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yee ¥. A. Branigan 7 BOOK REVIEW OF “BURGESS AND é ‘MACLEAN" BY ANTHONY PURDY AND Po; DOUGLAS, SUTHERLAND 4 “ Phie menorandus is prepared to show the above-captioned book vos? hes boon reviewed and has been found to be an outdated rehash of the a " Burgess~Maclean cage, THE AUTHORS: Anthony Purdy is described as a free-lance writer who hes done magazine, television, and book work for the past three years. Thi is his Zirst book published in the United States. Douglas Sutherland i ' @esoribed as a World War Iii veteran and a formor Conservative candidate ‘ gor Parliament, Buflles contahm no identifiable information concerning * eithor nane, Both writers are British nationals. PUBLISHING COMPANY: This book was published by Do Doubleday & Co MpAny, Inc. Bufiles @how this is one of the largest publishing firms in the field. Bufiles . ghow we have generally had cordial relations with thie firs. —_ __. THE PUBLICATION; _ | | oO we . | @iplomats who fled to Russia in May, 1951, when they were forewarned of the probable arrest of Maclean. The book goes into great detail — concerning the college life of both mon, showing how they were connunists in college. It details their carcers and attemptr to show how thoir obvious faults were overlooked, | The book retells the story of Burgess and Moclean, British | | The book ia extremely critical of MI-5, MI-6, and the British Foreign Office for alleged mishandling of the case. The author claims that Burgess was tipped off by a friond in HI-5 of Maclean's impending interview and probable arrest. The book does not mention Harold "Kim" “Philby, former MI+-G man who defected in January, 1063, ‘ond who was b: ">D - EARNER burgess and Maclean) . { —_— os a IPLipa (8) Me RECORDED a Am: 5 7 FEB 141964 | 49 "5" @B'FEB 17 1964 / 4 Enclosure