"I am glad that you are able to make use of your local Press for the defence of a policy which, even since Scarborough, tends to be boycotted in the national Press."

"I think it is probable that as applied to a few very very rich people in the West my statement may not have been correct." Re BR's [late-1940s] statement that the salary difference between a general and a private was greater in Russia than in the West.

"I am afraid that, on account of old age, it is unlikely that I shall be able to come [to Vienna]." It may be addressed to the British Embassy, Austria.

Re fox-hunting "I very much dislike cruelty to animals, but I am so occupied with anti-nuclear work that I do not feel I can take on anything else." BR did not know Roy Randall "at all well". Grace Forester is his first cousin.

"I do not feel that one who is not a Canadian ought to take sides in such a purely Canadian Campaign as yours." But BR would prefer Canada's independence from the U.S. by leaving NATO.

BR refuses the request from Harrod's letter and sends his sincere regrets to his Korean pupil and to the Chinese philosophers.

"Daily Mail & NY Times unilateralism > Ealing Technical College".

"The information you convey is of the utmost importance and ought to be known throughout the country, since it shows that at every moment the lives of all of us are at the mercy of a bunch of hand-picked fanatics...."

"I am entirely willing to support the decisions of the Committee." BR shares the "possible collective responsibility" of the Committee.

BR thanks him for the two enclosed poems. "I am happy that you wish to dedicate them to me and glad to give the permission you ask for." BR "must look up" what Thoreau said about civil disobedience.

"The scheme requires the co-operation of the Governments, both Eastern and Western, and while governmental mentality remains what it is at present, Governments will only consent to it if they think that it will fail in its object."

"I am entirely in sympathy with the point of view that you express, but I do not see that there is anything that I can usefully do without arousing resentment of foreign interference."

BR thanks him for the letter and for his work on Areas of Agreement, but has not yet had time to study his work.

"Same as above". See record 126645.

"I am sending you herewith an article which I am hoping you may find suitable for the work concerning which you wrote to me on June 14 and August 12."

BR thanks him for the French and English versions of his book Pas de Carte Blanche au Capricorne.

"Your name as a supporter of our movement has great importance and neither writing nor speaking would be expected."

"I was entirely pleased with what you wrote and I send you my best thanks."

"I hear from Monsieur Salathier that you are an eager student of philosophy, and it is a pleasure to express my hope that your interest may long continue and prove fruitful."

BR thanks Cory for sending him the Journal of Philosophy containing his philosophical letter to BR.

BR encloses £5 for the Association.

BR plans on attending the Press Conference unless something unforeseen prevents him. "What you say in your letter of December 5 about Sartre is very much to the purpose and I think that some such action as you suggest is desirable."

"£6.15.2 > Fribourg & Treyer".

"No > Boaz, Journal of Psychological Research".

BR declines her invitation.

"People who suffer as you do can be cured by adequate psychiatric treatment, but not by punishment.... A man suffering from plague is a danger to the community but we do not think him wicked. Your case ought to be viewed similarly."

"I am sorry that you find life so difficult." BR suggests a time they could meet.

"I am very sorry indeed not to agree to read your manuscript...."

An undated form letter for replying to more who wish BR again to be CND President. "He deeply regrets that, under the present circumstances, he cannot reconsider his decision to resign from the Presidency of the CND."

"Thank you for sending me your work on the structures of value and for the enclosed cheque on $10."

"I enclose herewith a cheque for £200 for my account and, also, a cheque for $10 which I should wish to convert into sterling and put into my account."

"I very much approve of the project that you mention and am happy to accept your invitation to become a sponsor. I enclose £5...."

"I shall be glad to write a reply to David Marquand which I can send you within a few days."

"The question of civil disobedience is one on which, it seems to me, both sides have a strong case."

"I shall regard it as utterly disastrous if America decides to renew tests, but I am somewhat doubtful as to what I can do about it except indirectly by rousing public opinion in Britain to bring pressure on the British Government." BR's critiques of American policy don't carry much weight there.

"I am sorry, but not surprised, that the CND has failed to reply to you." BR advises her to write to Michael Randle, Secretary of the Committee of 100.

BR encloses a copy of Taylor's letter in hopes that he can find work for her and her family. See record 126668. BR also includes the names of three other people for Randle to get in touch with. BR has spoken of them to Schoenman.

"30/- > Peace News annual subscription".

"I am happy to accept your invitation to join your Council."

"Surtax > Madams is it correct?"

"We were very worried by your account of Dr. Lindop's illness and we should very much like to know how she is getting on."

"So far as I am concerned I am quite willing to give the permission you ask for, but I think you will also require the consent of the American publishers."

"I should be happy to see you for an interview if you could manage the long and tedious journey to the above address."

"No > Humanists of Manchester University".

BR is unable to do the article suggested by the Korean paper. He lacks information about Korea.

"So far as I am concerned I am entirely willing that you should reprint the [unspecified] article in question."

"As for Nietzsche, my opinion of him in the History of Western Philosophy is the one I am inclined to adhere to."

"No > Woodbrooke College good wishes for good work".

"I have now made out a statement expressing my admiration for your No Carte Blanche to Capricorn which I enclose herewith."

"I enclose herewith [not present] a short statement in praise of Monsieur le Ghait's No Carte Blanche to Capricorn."

"About 6 months ago I asked you to buy for me a certificate for £5000 payment of taxes and I believe you hold the certificate."

"ER > Madams explaining above letter to Childs". See record 126683.

"£37.7.10 > tax collector > Madams if it is right".

"I am sorry to see from your leading article 'Too Tense', which was part of your Christmas Eve good wishes to the world, that you have joined the 'Die-Quietly Brigade'."

"I note that you are in London until January 10, but I cannot be in London before that date so, unless your stay in Wales is unexpectedly prolonged, I am afraid an interview is impossible."

"Thank you for your poem which admirably expresses what opponents of nuclear warfare feel." "The present rules of East and West plan to massacre several million times as many Innocents as he [Herod] did." "I am communicating your poem to the Committee of 100 in case they are able to make use of it."

"I am immensely impressed by your wish to be present of February 18, but I do quite solemnly think that it would be better if you stayed away." Life-lines may be needed.

"I will do my best to get the publishers to correct the error that you note." Re error about Shaftesbury in Wisdom of the West. Publisher ignored list of errors found in first edition.

"Thanks for Today's Japan > Marvin Meyer".

"In view of what you say, I am enclosing a very brief statement about your programme and ethics in our time."

"I am quite willing that the Reader's Digest should quote the passage that you ask about in your letter of September 5 which reached me two days ago."

BR answers three questions regarding nuclear disarmament.

"I am sorry to hear of your financial troubles. Does the Strong Fellowship no longer yield anything considerable?"

"I am glad that you are willing to join in our civil disobedience campaign and I should advise you to get in touch with the secretary, Michael Randle...."

"I should be glad if you could get in touch with this young man and give him the information that he wants and enrol him for February 18." See record 126696.

"I cannot be in London before the latter half of February. Could the points that Erni wants to raise be dealt with by letter?"

"The Civil Disobedience Campaign will I am sure be grateful for your support...."

"Thank you very much for your adaptation of Goethe's poem which I have read with much pleasure."

BR thanks Legg for the portrait of himself. "It was very clever of you to work, as you did, from a photograph, and it is interesting to see how different I appear to different interpreters."

BR declines his invitation as he is very busy.

"I have expressed myself about Polaris in a short statement which I sent to the Glasgow Council of Nuclear Disarmament." BR sends the statement to Avis.

"Such letters, especially when they come from America, are very encouraging and make one feel that anti-nuclear work is worthwhile."

"We are glad of your support, and I think you are right not to be worried by those who hold such action irresponsible."

"When I first decided in direct action I did not for a moment suppose that it entailed my resignation as President of the CND." A "spectacular demonstration" is needed "to infiltrate information through the Press to the public".

"I am glad that you are willing to add your name and address to the list of those prepared to act."

"Many thanks for sending me your 'Paradoxical Sonnets'. I have read them all with a great deal of interest and, although they express a variety of moods, I have no difficulty in sympathizing with all of them."

Letter to the editor for publication. Re the issue of October 29: "I never had any quarrel with the Rev. Michael Scott. It was with the Rev. Canon Collins that I had a quarrel. I greatly admire the work of the Rev. Michael Scott."

BR readdressed the letter to Matsushita, then reverted to Kojima. BR praises Yomiuri Shimbun. "I am glad that there is in Japan such a strong movement in favour of peace."

"I am happy to accept your invitation to speak at the Queen's Hotel, Birmingham, on March 11."

"I should be glad to see you as you suggest on January 7. The time that would suit me best would be about 4 o'clock."

"I am very sorry that pressure of work makes it quite impossible for me to read your manuscript, and I am therefore reluctantly unable to help you to secure publication."

"You note that I have not been much in the news lately, but I think this is only true in Germany." "I am just as active as usual."

"I cannot yet tell what I should be doing in May, and therefore I cannot at present make any engagements to see you then."

"You are quite at liberty to quote what I wrote before about your American Kaleidoscope."

"I.F. Stone's Weekly is published by I.F. Stone himself ... I think the only way to get his Weekly is to write to him."

"Thank you for your letter expressing sympathy with the movement with which I am connected." BR refers him to Randle, Secretary of the Committee of 100, for more information.

"My book on the Conquest of Happiness deals with many of your suggested themes." Books that express a single personality are apt to be more interesting than symposia.

"I read your proposal with pleasure, but I do not think that it would produce any useful result."

"We do not quite know what allowances of pocket money we ought to give to Anne and Sarah and Lucy. We do not want them to have less than other girls nor yet to have appreciably more."

"Child > Madams".

"I am glad to know that although your College is supported by a Protestant Church it displays Why I am Not a Christian in the College Library, and I am naturally pleased with what you say about this book."

"As regards the degree and kind of civil disobedience to be advocated, this must vary with the country and circumstances. The criterion is the effect on public opinion."

"Kindly send one hundred pounds to my daughter...."

"I am obliged to you for the various efforts that you report towards promoting the sales of Bertrand Russell Speaks His Mind."

"I think it unlikely that I should be capable of forming a judgement as to the research that you write about, and I think you would do better to submit it to some person of competence in your field."

"Autographed photo > Brandon".

BR refers her to his book New Hopes for a Changing World. "I think it is important that all of us who are engaged in anti-nuclear work should keep before our minds the hopeful possibilities no less than those that are terrifying." 

"I am sorry that I am so fully engaged for some months to come that I do not see how a meeting between you and me can be arranged." BR asks for a short account of his plan.

"Secretary > Gane giving Committee of 100 address".