESS" signature appearing on the Christmas card designated as Q13 was written by GUY BURGESS inasmuch as the Laboratory does not have available a sufficient number of genuine signatures of GUY BURGESS to determine what variations might be expected in his signature. Those known signatures of GUY BURGESS which are available in the Laboratory are informally written and do not constitute sufficient material for adequate comparison with the questioned signature. 4 The evidence submitted is attached hereto. Photographs have been retained in the Laboratory file, - - RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that this memorandum and attachments be forwarded to the Donestic Intelligence Division for the attention of @@@MEg—e for such furthey action as may be deemed necessarye