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2 te a RN a te ne ne NR ee rca ead a PTE A le prt ARON Shep ht . ' 7“ vo, ee a ae se Tar Cee Sree ear NEeeeny ate aen ware Bn cavw ae ce een ya . * a a being duly sworn, make the zollowing statement: a es On February 28, 1951, Mr. G. Burgess, Secretary of Embassy, of the oo British Embasy of Washington, D. C., requested me to drive him to Charleston, South Carolina. He advised me that he did not have to ‘be in Charleston until Noon March 1, 1951. We left Washington, D. C. about 9:30 or 10:00 A. M. February 28, 1951, with Mr. Burgess driving a 1941 Lincoln Continental. with pPLi74, license plates. Just beyong or South of the Highway Department weighing station at Woodbridge, Virginia, we were stopped by a Virginia State Trooper, whose name I do not know, and he advised Mr. Burgess that we were . driving 90 mph. The Trooper recognized Mr, Burgess’ immunity and allowed him to continue on with the request that he stay wit the speed limit. When we got about & miles North of Ashland we were passing an Army Convoy and were stopped by another Virginia State Trooper and he advised that he had checked us at 60 mph. Again Mr. Burgess’ im- munity was recognized and we were allowed to proceed with a warning to stay within the speed limit. : We stopped at Ashland and had a Coco-cola and he requested me to drive. I did, and we proceeded South through Petersburg on Route 301. When we were about 10 miles South of Petersburg we were stopped by County Officer SRQWeheeee, of the Prince George County police, and being the driver I was charged with speeding at 80 mph. All during the time Mr. Burgess kept on telling me to step on it. On several occasions I told him that we were going too fast and if we were caught I would have to take the consequences. He told me each time that he would take the responsibility and he had Diplomatic immunity, and ali the police would do would be to ask me to slow it down, and we would go on our way. I am making this trip with Mr. Burgess at his expense. I have been knowing him a long time, several years in fact, and I drive and tow motor cars for Gilbert's Motor Sales, Patterson, N. J. I didn't have anything to do for a couple of days and agreed to go with him on ° : SAEMOEPURIT © (SEAL) — State of Virginia an - fF County of Prince beorge, to-wit: ' a Subscribed and sworn to before me this 28th day of February, 1951, in my County and State aforesaid. ~ 7 a of the Peace “2 OoPyY i