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By HENRY RA’ Grove Press has obtained the ro) American book and magazine: tights to the memoirs of H. Aj ~|auby. the former British coun- intelligence official = who: spied for the Saviet Union, Fred Jordan, vice president! of Grove Press, said yesterday that the Philby memoirs would! foe published in May or June} under the title “My Secret; War.” Grove Press, in acquiring the’ 85,000~- word manuscript, out- ‘nid 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. Knowston disclosed the, amount of the bid, but other! Publishing sources said it was! more than $50,000. i The’Grove Press bid covers paperback tights as well as ardcover editions and maza-) zine serial'zation. Exc sfom the forthcoming bonis will’ appear in the April and May issues of the Everereon Review, jan avant-garde literary maga:! jzine published by Grove Press. {__ Paris-Match, the French ma2-' jazine, which acquired world rights for. the book ° directly fi Mr. Philby, is understood to fhave expected to get at Ikast hi .0U0 Tor tne american guu- ication rights. The deal With! ir. Philby was conclutled: 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,account of the 30 years Mr. iby served as| a key official in Britain's intel- ligence network while acting as a Soviet undercover agent. But che declined Ss-giverany details’ . in the book. DU RF bee i (Pl 66 FEB 3 196 INT The Philby manuscript was! offered to lay Times: of London late last year, but! the newspaper turned it down, fearing possible prosecution; ler 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 Krogeq two convicted Russian spiesfnow serving 20- year terms in prison in Britain. ELETED COPY SENT Bris 22 apa. PER T__. REQUEST AOE Mont Bishop Casper Callahan —____ Sullivan Tavet Trotter Tele. Room Holmes Gandy The Washington Post Times Herald ‘The Washington Daily News The Evening Star (Washington) —_ ‘The Sunday Star (Washington) Daily News (New York) Sunday News (New York} New York Post —____ ‘The New York Times 95 The Sun (Baltimore) The Worker ‘The New Leader The Wall Street Journal The National Observer People's World vate Ze 24 be FP Nor REGA INCE Wk FEB 21 208