"The question at issue is part of the larger irrationality that we mind unpleasant things in the future more than in the past, which is why people like stories to have a happy ending."

"No".

"I am quite unable to predict whether mankind will prefer annihilation or a stable peace."

BR offers "all best wishes for the success of your campaign" as a message for their leaflet.

A letter to the editor, meant for publication but not published, on why BR's prison writings were abstract. Wildon Carr made BR delete from the review of Dewey a phrase "which he thought somebody could interpret as having some bearing on practical affairs." (The deletion concerned is probably that at TN135: 5 in Papers 8, or perhaps that at TN154: 21-2; see Rec. Acq. 411.)

"I still flourish like a green bay tree". BR envies Hopkins his visit to Nepal and recalls a 1920 luncheon with him.

BR is "very glad indeed the Playboy is publishing" the statement "The Contaminators". "I hope the world will make up its mind in time to the fact that governments are putting us all in jeopardy."

(The statement is on strontium 90.)

BR thanks Desch for the German translation, Vernunft und Atomkrieg.

BR has never seen Woburn, and would like to show it to Edith.

BR agrees that the "Hiroshima Appeal" is excellent. He regrets the disagreement that has surfaced regarding Wayland Young and (perhaps) Arthur Goss.

BR asks Collins' view of the controversy with Goss over the Hiroshima Appeal.

BR describes some changes he has made to Green's interview with him.

Denonn has been updating the bibliography of "BR's works". The ABC of Atoms is out of print and also out-of-date.

"BBC cheque > Child 11.16.3".

Above this day's date heading is a saying for "Newly Discovered Maxims of La Rochefoucauld": "Friendship may be defined as a common enmity."

BR would have mentioned Parmelee's books Blockade and Sea Power and Regionalism and World Federation if he had known of them.

BR has answered some of his questions, leaving unanswered those where he has nothing to say.

BR suggests Belton send his photos to CND and Direct Action.

"I am grown too old for much active work." BR mentions not attending the Nova Scotia meeting of scientists (Pugwash) and refers him to Dr. Rabinowich.

"... the religious revival is due to fear caused by the international situation and will continue until the international situation becomes less menacing."

BR mentions a "rather startling" offer from Culhane Film Studios.

BR wants his statement on Foulkes "to obtain full publicity" and not be heard only by the people in the room.

"BBC cheque £13.8.6 > Child".

The draft letter is deleted and is replaced by the notation "2 books signed and returned to Tovazzi".

In the deleted letter BR points out 2 errors in the blurb of the Italian translation of Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy.

BR cancels his reservations for Sept. 14 and following days.

Post order dept.: BR returns his plane tickets to Paris and requests a refund.

BR is willing for a certain recording to be lent to McGill.

BR is glad John still hopes to do drawing of him.

"Childs account and cheques > Madams".

BR asks Collins to read the draft of his Trafalgar Square speech.

He recommends Belton's pictures as possibly useful to CND.

BR tells Powell he will be in London from Sept. 10 to about the end of Sept., where it would be easier for a Japanese to see him.

On the mountaineering goal of one of his grandchildren, and her wish to wash her hair twice a week.

BR has recommended Belton's pictures to Canon Collins.

BR has been elected a Vice-President of the Minffordd Social and Recreational Club. He asks if there is a fund for donations.

It will be a pleasure to see Nawab in London.

BR is looking forward to the Pugwash report on biological weapons.

On Gandhi: "His political astuteness somewhat diminished his saintliness."

BR has never been completely satisfied with his own views on ethics. There is no inconsistency in the 2 views of man contrasted at the beginning of History of Western Philosophy.

"Add—membership of Athenaeum Club to Royal Society's statement".

BR encloses (not present) 2 letters concerning Korean and Russian translations. "Inconvertible roubles are of no use to me."

BR has heard that there was an invitation from Khrushchev to him, but has never received it.

"Bill > Fribourg and Treyer".

Subscription.

BR can see Mr. Taqi in London in late September.

BR is coming to London on the evening of Sept. 10 and asks to be rung up for a meeting.

BR provides a blurb for Mordecai Roshwald's Level Seven.

BR compares Level Seven with On the Beach by Nevil Shute, and he wonders how students at the University of Minnesota react to Roshwald's outlook.

BR praises Lonbury's sonnet.

"Belgian letter about ABC of Relativity > Unwin".

"Who's Who—add Common Sense and Nuclear Warfare".

BR makes arrangements for his presence at a Chapter House meeting. He does not want to cover the topics that will be dealt with by Rotblat and Collins.

BR encloses (not present) a letter from Unwin that leaves the next step up to Foges.

BR discusses his unofficial invitation to Russia, which BR learned from Foges, Kingsley Martin and Dorothy Woodman at tea, who brought the verbal message from the Soviet attaché. BR could not accept such an invitation.

As for Russian royalties, BR invites Unwin to spend them on caviar when he is in Russia.

BR signs a letter to the French Minister of Culture.

"Voters registration".

BR provides a letter of reference (or testimonial) for Yourgrau to the University of California.

"... my brother informed me that he had given himself the number A1 when he was chairman of the London Highway Board when the numbering of motor cars was first instituted. I suppose you could obtain further information from the AA."

BR is depressed at what Marsh tells him about the University of Chicago "which at one time had great merit".

He hopes wisdom at Cambridge will accept Logic and Knowledge as Marsh's thesis.

BR asks Collins if the enclosed (not present) "could be used as a leaflet for distribution in the street and, perhaps, at Trafalgar Square?"

BR tells Yasui he signed the "Hiroshima appeal" on 1 September.

BR sends a signed photo.

£32 for Cook's refund.

Refund received for air tickets not used.

BR corrects Reynolds on St. Augustine's views of time and space.

He feels unable to advise him on his personal question.

"I am devoting my energies to attempts to prevent a nuclear war."

BR provides variant nursery rhymes.

Various letters from Denmark have praised Bredsdorff's interview with BR.

BR wishes he could speak in Brockway's campaign, but he has commitments made before the election was announced.

BR doesn't support CND promoting independent candidates standing on "our" programme.

BR would be happy to see him in London "if we can find a time convenient to both."

The British Legion "is reactionary and warlike".

BR has made it a rule to refuse all invitations to speak at Oxford and Cambridge.

Re Political Ideals: "A very slight piece of work".

"Income deductions > Trustees at Coward, Chance".

BR does not believe that college experience is necessary for creative writing.

He himself was taught by tutors until he went to Cambridge.

BR has signed the draft letters that she sent him regarding a nuclear protest.

BR cannot change his mind about declining the Davies Memorial Lecture.

"Dear Norman Thomas": BR scotches the rumour that he is to be in America.

BR expresses in an attached statement his "whole-hearted approval of Mr. Khrushchev's proposal" [for universal complete disarmament].

"Formal refusal".

A to-do list for "Griff":

Trowsers [Trousers] letter no electrical fittings.

BR declines to speak at the Union (of either Oxford or Cambridge).

BR can't support Usborne because in this election he is supporting only those candidates who support CND despite the party whip.

A note was left between pp. 650-1, Act III, scene 1, of Henry VIII in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Russell's Library, no. 1505). The note is a quotation attributed to Thomas Heywood's list of proverbs: "The cat would eate [sic] fish but dare not wet her feet." The quotation is from The Proverbs of John Heywood, originally printed in 1546.

A blank slip of paper was left between pp. 848-9, Act I, scene 3-5, of Macbeth in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Russell's Library, no. 1505).

A note was left between pp. 896-7, Act III, scene i, of Henry VIII in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Russell's Library, no. 1505). It reads "Add Hamlet". Russell annotated the book page.

A pipe cleaner was left between p. 54 and plate viii of M. Rostovtzeff's The Social and Economic History of the Hellenistic World, vol. I (Russell's Library, no. 373).

A pipe cleaner was left between pp. 206-7 of The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (Russell's Library, no. 1507).

A pipe cleaner was left between pp. 460-1 of The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (Russell's Library, no. 1507).

A slip of paper was left between pp. 330-1 of The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (Russell's Library, no. 1507).

A slip of paper was left between pp. 466-7 of The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (Russell's Library, no. 1507).

A pipe cleaner was left between pp. 200-1 of The Cambridge Ancient History, vol. 12 (Russell's Library, no. 1191).

A pipe cleaner was left between pp. 200-1 of Plutarch's The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans (Russell's Library, no. 1160).

A slip of paper with the printed date 1950/01/06 was left between pp. ii-iii of the United Nations' Economic Survey of Europe in 1949 (Russell's Library, no. 1273).

A slip of paper was left between pp. 36-7 of the United Nations' Economic Survey of Europe in 1949 (Russell's Library, no. 1273).

A slip of paper was left between pp. 94-5 of the United Nations' Economic Survey of Europe in 1949 (Russell's Library, no. 1273).

"Autographed photo > Seelig for Einstein vol."