Yavden-Trebull thanks BR for sending his typescripts to Noel-Baker.
 

The letter is written in her booklet, Madri per la Pace (1963).

BR thanks Naeve for her "interesting record of peace demonstrations".

In German.

BR encourages Narayan to participate in civil disobedience at the Air Ministry.

Nasira points out that Buddha became an atheist.

BR distinguishes the personal courage of religious leaders from their intellectual courage, which they usually lacked.

Fowler encloses the Society's card for Michaelmas 1959.

Carboch invites the Russells to another Society dinner.

Kuhl encloses the term's programme (not present).

BR has been appointed an advisor of this American foundation.

Sylvester, secretary to Ninette de Valois, acknowledges the submission of Nightmares of Eminent Persons to the Advisory Committee.

Gardiner asks BR to join the committee.

BR cannot be active in the campaign: "I dislike capital punishment for murderers, but I dislike even more capital punishment for the whole population."

Filon asks BR to supply the Everett Leaflet for microfilming on behalf of the University of California.

BR replies that he has no copy of the Everett Leaflet.

Marcus asks BR his view of Coon's ideas about race and homo sapiens.

BR's flat was searched, the morning paper said.

BR asks the N.C.C.L. to "move" on an unspecified matter.

The General Secretary asks BR to involve himself in the case of the dismissal of 7 UNESCO workers for refusing to answer a U.S. interrogatory. The enclosed mimeo sets out the facts of this anti-Communist purge.

This unsigned communication asks br to sit again for the national photographic record of distinguished persons. BR last sat in 1930.

BR would like to sit again for the national photographic record of distinguished persons.

The Honorary Secretary of the South London branch confirms the date of March 6, 1927 for BR to lecture on "Why I Am Not a Christian".

On the (general?) strike and children's needs; British women.

A fan, Nawab would like to meet BR before he returns to Pakistan.

BR states that it would be a pleasure to see NAWAB and his wife at Hasker St.

Nearing confesses how much he enjoys BR's writings. There are "legions of spirits" with BR, "with the vision of a new day for the world."

The mimeos concern German pacifists, and comprise documents .053793-.053797, dated 9 Sept. 1916 to 22 Mar. 1917.

Neilson, an M.P., cancels his appearance at a meeting at Cambridge.

A transcription of document .053836; also a carbon copy.

A transcription of the original carbon at .053832; also a carbon copy.

Also from Eunice Thomas Miner. They inform BR of his election to honorary life membership in the Academy.

Nichols asks BR where he wrote that we are not concerned about our non-existence "before death". (Surely Nichols meant "before birth".)

Nichols writes from Tokyo on time in Mysticism and Logic; also Henry Head.

Enclosed: see also a letter from Christopher Hassall in RA1 710. BR calls Samuel Alexander "a kind of modern Spinoza: a Jew with Spinoza's quality". See record 56445 for a photocopy of the ALS.

Nidditch, writing on Frege and Peano, asks BR if he learned of Frege through Peano's references.

BR confirms that it was through Peano that he became aware of Frege.

BR responds briefly to 2 articles on his ethics by Nielsen.

Nike and others want to form an international association of youth and request BR's advice.

BR advises Nike to be politically active.

Nisbet disagrees with BR's Outline of Philosophy on behaviourism.

Nock has missed D.H. Lawrence in New York, having arranged for him to meet publishers.

BR wants Nock to look after all arrangements for Political Ideals.

Nock, son of Albert Jay Nock, wants BR to know how "A Free Man's Worship" and other writings have helped him.

Nomad requests BR's permission to quote his letter in praise of A Skeptic's Political Dictionary.

Norman writes from Dartmoor Prison about C.O.s.

Normanton critiques the typescript of BR's "Education" chapter of Principles of Social Reconstruction. She mentions Montessori, also the Welsh Patriotism booklet.

Norton quotes two passages from "La Theorie des Types Logiques".

The Nortons greatly enjoyed the Russells' letter and are doing an investigation of the Caribbean but prefer the Far-East. Karlene is at a boarding-school.

BR hopes it will be possible for him to see Norton's "colleagues".

Nortz sends BR a food parcel from the U.S.

Nott asks br to approve a fictional speech that pretends to quote a conversation between br and a prison warden.

BR would have to repudiate the book as all the prison officials treated him "with the utmost politeness".

Nourse congratulates BR on his Mathematical Tripos results, requests a photograph, and asks if BR is going into the diplomatic service.

Novak answers BR's request re Soviet military strategy in Novak's The Future Is Ours, Comrade. The letter was found in Russell's copy (Russell's Library, no. 2084).

Nunn thanks BR for the use of his name in his book (The Aims of Scientific Method, 1907).

Ogden writes about North Staffs' rudeness and regrets the lack of pleasant militarists. He mentions Bechofer, a cynic who writes for The New Age. The heretics. Addyne More. BR's lectures.

Included in the body of the letter is the text of a letter that BR asks Ogden to forward to G.H. Hardy, about his (jocular) statement that BR is a German spy. (BR was not amused.)

Also on Morel.

Frank Ogden asks to see BR about a new translation of the Tractatus.

Mark Haymon sent BR this transcription on Nov. 15, 1960. "Tell Ryle to go to hell. The translation of the Tractatus in 1922 was sanctioned point by point by Wittgenstein, and where it differs from the German it does so by his wish." BR says he forgot that Ogden was in BR's rooms when Wittgenstein first arrived on the scene.

On the new translation of the Tractatus.

Franklin seeks a first edition of the Tractatus.

On reprinting the Tractatus.

Griffin encloses the membership card for Michaelmas term and thanks BR for letting him call on him in Wales.

Angus, in charge of the Orwell Archive, asks BR for any Orwell letters and manuscripts. BR has annotated the letter: "Have no letters to or from Orwell".

BR has no letters to or from Orwell.

Oakeshott invites BR to give the Romanes Lecture. Oakeshott is Vice-Chancellor at Oxford.

BR declines a lecture invitation. In "the sad words of Lady Jingly Jones: `your proposal comes too late'".

O'Brien, a supporter of the Committee of 100, sends BR her first novel.

BR praises The Country Girls.

O'Bryan asks about impartial detachment in "Will the Human Race Survive?".

BR maintains that a detached perspective is easily achieved in contemplating the opposing powers in the nuclear age.

O'Connor points out to BR that there are still I.R.A prisoners in Ulster prisons.

BR understands from Amnesty that the last I.R.A. prisoner was released from Belfast in 1961.

Ofstad would like to meet BR after taking part in the Pauling meeting in Oslo.

BR has shingles and cannot meet Ofstad.

Olapston has a point about the "infinity variable" that BR's books overlook in regard to Buddhism and Vietnam.

BR asks for a donation to his Peace Foundation.

The Oliphants, of Don Mills, Ontario, thank BR for his anti-nuclear work.

BR tells the Oliphants that the Canadian anti-nuclear movement is "exceptionally vigorous".

Hurley encloses a clipping from Life Magazine, 9 Feb. 1962, quoting Virginia Olsen, a high school senior, from her school paper, The Patriot. Both are extracted in Dear BR.

BR praises the intellectual integrity shown by Olsen in a published article (see document .054037, record 2396).

BR writing to the press about William Worthy.

BR has been elected a member of the Omega Club.

BR asks Onassis to receive two of his associates regarding the Peace Foundations.