PLANS OF BRITISH AND FRENCH PUBLISHING FIRMS TO PUBLISH THE THOMAS BUCHANAN ARTICLES ON ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY.
Agency: CIA
Originator: CIA
From: DCI
To: HELMS, RICHARD, DD/P, CIA
Document date: 04/20/1964
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HELMS, RICHARD, DD/P, CIA

DCI

PLANS OF BRITISH AND

FRENCH PUBLISHING FIRMS TO PUBLISH THE THOMAS

BUCHANAN

ARTICLES ON

ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY.

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20505

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3660704

20 April 1964

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MEMORANDUM FOR: The Director of Central Intelligence

SUBJECT:

Plans of British and French Publishing Firms to

Publish the Thomas Buchanan Articles on

Assassination of President Kennedy

A competent American observer learned, in Paris on 10 April

1964, that Secker and Warburg Itd., in London, will publish as a

the Thomas Gittings Buchanan articles which have appeared in

Paris in l'Express.

The publishing firm is also approaching various

publishers in the United States and the firm is rushing its edition,

hoping to have it on sale by 15. May 1964:

2. Buchanan's thesis is that the assassination of President

Kennedy was the product of a rightist plot in the United States.

He alleges in his articles that the slain Dallas policeman Tippett

was part of the plot against President Kennedy•

A well-informed American, who maintains excellent contacts

in French publishing circles, reported that Anne Rives (in charge

of foreign rights for the Rene Julliard publishing firm) stated

that the Buchanan book would be published in France by the end of

April 1964. Julliard is hoping to publish the book at the same

•time as Les Roses Rouges de Dallas by Nerin Gun, who is correspon-

dent in the United States of the Italian magazine Epoca.

Nerin

Gun claims to have been in the car following President Kennedy's

car.

4. Anne Rives described the book Les Roses Rouges de Dallas

as devastating and, for this reason, it could not be published In

the United States.

According to Rives, the British publisher for

the book will be Frederick Muller of 110 Fleet Street, London.

Rives indicated that Gun was handling all foreign publication

rights to his book.

5.

According to Anne Rives, the German publisher for the

Buchanan book will be Rowohlt of

Hamburg. She states that two

American publishers have made offers for the book: Houghton-

Mifflin is said to want

to buy but not publish right away as the

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firm is now doing two "official" books on President Kennedy with

United States Government backing. The other American firm, Knopf,,

wants to publish the book right away and will probably get rights

through Curtis Brown of 575 Madison Avenue, New York City, the

literary agency Involved.

6. The Agency is aware that Thomas Gittings Buchanan, born in

Baltimore, Maryland, 16 March 1919, was discharged as a reporter

for The Washington Star In 1948, at which time he admitted he was

a member of the Communist Party of the United States Julliara

published his book "Unicorn" in France in 1959 and a year later

the Sloane firm published the Buchanan book in the United States.

T. Concerning Nurin Gun, it has been reported that he was born

in Rome on 22 February 1924 of Turkish parents.

lance journalist since 1946 and has placed articles in American

and Western European publications. In 1956 he resided in Toronto,

Canada and the Turkish Consulate in that city refused to grant him

a passport to return to Turkey because he was considered by them

to be a Communist.

Richard Helms

Deputy Director for Plans

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Orig.: The Director of Central Intelligence

Special Assistant to the President

for National Security Affairs

The Director of Intelligence and Research,

Department of State

The Director, Defense Intelligence Agency

The Attorney General

The Department of Justice

The Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation

The Deputy Director of Central Intelligence

Deputy Director for Intelligence

Assistant Director for National Estimates

Assistant Director for Current Intelligence

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MI. Samuel A. Stern

President's Commission on the

Assassination of President Kennedy

200 Maryland Avenue, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20002

Dear Mr. Stern:

Pursuant to our telephone call yesterday, I am attaching

at Mr. Karamessines' request a copy of a very recent

dissemination by CIA on a matter of direct interest to you,

and perhaps others in the Commission.

I would interpret the attachment to come within the

sensitivity precautions that we have given in other, formal,

transmissions to the Commission.

If you have any questions or comments on this piece,

don't hesitate to call me.

Attachment

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

WASHINGTON, D:C. 20505

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MEMORANDUM FOR: The Director of Central Intelligence

SUBJECT:

Plans of British and French Publishing Firms to

Publish the Thomas Buchanan Articles on

Assassination of President Kennedy

1. À competent American observer learned, in Paris on lOrApril.

1964, that Secker and Warburg Itd., in London, will publish as a

book the Thomas Gittings Buchanan articles which have appeared in

Paris in l'Express.

The publishing firm is also approaching various

publishers in the United States and the firm is rushing its edition,

hoping to have it on sale by 15 May 1964.

2. Buchanan's thesis is that the assassination of President

Kennedy was the product of a rightist plot in the United States.

He alleges in his articles that the slain Dallas policeman Tippett

was part of the plot against President Kennedy..

3. A well-informed American, who maintains excellent contacts

in French publishing circles, reported that Anne Rives (in charge

of foreign rights for the Rene Julliard publishing firm) stated

that the Buchanan book would be published in France by the end of

April 1964. Julliard is hoping to publish the book at the same

time as Les Roses Rouges de Dallas by Nerin Gun, who is correspon-

dent in the United States of the Italian magazine Epoca. Nerin

Gun claims to have been in the car following President Kennedy's

car.

4.

Anne Rives

described the book Les Roses Rouges de Dallas

as devastating and, for this reason, It could not be published in

the United States.

According to Rives, the British publisher for

the book will be Frederick Muller of 110 Fleet Street, London.

Rives indicated that Gun was handling all foreign publication

rights to his book.

5. According to Anne Rives, the German publisher for the

Buchanan book will be Rowohlt of Hamburg. She states that two

American publishers have made offers for the book:

Houghton-

Mifflin is said to want to buy but not publish right away as the

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firm is now doing tro "official" books on Prcsident Kennedy with

Unitca States Governuent backing. The other Anericen fian, Kropi,

wants to publish the book right ray and will probably set rights

through Curtis Brown oi 575 Madison Avenue, New York City, the

literary agency involved.

6. Г

Julliard

published his book "Unicorn" in France in 1959 and a year later

the Sloane firm published the Buchanan book in the Uniter States.

7. Concerning Nurin Gun, it hus been reported trat he was born

in Rome on 22 February 1924 Of Turkish parents.

He has wen a fiee

lance journalist since 1946 and has placed articies in merican

and Western European publications. In 1956 he resided in Toroito,

Canada and the Turkish Consulate in that city refused to arent him

a passport to return to Turkey because he was considered oy then

to be a Communist.

Tha

ho Richard HeLms

Deputy Director for Plans.

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Orig. The Director of Centril Intelligence

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for National Security Alfnirs

The Director of Intelligence and Research,

Department of State

The Director, Defense Intelligence Agency

The Attorney General

The Department of Justice

The Director, Federal Bureau of. Investigation

The Deputy Director of Central Intelligence

Deputy Director for Intelligence

Assistant Director for National Estimates

Assistant Director for Current Intelligence

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