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* x fc POTIOMAL PORN NO. 10 ( 5010-166 wat 1902 EDITION . Oba GEN. REO. WO. 27 x UNITED STATES GO\ .RNMENT >), Memorandu wi ur, W. C, Sullivad’/? 7s ed FROM : W, A, ~ wn SUBJECT: \BOOK REVIEW XKIM PHILBY SPY I LOVED" - + by Eleanor Philby This nenovangee is a review of the above-captioned book, BACKGROUND: This book by Eleanor Philby tells the story of her married life with Philby from January, 1959, until May, 1965, i Philby is the former MI-6 (British Intelligence Service) agent who was also operating as a Soviet agent. He defected in January, 1963, to Russia where he currently resides. /-) THE BOOK; a In this book, the third Mrs. Philby tells the story | of her courtship and marriage to Philby and claims that she had no knowledge of his espionage activities on behalf of the Soviets until after he defected. She tells of their life in Moscow together between September, 1963, and June, 1964, at which time she left Philby temporarily to visit her daughter.> in the United States. She returned to Moscow in November, ~1364, and remained there until May, 1965, when she left Philby and Russia permanently. She relates the gradual estrangement which began to set in during her first stay in Moscow and tells how on her return she discovered that Philby and Melinda Maclean, wife of Donald Maclean, another defector, _ were engaged ‘ina romantic attachment which caused the fina i \Wreak between the Philbys. It is interesting to note that Mrs. Philby says that Philby was working on a. book being prepared by Gordon Lonsdale, KGB (Committee of State Security) agent who was arrested in England and later returned to Russia in an exahenge.» 7,