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TA: aes aa Rory) ) Tt traitorin clésésapryy t Wea! ao” ‘howe Kim Fait now. iis career was iM PHILBY, THE SPY | LOVED/by Eleanor Philby/Pan Books certainly reggarkable. For thirty ) z benint the mask of x Hamish Hamilton 30s AiR ut ‘auiifess English official, he was ‘ yon nt “Yo'ffer a Russian spy, ana tor Hugh Trevor-Roper .. cc ye ee MPS a al years he mounted 4 sledfily towards the top of Lhe ———— PT \ Brith Secret Service. Now nothing, was in fact a master 9 t tHdt the story js out, the com- deception.” He had deceive if Mettators are busy. There has even her. been much virtuous denuncia- As a mere narrative of events tion, much psychological and this book is fascinating. ¢It Sociological speculation, But the describes the Philbys’ Tifeqat entgma of personality remains. Beirut; the effect on Kim firaf-at What inner strength, or weak- the suspicion, then of the knaw- news, of character enabled ledge, that his secret was out: (Indicate page, name of pewepaper, city and state.) { Poilby to persevere so tong in his silent disappearance; and her . i Sich elaborate and difficult adventures until she finally Jet “uplicity? him, in Moscow, in the arma.af THE SUNDAY TIMES “fo answer such a question, Mrs’ Maclean. ‘There are some giéte speculation is not enough, interesting new details for the ang some of the speculators, case-historian. For instance, ' Uke some ‘of the denouncers, Philby evidently never realised eeni to me hopelessly adrii that his career as a spy was hat we need is factual evi- known until he was confronted _ ‘dence of character. What was with it in 1962. Other details PhiJby like, not merely to remain uncertain—in particwar He ils and colleagucs wham Philby's route from Beirut: to ect out to deceive, but to Moscow. It seems to have'sin-, Tose few inUimates who, if any- volved a long walk: at least he one, should have known his afterwards claimed to have worn London, England a heart? out a pair of shoes and to have ‘ “, Eleanor Philby, an American, very sore feet. Me - iwas Philby's third wife, She . at Xx ‘was deeply in Jove with him, MOST interesting of all is the . ‘Their matriage covered the account of the Philbys’ life in % ‘whale period of his exposure, Russia; the deadening struggle ~ defection and settlement in for existence in a squalid litte { Russia. It was, she says. bhaad within a drab, iney x rfect in every way”: Kim world. riends were few; or 1 al "a divine Rusbadd, “and _ none. Burgess was dead, “ bored 167 FEB 16 1968 i ithey seemed to have no secrets to death.” Maclean had never _ . from each other. So she followed been a friend. Other Westerners” \- ‘him through thick and thin. could not be met, Russian com ‘When he was exposed, she did tacts were with one official only, not reject him: “he has no to whose home they were never ‘doubt done some wicked things invited. Mrs Philby could any- pate: 1/14/68 ‘nchis life,” she writes philo- way speak no Russian. The Edition: “gophically, “but £ am not very conversation of .the Macieans s sdoncerned with questions of was inexpressibly dreary. They Author: . atriotism or treason.” When he talked of the good times they : jolted to Russia, she followed would have in Italy and Paris. Editor: Ties HAROLD A.R,PHILBY \ him. Even now, when he has “when the Revolution comes,” Y swopped her for Mrs Maclean, or dwelt for five minutes on the eke. she has no hard word for him. phenomenon of two grapefruit ~ She writes without bitterness. in the market. Philby and Character: or, Bufile Clasaification: 65-68043 Submitting Office: London Ske does not protest or explain, Maclean would recall old times “she narraies—simply, clearly, and how they diddled everyone intelligently, remembering al: in England; but this, to a non- . ‘ways an unforgettable affection. Communist like Mrs Philby, was of little interest. By now, of - PRECISELY because she does course, such jolly dialogues are Rot seek to explain, she con- over, Philby and Maclean are ‘vinces. And yet, in the end, even now, naturally enough, now- ae narrative leaves us per- speakers. However, there's tn Fees (2 Betng Investigated ‘pifked. It may convince, but it now Blake. : not solve the riddle. Mrs All this, we must remember, Philby's devotion seemed to open was the life not of a persecuted “her husband’s heart; her intelji- but of a highly privileged group. . gepee might then have “pepe. “We can never repay you for jtt#ted it; but in the end, we fee, the work you have done for us,” Take’ she saw, that it way.clgsed. the KGB man said to Philby. " ‘Stowly but surely I w: iven But to Mrs Philby it seemed a. As paneiusion hat N Use privileged avait She fade ly cher. bes AS BRE gone : ere nee ciel” ‘Hose 0 baa te tone m by ay had “ withheld} “adjust : herself 9 Ifo)