On names, Quine, the theory of descriptions and Miss Anscombe.

BR refers to the "illiberal policies in this country about immigrants".

BR mentions Fuchs, but thinks spies contributed little to Russia's nuclear success.

Edith asks for references to Thomas Amory (John Buncle).

The postcard was returned to Edith with references in pencil to which Edith has added more information.

BR makes a correction re Alan Wood in proofs of My Philosophical Development.

BR quotes Churchill on Franco: "That gallant, Christian gentleman".

BR signs a contract and is grateful for Unwin's approach to Common Sense and Nuclear Warfare.

BR severely criticizes the "obscurantist" approach, shared by Taylor, to viewing scientists as blameworthy for the world's (nuclear) troubles.

BR finds Herblock's cartoons "admirable". Causes of World War Three appears to be "excellent".

BR discharges his "avuncular" obligations.

BR wants the 3 deeds for his grandchildren renewed.

BR declines to be on an Honorary International Committee, although he "profoundly admires Casals".

To an article BR adds a statement on "limited war", mentioning MacArthur.

BR is about to publish Common Sense and Nuclear Warfare.

BR praises Cousins' open letter (possible for SANE).

"Go to Rationalist Society".

BR suggests a meeting at Hasker St. next day to discuss Burnett's proposal.

BR encloses (not present) a message for a meeting. ("Enclose same message as to Hull University".)

BR believes H-bomb shelters are "completely useless".

BR thanks him for "an early warning system for peace".

The sheet is undated but the date fits. The Russells will be at 43 Hasker St. for 3 weeks.

The Russells are moving from Millbank to Hasker St.

"Show Unwin letter about BR-GM [G. Murray] letters".

"No".

BR stated his views on gifted children in Education and the Social Order.

BR agrees to join an Honorary International Committee to honour "Maestro" Casals.

"No".

"I have had a number of recent articles published in Japan and I have nothing new to offer to the Kyodo Press."

BR and Edith will keep the tax collector waiting if he keeps them waiting.

"No".

BR finally decided that Korzybski's Science and Sanity is not very sensible.

The Russells decline a Christmas party invitation as they will be in Wales on Dec. 17.

BR can see his Italian photographer in Wales between Dec. 15 and 20.

Cockerill asks for advice re BR's intercepted letter to James Wood (record 57120).

"Sir Edward Troup desires me to say that he thinks Mr. Bertrand Russell's letter [record 57120] to Professor Woods of Harvard University should be stopped."

Harries was the chief inspector. The name of the head constable is not known. Harries reports on BR's speech at a meeting at the Cardiff Friends House on 6 July. Quotations from the speech appear in the letter. He summarizes the events of the meeting.

The Head Constable writes about the speech given by BR in Cardiff on 6 July 1916. He encloses the report made by Chief Inspector W.H. Harries (record 122540).

The Head Constable forwards a copy of the "transcript of the shorthand notes made by the Western Mail reporter on the occasion of the speech by Mr. Bertrand Russell at Cardiff on the 6 July 1916."

Harris writes that Herbert Samuel would like to see the report made by the Western Mail reporter of BR's speech in Cardiff on 6 July.

The letter concerns preventing BR from entering prohibited areas. The signature is not legible but the letter has been read and initialled "HS", i.e. Herbert Samuel.

This is the complete version. An incomplete version is found in Rec. Acq. 418, record 55843.

The document bans BR from certain prohibited areas. Handwritten comments are written on page 2, one dated the same as the memo, while the later one is by HS (Herbert Samuel), 1 Sept. 1916. It is from the Home Office files, although "S of S" for Secretary of State is written across the top of page 1.

Brade writes that the Army Council has had representations made to it to withdraw the order preventing BR from entering prohibited areas. BR is severing his connection with the various pacifist organizations with which he has been associated. He is turning his attention to logic and mathematics. Brade is sending a similar letter to the Foreign Office.

The Secretary of State "does not desire to raise any objection" to the lifting of the order preventing BR from visiting prohibited areas.

The Foreign Office has no objection to the lifting of the order preventing BR from visiting prohibited areas.

"The Prime Minister directed me to ask the War Office who was responsible for the steps taken against Mr. Bertrand Russell and what were the reasons that led to them."

Foakes Jackson writes from New York on behalf of BR's appointment at Harvard.

"There is a feeling of resentment that a great scholar and thinker is kept out of this country because of his political views, and if Russell were shipped over here it would do much to allay the sense that England is intolerant."

Samuel thanks Hugh Cecil for sending Foakes Jackson's letter to Lord William Cecil (record 122550). Samuel sets out the case against BR. He goes on to say: "I do not think it can be reasonably maintained that in time of war a person who has been found guilty of gross misrepresentation and of attempts to create disaffection in his own country should be allowed to proceed to a neutral country in order to conduct a similar campaign of misrepresentation there."

Cecil forwards the letter from Foakes Jackson to his brother, Lord William Cecil (record 122550). He agrees with Foakes Jackson.

Cecil thanks Samuel for his letter of 28 September about BR but he remains unconvinced. "I am still a believer in the normal principle that free discussion is better than punishing a man for his opinions."

"I am directed by Secretary Sir E. Grey to state for the information of Mr. Secretary Samuel, that he has received ... information that Mr. Bertrand Russell" is planning to travel to the United States.

"I am directed by Mr. Secretary Samuel to say for the information of Secretary Sir Edward Grey" that BR was found guilty at the Mansion House Police Court. In Samuel's "opinion no passport should be issued to him".

Cockerill encloses copies of his correspondence with BR. The copies are present in this file: 7 September, 12 September, 18 September, 29 September, 5 October, 9 October, 12 October. [There are entries for all these letters in BRACERS in other locations.]

Cockerill also encloses his own letters to BR [again also available in BRACERS in other locations].

There are actually three letters from MacDonald to Samuel, but only the first one is dated. They concern BR.

Samuel replies to MacDonald about BR, his speech in Cardiff, and the character of his propaganda.

Lt. Col. McClellan draws the Home Office's attention to the Morning Post with a view to the prosecution of BR.

The letter concerns the letter written by BR to President Wilson and smuggled into the United States by a woman messenger. Extracts were in the New York Times. The letter was addressed to "A.J. Balfour".

Buckley reports that BR let his Russell Chambers flat to "two American girls, the Misses Dudley of Chicago, in September 1916. They entered into occupation there on the 26th of that month, and resided at the flat down to December 1916, when the younger sister returned to the United States, and the elder sister [Helen] went to a health resort in this country for a course of treatment for a bad arm. The latter sister is expected back at the flat this week." [The younger sister took the letter to the United States.]

Haynes forwards BR's request of the same day that he be allowed the privileges for prisoners in the First Division. He recommends that BR's request be granted.

Bowater encloses BR's request which was sent to him by the Brixton Prison Governor. "Personally I think this prisoner should have little or no consideration."

BR must be "accorded the privileges for which he has applied."

BR "must not be a nuisance, and should not have more privileges than others in a similar position. If you think he should have visits of half an hour's duration, well and good."

"I hope you will not give him too much liberty."

"This prisoner appears to think that he can live at Brixton Prison in the same comfort, and with the same facilities, as he would, if he were in his own house."

BR is allowed "to follow his own profession". Thus "it follows that he should be permitted to send out to his publishers reviews of books of a technical and philosophical nature and the Governor of the Prison has been instructed accordingly."

"I conclude you will allow" Wildon Carr "to visit" BR "as one of the ordinary visitors—and not an extra visit."

The letter concerns a remission of BR's sentence.

The Home Secretary "has felt justified in recommending the remission of the remainder of this sentence", i.e. BR's sentence.

Printed document filled out by C. Haynes, noting that BR was discharged on 14 Sept. 1918.

Murray asks if BR could give a series of lectures at the London School of Economics.

"Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland has received the enclosed letter from Professor Gilbert Murray, asking whether it would be possible for Mr. Bertrand Russell to give a series of lectures at the London School of Economics, of which Sir Arthur is chairman." See record 122572 for Murray's letter.

"Sir George Cave asks me to say, for Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland's information, that Mr. Bertrand Russell has been engaged in propaganda against the continuance of the war."

"If, however, it is clearly understood that his lectures [at the London School of Economics] are confined to logic and philosophy ... Sir George Cave would see no objection to his being allowed to lecture."

"No".

"No".

BR will not be writing a regular column.

BR tells Prather where he can read "The Free Man's Worship".

BR did not order Christmas cards from the Speaker's Art Fund.

BR declines to do as Sipriot suggests in his letter of Nov. 20.

"No".

BR is "entirely willing to give my consent to your confirmation."

The Russells enjoyed Unwin's visit, and Edith looks forward to the Tolkien volumes [The Lord of the Rings].

BR will look for Smith's sketch when he returns home.

BR will look for her manuscript when he returns to Wales.

Re the Morris manuscript, children's return, her letters (C-Willis boy, files).

"No again".

"No. Too soon".

On what BR may have published on the Nagy trials.

"Cheque to Childs".

BR met Silone in Rome. BR invites him to a European Congress in London on Jan. 17-18.

"Mr Russell has been convicted under the Defence of the Realm Act for writing an undesirable pamphlet, and no passport will be issued to him to proceed to the United States. Please inform the President of Harvard."

[Transcription by K. Blackwell in 1967.]

Williams writes of his memories of the Cuban Missile Crisis. At the time he was a student at the University College of North Wales, Bangor. Tom Kinsey "asked me to try to arrange for Bangor students to carry out reconnaissance work at the BBC Radio transmitter at Llanddona in nearby Anglesey with a view to facilitating a take over of the transmitter if the crisis deepened." "I do not know for certain that the plan to seize the transmitter was directly sanctioned by Bertrand Russell."

In praise of Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451. BR would like to see the author. [He did.]

The typed carbon is document .143269, record 89060. Jpeg image was printed from the internet.

Alys is writing in reply to a letter she received from Shearman about the death of Alys's mother.

[The letter is printed from a PDF file.]

BR wants clarification on her dinner invitation. "I do not know the hours of my lectures; is it 8 o'clock?"

(The letter is printed from a PDF file.)

"Dinner will be at six forty-five in the Deanery. Your lecture has been set for eight fifteen." (The letter is printed from a PDF file.)

"Your withdrawal from the Congress would have caused other members of the committee to wonder why, and would probably have brought the roof down over our heads."

Offices have been set up in Berlin and Paris. A monthly will be started in November called Nouvelle Revue Libre.

(The letter is printed from a PDF file.)

Koestler wants to meet with BR in London to discuss the Congress for Cultural Freedom. (The letter is printed from a PDF file.)

He suggests that an essay by BR be published in the Nouvelle Revue Libre. He has "got Russell to withdrawn his resignation from the Congress." (The letter is printed from a PDF file.)

The letter is printed from a PDF file.