FORTHCOMING BOOKS OF INTEREST TO CIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000400520026-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 17, 1998
• Sequence Number: 26
• Publication Date: September 30, 1966
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM FQR Director of Central Intelligence
: ' Forthcoming Books of Interest to CIA
1, This memorandum is for information only to invite your
attention to certain books of interest. to CIA scheduled for publication
during the next few months,
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2, Th Case by Guy Richards is announced
for September publication. It was originally to have been published by
another publisher late in 1965 but it has not yet appeared. The publisher's
blurb states that "has given the CIA an impressive list of
Communist agents, including 19 Americans, who have been or are pre-
sently working in high places to aid the USSR. Cu Richards, editor of
the World-Journal-Herald, has tracked down the story 25X1A9a
against formidable opposition." The publisher is Devin Adair.
3. Washington Expose by Jack Anderson should be available
shortly. It includes a chapter entitled "Spies and Spooks" which may
possibly include the type of material which has appeared in his column
.with Drew Pearson recently. The publisher is Public Affairs Press.
4. Secret Service: Thirty-Three Centuries of Espionage is a
re-issue of the late Richard W. Rowan's excellent comprehensive history
of the subject originally published in 1937, now up-dated by Robert
Diendorfer. The book will contain an introduction by Allen Dulles and
is scheduled for November publication by Hawthorn Books.
5. The Codebreakers by David Kahn is announced for publication
on 21 November by Macmillan. This is the comprehensive history of
cryptography of which you are already aware. ' Advertising is scheduled
in the New York Times Book Review and in scientific media.
6. A 95d paperback -edition of T1ia Penkovskiy Papers is announced
for November publication by Avon Books, The blurb notes that the book
has been a national bestseller for 5 months and hails Penkovskiy'as "the
FOIAb3lreatest spy of our time."
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7. A novel entitled Th nt of Innocence by Marquis Childs is
announced for nom Fobraary by Narpor z Row. The novel to "about
the ethical dilemma of a CIA man in an oll-rich Arab st 4e."
6. The Inyaeion o f P vacy by Sentitor Edward Long of Mlaaourl
for January publication is announced by Praoger. 2 pre sebly will be
a ra -hash o his Committee hoarings.,
9. Two books by promiu nt newspapermen have also been
announced tom pub1cction. One is by Jamoa Itoooton of tho Now York
Timex and La entitled The Press and U. S.Fornign Policy and in scheduled
for January publication by Harper & Row. The second. schadulad for.
DDCI
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January publie9Uon by PuSnune to _ he Pentagon I-'owor by C8axk
Mollenhosf.
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