Six Days of the Condor

Preface

The events described in this novel are fictitious, at least to the author’s best knowledge. Whether these events might take place is another question, for the structure and operations of the intelligence community are based on fact. Malcolm’s branch of the CIA and the 54/12 Group do indeed exist, though perhaps no longer under the designations given to them here.

For the factual background to this story, the author is indebted to the following sources: Jack Anderson, “Washington Merry-Go-Round” (various dates); Alfred W. McCoy, The Politics of Heroin in Southeast Asia (1972); Andrew Tully, CIA: The Inside Story (1962); David Wise and Thomas B. Ross, The Invisible Government (1964) and The Espionage Establishment (1967).