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|My ‘mission, by Guy Burgess Vheig apne article which Guy “Burgess yesterday abled’ “tothe Sunday Express from Moscow :—~ m7 WHE Sunday £ “~ asked me for an article an the subject. of the” Stahemenut tha onald B Maclean ang inyselfissiéd in” Moscow recently, ‘ue alm, as we stated, was to do what we could, however uttle, to help improve Esst- West relations in general and Anglo-Seviet relations at particular, wé I have been in the So Union I have had every appor- tunity of meeting Russian 3aple and officials of différents minds and-at alb-levels. oxecept the Highest. official level. ‘anody who Has had such a WHQUE Opportunity can possibly vome to any other conclusion than that ise wish for peace is as great here as in any country . the world. The wish for wetoer East-West understanding 1. DT wold say. greater, ‘Determined’ ne chief d.ference I notice is ‘sat, Whereas here this feclinz as. strong among officials as aniong ordinary people, such was not Mm my expetience abvays the case among. all the cfitlals T-knew in London and Washington. “ Aave met no Soviet citizen ar Wfcial whe even in private has » pressed anything bur a ddeter- wmination not only to avoid was but to seek a genuine under- r E a hoth in public and in private in England and America are unfortunalely a matter af record. i have done what I can ta convinee my friends here fiat in spite of such utterances, and even more of the policies thab accompany therm, it is never- theless possibte for an under- standing to be reached, Poonly hope that I have been night In telling my Triends. this, and in patticular maintaining that such an understanding eculd be reached will the present British Government, It has been said that we tried to hurt Anglo-American friend- ship in the statement we made, This assumption is-as false ag would be any illusion on our part that we could do anything much to hurt. this friendship even if we wanted to, Only Mr. Dulles could da that, ‘A gamble’ Speaking for myself, what 1! object to is not Anglo-American friendship but Anglo-American Holicy. Th always nas seemed, and it does atill seem, to: me that to give unlimited backing Lo, and to rearm, precisely the Same expansionst social forees in Germany which have ercated - two. wars in this century is a: wild and dangerous. gamle. T Nave told my friends here that I knew many in the West wha : also had the gravest doubts aS; ta the safety of this policy. The Hitlers of the tuture, like the Hitlers of the past. can be easily dealt with if there is Anglo- Soviet collaboratian. Surely it would be better fog \n to achieve that col in laboration now and not wa; tl it is forced of her b circumstances, t milarly, a5 regards the Far Hast and tad American necupation! of Formosin when I was in ine ) cr yiake® ayy further culs inh, Far Eustern department of Shel rated (orees. Foreign Office the dangers deer eould spring [rom this and Irom nol reeognisging the | Chinese Government were milly stood, . it well panieiwber writing a spepeh for ray ehief in. the Foreign Office on-this subjecs. Part of ab ran Yeughly as fellows ;— “The Chinese People's Govern > ment is a Government of the Chinese people by the Chinese people and for Ube CGhincse people. That if why we haya recognised if und that is: why th is surprising ihat the Us. LONDON, ENGTawg fag Net got around to doing SUNDAY EXPRESS 2/19/56 P.1,7 HrOvATA MARTE BUPTLE 100—37/,183 . hoe MACLEAI, ET ay," ee a, Slane newveeh Bast and oy. gt ven eee, Contrary “uulerances—~Maitiness 92 must add tare © Whoa in Washington f£ gid j mee. American officials who Privately agreed will iba Brilish estimate of the situk- tion, Unfortunately, howe ist as London was not strony: enough to cofyince Washine- ion, tnose Wasihigtan ofticiais Were Nob Sirone enough to resist the China Lobby and ths Aigtit-Wwing GE the Republican Party, and g0 (nis broblen: 25 SLUL unsettled and. like the un settled Germain ees! ian, Femains A menkee tows al, ‘Imperialist’ But. tively fb isetear that neijher question. Can be safely setrired on the basis of present. Az giles Aiericay polies, Surely boty can only be settled by Easts West arréenent, In the year 1906 Sir. Arter Nicolson goume tO St. Peters- SUS BN. in tie course of | Carchul negotiations, monaged | ta Yeach a settlemtent with tlic Russian Government, which for three-quarters af a. century hac been England's “principal ere, That Russian Governménsé lke Si Arvhur Nicolson'’s own way tan Imperiahst and an expan- sionist Governmént, The present Soviet Government is. neither, Is if t00 Naive to hope that a sinnlar settlement bebween Kasi, gad West can be reached ih 1956! One thing is clear. ‘The experiences of the lass 50 years prove that no other aira could équal this in importance, iSignead} Guy Burgess, [World copyright reserved] @ IN MOSCOW yesterday star shal Gearg! Ziukap Bit tfert Rasa is” prenured do toaic marbare recast Ainerican sietmanad in PUENE OF Hastiiaes He nounced that. Ritssie milf DATED 2 oe ary ~