HYDE (Harford Montgomery, 1907-1989, Lawyer and M.P., Biographer and Writer on 'causes célèbres')

Typed Letter Signed to Donald McCormick, (1911-1998, Historian of the Secret Services as 'Richard Deacon'), asking for help with his book on "the atom bomb spies, Nunn May, Klaus Fuchs, etc. ... I see from your own book The British Connection ... that you quoted from a memorandum by Gouzenko of 6 May 1952 to RCMP Intelligence", wondering where he might see "a copy of the whole memorandum", and congratulating him on "your history of the Russian Secret Service" (by 'Richard Deacon',1972), 1 side 4to., Westwell House, Tenterden, 31st July

Hyde was a vivid writer of biographies, especially of advocates and politicians, an expert on Oscar Wilde, a Lieutenant Colonel in Intelligence during the war, and Professor of History at Lahore.

Item Date:  1979

Stock No:  50462      £75

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