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U Q . W. C. Sullivan ~ vee v. A. Branigan BOOK REVIEW OF “BURGESS AND MACLEAN” BY ANTHONY PURDY AND DOUGLAS SUTHERLAND This momorandua is prepared to show the above-captioned book has been reviewed and has been found to be an outdated rehash of the Burgess-Maclean case.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 on, and book work the past three years. Thi is his first book published in the United Btates. Douglas Sutherland ‘ described as a World War II veteran and a former Conservative candidat for ee PUBLISHING COMPARY: ’ k was published by Double: & Co: THE PUBLICATION: Fhe book retelis the story of Burgess and Maclean, British diplomats who fled to Russia in May, 1951, when they were forevarned of the probable arrest of Maclean. The book goes into great detail concerning the college life of both men, showing how they were communi in college. It details their careers and attempfs to show how their obvious faults were overlooked. - fhe book is extremely critical of MI-5, MI-6, and the Briti Foreign Office for alleged mishandling of the case. The author claime that Burgess was tipped o: by end is MI-S of clean'a impending interview and probable arrest. The book does not mention Harold "Kis‘ Philby, former -6 man who defected in January, 1963, and who was “wr eco re 46 Fee 11 1964 - Sy ” Bag EER 141964 re lect a hee eet