BR thanks Eaton for Doty's letter, and agrees that there should be a next step in continuing the work done at Pugwash, though he is unsure if Doty's is the best suggestion.

"Speaking generally, I feel that disarmament is not the first step since no agreement is likely to be reached on this matter until there has been a diplomatic détente about the questions in dispute between East and West, more especially Middle Eastern oil, the unification of Germany, and recognition of the Peking government. These, however, are not matters in which scientists have any special competence. As to what scientists should do to continue their useful work, I am prepared to accept the opinions of those who organized the Pugwash Conference."