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W. Cc. Sullivan z/ 1") H ~ Y hb Pas # W. A. Branigan BOOK REVIEW OF “BURGESS AND MACLEAN” BY ANTHONY PURDY AND | DOUGLAS SUTHERLAND This menorandus is prepared to show the above-captioned book has been reviewed and has been found to be an outdated rehash of the Burgess-Maclean case, HE AUTHORS: Anthony Purdy is described as a free-lance writer who has done magazine, television, and book work for the past three years. Thi iw his firet book published in the United States. Douglas Sutherland described as a World War II veteran and a former Conservative candid 4 for ee PUBLISHING COMPANY: , _ THE PUBLICATION: The book xetelis the story of Buxsgess and Eaclean, British diplomats who fled to Russia in May, 1951, when they wore forevarned of the probable arrest of Maclean. The book goes into great detail ooncerning the college life of both men, showing bow they were communi in college. It details their careers and attemp€s to show how their obvious faults were overlooked, - fhe book is extrenely critical of MI-5, MI-6, and the Brit: Poreign Office for alleged mishandling of the case. The author claime that Burgess was tipped off by a friend an MI-5 of Maclean's imnendine interview and probable arrest. The book does not mention Harold "Kis‘ Philby, former MI-6 man who defected in January, 1963, and who was - Aen, “) RECORDED ‘ 46 FEB 11 1964 - Seth, St |