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with this friend in ‘order to "help this friend help himself", SiMe recalled that BURGESS had stated that he preferred not to go away with this friend, however. Siam stated that he and BURGESS left t Reform Club about 5:00 P.M. on May 25, 1951. He said that BURGESS had parked his car outside of the club. He noticed a sign on the windshield of the car indicating that it had been rented but he did not remember the name of the company. However, BURGESS told Medias that he had not rented the car but that it had been rented by a friend, who let him use it. S@Q@@MMRmdid not know whether this friend was the same e with whom BURGESS was going away over the weekend, a described this car as a small,brown, British made car, either a two or four door sedan. He remembered that BURGESS then drove him to a place where he could more easily get to the Green Park Hotel, where he was staying. Que declared that this was his last contact with BURGESS. He said he noticed no luggage in this car, but he did observe a blue Mackintosh type coat in the car. He said he did not believe that this coat belonged to BURGESS. (@) INNS 5+ 2:2 that on May 26, 1951 he received a telephone call fron aii BURGESS! roommate, who informed him that BURGESS had not come home that evening. wanted to know if saa} had information regarding the whereabouts of BURGESS. told aor that he had no Such information because he had been previously instructed —--~~- by BURGESS not to tell q@figPof his (BURGESS') plans for they weekend. On May 27, 1951 @@MMM& said that he was contacted personall Dies and they drove to the home igre Ae ee who has been a friend of BURGESS for many years.e It was at this time that RRR told aay of BURGESS' plan for the weekend. Both FT ond Satis were disturbed because BURGESS never went away_without telling QM and his mother (Mrs. BURGESS). and seemed to think that BURGESS was "golng down hill