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no further informetia@ concerning MACLEAN's family life or his activities. Be stated, however, that in his association with MACLEAN he had noticed neo tendencies on the latter's part of & pro-Communist nature. With re- gard to infcrmation tc which KACLEAN had acoese in connection wth the Combined Policy Cormittee, advised that gensraliy MACLEAN hed in ormetion concerning Atonic Energy of a political mature which wes meade evaiiedl by the Atomic Energy Commisrion to the British Embassy. SMM cts thet he did not feel that MACLEAN had scientific information concerning Atomic Energy matters available to hin bechuse mattere of & scientific nature were not hantied by the Britieh Embassy but were handied by @ special branch of the British Government Gesling only with the scientific aspects of Atomic Energy. $MM further advised tnat although EACLEAK was not appointed secretary of the United Kingdom Representation to the Combined Folicy Comittee until April, 1967, it was hie personal opinion that the British had “groomed” hin for the position of secretary and that he, therefore, probably had access to information of a political natura “ee t®) kis possession #11] infor eee PUSS Coa Hee eee Atomic Energy prior .to 15947, NM wes interviewed by Special decent A. pein stated that his contact with CLEA? : began in January, 1947, me ’ des- cribed KACLEAK as the British Secretary of the Combined Policy Conmission in which capacity he acted ae a lisison agent between the British and the Atomic Energy Comnission. etated that during the above period he had occasion to call MACLEAE once or twice a month and to sea him personally onan average of once a month, MMMM stated that these contacts wore very impersonal and that he never knew MACLEAN well but said that kia AT Tas wt tetee ziese wile Pe ee RAY LOAD impressed him af being an able, etabile and capable Pol eve. J etated that MACLEAN had been secretary to the British Delegstion of the Combined Policy Committee, which comnittee determined joint policy, security and future projection of Atomic Energy development, nie stated thet as British Secretary of this committee MACLEAK would be aware of what wes going on at the highest levels regarding matters of . policy in connection with Atomic Energy but pointed out that his work had nothing to do with Atomic technical information. a stated, however, that it was as 4& reeult of is duties in Epecial Pro- jecte that brought him in contact with MACLEAN but said that most - 57 « ’ x) a