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oF An. Pate Sat gegen yee Or ery eS oe Aaow aT" iy «gman pons a. 08 | a | Office Memdindum * UNITED stheins GOVERNMENT ro : A, H, Betmon}/ me... vanuary 17, 19: - ¢ FROM + if, A, Branigaht a ® eUDjEcT: DOUALD. DUART LACLEAN; & GUY FRANCIS DE HOuCcY BURGESS... ESPIONAGE - BR Ww rr ar A copy of the book has now been furntshed by the Legat, Lond: and has been reviewed, Generally tt purports to portray life history \ Burgess and his knowlege of and partictpation in internattonal affairs afrem the early 1930's until October, 1956. He ts ptetured as an ideal who since college days has believed tn Marzisa and has strived for bet anglo~iussian relations, Burgess says that although he would like to return to England some day when the hysteria has died down, he prefers living tn a Soctalist country. He claims that Maclean ts more Russianized than he. he book cicariy shows it was written from G Russian point of view and ta very critical of England, U.S, and to som degree of France. Spectfically, the book states: (: (1) Burgess and Maclean were both communists at college but restgned their membershtp tn CP and abandoned their political activt ti. not because they disagreed with Marztsm but because they thought they could put their ideas into effect better tn public service. Q ie (2) Burgess did not admit being recruited as a Sovtet Agent, ar antl ale oetiah . ; wa wy bY Me eee 1 (2) Burgess maintains his flight from England was not planne by Hoscow. Clatms he met Maclean shortly after returning to England f U.S. a& he wanted Haclean to see a paper he had written on Far Hastern poliey. Maclean told Burgess he tas under surveillance and indicated |’¢ night go to Russia, Subsequently, Burgess decided to go with nim. % ee