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oo Oe Office Memuandum + onitep $1..TES GOVERNMENT TO, + DIRECTOR, FBI (SGRiyOUeiaD Date: 8/11/58 (Bque Wro (agg subjecT: DONALD DUART MAC LEAN; —s GUY FRANCIS Dk MONCY BURGESS “+s ESPIONAGE - R (00: Bureau) On 8/10/59 ‘ ), furnished the following. information to SA @RMmeaeeaplaayy: phone call to Moscow, USSR, that same morning in an attempt eee to contact and interview GUY BURGESS, the former Britis! diplomat who defected to the Soviet Union. ¢ 3) Sette 2nd i told am they had been advised by the Soviet in Moscow who answered their call, that BURGESS was temporarily away from his office. The Soviet suggested they call back at 7:00 a.m. on 8/10/59. According coe and SRM, the Soviet had treated their inquiry in a friendly manner, and they were hopeful of eventually telephonically contacting BURGESS. ancahipane advised <i their purpose in contacting BURGESS was to score a journalistic "scoop." They said they had decided to work together so that in the event the FBI learned of the call and misunderstood the purpose of same, each would be able to vouch for the otper. oa. did not make any inquiry re their concern . that the purpose of their call might be misunderstood, as he xr did not wish to appear too interested. <amUgyggninigemeer 23 auc 12 1950 ° ae SD ao ib is :)