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/ . , ai | duly 23, 1951 QUY FRANCIS Go MONCY BURSTS il e774 that Bireena wht 2 asairrod . Uaahineten van sonatetad ith me inner “= ld Ct ere Se Tepresentative of the Foret Yolicy Associntion in Washington. @) brag an git advised be first net Guy Burgess around January, 1951, at vaich tine ealled hin and stated he was interested fa questions concerning the Fer Seat. Burgess iakar cave we te nis orrice and at that tine explained that his Auariegan attitude toward. tne Far Fact cot only in regard to the official Coverzmmnt opinten but alee in vera to the eninion ef 72 genera) Arertean public, Burgnes epinten but in inion of the general American puplic. Burgess Mm also wonted aie to secure various published materiale vhich would adequately reflect the precize pubiie opinion 1: the United States with regard to Chinn. Ws cow Burgess about four oF five tines Detveen January and early Maxeh, 2751. Most of these meetings were in tue ber of the National Press Cli, Veshington, D. C. SRM observed that Burgese drank beesily but waa able to hold hia whisky and never seemed to even approach becoming intoxicated. ) Qn atated thet he discussed with Rurmeas the course of official American policy tovard Chins and tried to analyse for him the tendencies, impulses, and concepts of the present adainintration tegetber with {ts problems in attempti:- to foliew these corntepts vith 20 many Aepublican critics bolding differtnt views. Tt wes RRP widerstaniing that Burress had written a report to the Britich Foreign Office predicated upon the concept that American public opinion vith regerd to China and the Far Kast depended won battle reports from Kores. MRED felt that Burgess believed the rise of Cocmmisa in Ching was a Chinese ratter which had been acvelerated by the Chiang Aei-shek administration becaung of the latter's inefficient and dishonest methods. GRR also felt that it was of sreat trmortn-+ to Burgess oa @ ctident of China that the Chinese situation bo allowed to fallor through in ite on right to a natural conclision and that it bothered Burgess te think that the United Chates might try to control the Chiness aituation. surgess never told mech about bis background, He G14 sertion having vorked on Fer Rastern affaires in the British Poreitn Office in London prior to coaing to the United States. Surgese talked a great deal about H.A.A.rodivy of the Britte: Sabessy vith when be ves residing. SM never set Foilvy but recognized the neve because tho iatter’a fether bad teen famous as ac expert on Arabian. Burge1s told (lilies vhet o nice fellov Mhilby ve, that he (Burseso) liked Philby very __mtugh but because of the erovded conditions ia the Philby housghold he wae in. -— terested in securing en apartment of his own. ‘ a A oy,