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~~: Philby | 2 Grove Press has obtained the ~!American book and magazine OQ rights to the memoirs of H. |Philby, the former British coun- fer-intelligence official who spied for the Saviet Union. Fred Jordan, vice president of Grove Press, said yesterday that the Philby memoirs would be published in May or June, under the title “My Secret, War.” Grove Press, in acquiring the 85,000~ word manuscript, out- ‘bid several other major pub- ‘lishing houses, according to Perry H. Knowlton, vice presi-! dent of Collins-Knowlton-Wing, | the literary agency that han-! dled the American rights for the! book. Neither Mr. Jordan nor Mr. Knowlton disclosed the, amount of the bid, but other] publishing sources said it was! more than $50,000. The’ Grove Press bid covers’ paperback rights as well as hardcover editions and maca- zine serialization. Excerpts. from the forthcoming benir will! (appear in the April and May issues of the Everrreay Review, ian avant-garde literary maga-: izine published by Crave Press. Paris-Match, the French mao-' iazine, which acquired world Tights for. the“ book « directiy ‘frain Mr. Philby, is understood to fiave expected to get at ibast $240,000 Tor tne American guv- licttion rights. The deal ith| Mr. Philby was conclitled Pi zarlier this month by Jean-Paul! Oliver, editor of Paris-Match, who subsequently asked Mr.| Knowlton to offer the book to: American publishers. : “We are convinced that this; is the spy story of the century,” Mr. Jordan said in an interview, yesterday. “There are so many! books being written about Mr.! Philby that we think it's im- portant that somebody should print his own story.” The memoirs, Mr. Jordan said, offer an,accaunt of the 30 years Mr. Bhilby served as a key official fn Britain's intet- ligence network while acting as a Soviet undercover agent. But che declined %s-giverany details in the book. : _ - By HENRY RAYMONT The Philby manuscript was! affered to ay Times! of London late last year, but the newspaper turned it down, fearing possible prosecution; er the British Government's Official Secrets Act. Earlier, the Brgish Government had re- ieged an informal suggestio~: ‘by Mr. Philby that he woula; suppress the hook in exchange, for the releafe of Peter and Helen Krogey two convicted Russian spies fnow serving 2D- year terms in prison in Britain. H 1 DELETED copy SENT GY ili 22 ql S PEP T arAucn Pom ly ae Monr —-—. Bishop Casper Callahan Conrad Felt .———~sygp———— Gale. Roséa Sullivan Tavel Trotter Tele. Room Holmes The Washington Post Times Herald The Washington Daily News The Evening Star (Washington) Th + Pt J oy nae Daily News (New e Sunday Star (Washington) Ve ee vl < TOK) Sunday News (New York} Ne Th Th Th: Th w York Post > e New York Times 733 e Sun (Baltimore) — ¢ Worker The New Leader e Walt Streer Journal - The National Observer Peopie'’s World wf Fe” Date 4 ~ ey ; NOT REAM IRCH 128 FEB 21 08 Ti WOT be 3 G6 FEBY 31988 ~ “nn! YOR a Roh al eS Ae a”