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The Missing Manuscript

The KGB is a tainted source, and the pro- venance of the document cannot but cast grave doubts upon its genuineness. Yet in itself this is no proof that the Khrushchev 'memoirs'......

A Publishing Mystery

Here is a document of the greatest im- . portance—yet the publishers have utterly and uncompromisingly refused to give any indication as to the source of the document, its......

Problems Of Provenance

The publication of the Khrushchev 'memoirs' raises a number of fundamental questions. Is the book authentic, and if so, to what degree? Is it what it purports to be, namely the......

Enter The Kgb

Rumours of the KGB's involvement began to circulate at a fairly early stage, and soon the essential facts became known. The in- termediary between Time Inc and the KGB was Mr......

The Khrushchev Memoirs

How the KGB fooled the West TIBOR SZAMUELY On 23 November 1970 the Times, with a suitable flourish of trumpets began a prob- ably unprecedented four-week serialisation of the......