BR informs Simon that the Pugwash committee has appointed Wayland Young as the public relations officer for a trial of twelve months. He asks if Simon would still be willing to pay the whole or part of the £30 a week to hire Young.

"We cannot definitely engage him until we have some assurance that we can get the money. I think, myself, that Wayland Young may be exceedingly useful to us, and if you are looking for a useful way to spend money, I should think this way as useful as any that you could find."