BR encloses a list <not present> of the books that he has written since 1950. "I am interested by what you say about causality, but it is a tangled subject and one about which I find it difficult to be dogmatic."

"Your experiences with the PhD that you mention do not at all surprise me. A PhD degree is no guarantee of either wisdom or virtue." BR tells her he leaves most letters unanswered.

"Recovered but must husband energies. Therefore no".

"Article in Family Planning—Publishers might consent to his reprinting article—No time to write new one—Entirely agree about importance of the matter".

"I am sorry that I cannot contribute an article to your Review as I have already undertaken as much work as I can manage."

"It is unpleasant to be surrounded by people one disagrees with, but I gather that in spite of that, you enjoy a sense of liberation."

"I am very sorry that, after giving considerable thought to your letter of July 5, I still think that my intervention would be more likely to do harm than good, especially in the present very tense atmosphere."

BR hopes to have time soon to read his translations of Three Spanish Poets.

"Send Birmingham, April 15, speech > Canadian, Vizinczei".

The addressee is "Dr. Gotschaft", but this is an error. BR refers him to Alan Wood's biography of him, The Passionate Sceptic.

"Footnote to p. 23".

"It is somewhat ironic that those who are most apt to quote Patrick Henry on Liberty or Death regard anybody who appeals to the First or Fifth Amendment to the Constitution, both of which were carried mainly by the efforts of Patrick Henry, as ipso facto a traitor."

BR encloses the typescript of Has Man a Future?.

BR requests an up-to-date list of the member States of the UN.

"We are very sorry indeed that we cannot manage to see you during the week end." Big affair on August 6.

BR refers him to the Committee of 100. On the difficulties of publicity: "I was approached today by Associated Rediffusion, who offered me two minutes of generalities; but when I said that I wished to speak on Berlin, they withdrew the offer." BR is telling Schoenman of him, "one of the most active and informed members".

"In case I should not be on hand when you call for the photographs, I should like to say that the four which we prefer are (in that order) numbers 12, 3, 14, 1."

"I am writing to ask that the Home Office should continue the visa of Mr. Ralph Schoenman...." Marked "Draft". See record for an earlier letter referred to.

"I feel very much honoured that the YCND wishes me to be its President and I should like to accept their invitation but ... it seems to me that I must decline the invitation to become President of the YCND for the same reasons as I felt obliged to decline to become again the President of the CND."

"My wife and I recently had a conversation with Sir Stanley Unwin on the subject of your project. He thought there was no reason why the publication of your work should wait till after the publication of my autobiography." 

BR is unable to contribute to the proposed book on the House of Lords because of work already undertaken.

"As regards the poor sales of my books in Germany, my wife suggests that they confuse me with Lord Russell of Liverpool. Do you think this likely?"

Re an article BR is writing. "I note that in your letter you do not include Macmillan among world leaders. Am I to infer that I must say nothing about him? You also do not mention any Asians or Africans, but it seems to me that it would be an anachronism to ignore Asia and Africa."

"I am very sorry that I am too busy endeavouring to induce the human race to refrain from mass suicide to have time to do anything unless and until the K's come to an agreement."

"I can hardly suppose that either Simon or Schuster pretends to be a Christian."

BR is so occupied with the attempt to prevent a nuclear war that he finds it impossible to turn his mind to the philosophical subjects that he used to write about.

BR refers him to Schilpp's Living Philosophers for "a very nearly complete bibliography" of his writings. Denonn has been working [more] on it.

BR thanks him for the enclosed handbills. "The one about the crisis in 1878 might be read as contemporary by a very few verbal alterations."

"I shall be grateful if you will send a photostat to Allen and Unwin, as the typescript that I have does not embody recent corrections and it would take my secretary some time to embody these corrections."

"I think your American friend ought to be informed that there are a great many non-Quakers and even non-Christians in America who stand for peace. The principal organization of this character is SANE". (She was partnered with Arthur Waley.)

"I thoroughly sympathize with the aims of your proposed dining-cum-discussion society, but I hesitate to accept an official position in connection with it, partly because I am so busy that I should very seldom, if ever, be able to attend the meetings and partly because, owing to a difficulty in swallowing, I have to live entirely on liquid nourishment and therefore cannot dine."

"Secretary > Sawyer".

"I have seen only small parts of the Eatherly-Anders correspondence, and I should wish to see the whole before giving a definite answer to the question of writing a preface."

BR cannot meet in Caernarvon or in Plas Penrhyn owing to the large demonstration by the Committee of 100 on September 17. BR is surprised that no one has organized a local branch in Caernarvon advocating nuclear disarmament.

"Lord R does not know of any work connecting symbolic logic with accountancy. As to Principia Mathematica, it is still in print and can be obtained from any bookseller."

"I am sorry that press of business has prevented me ... campaign activities. With regrets and all good wishes for the success of your pamphlet."

"Same as 8 and 6 to Sally Rhyne and...." See records 127332 and 127334.

"Such a letter, as you will understand, is most welcome and encourages one to continue work at this time of imminent crisis."

"Mrs. Williams < Secretary".

"Harrod | <Create?> | card".

"I shall be most happy to attend such a conference as you propose and to answer the questions of the participants that you suggest. Wednesday October 25th would suit me."

BR has received no reply from his letter to Lionel G. Stevens of Record Supervision Limited inquiring about two clauses in the contract, and so he has not yet signed the contract. See record 85156.

BR hesitates to sign the petition in its present form. "I am entirely in favour of a referendum as to nuclear weapons and nuclear warfare, but I see a difficulty in employing the United Nations for this purpose. U.N. is regarded by the Communist world as a body with a Western bias, therefore not wholly representative of world opinion."

"Leaflet to Michael Strumpf—Act or Perish".

Re the situation in Berlin. "Ever since 1945, I have thought that Germany presented the most difficult problem.…" "The ideal solution ... would be the disarmament and neutralization of Germany under an international guarantee. I should, of course, prefer to see the disarmament not only German but universal, as Khrushchev has sometimes proposed. Short of some such measure, I do not see any hope of German reunification."

"If Germany remains divided into East and West, one Communist and the other not, tension would survive. On the other hand, it is difficult to imagine Russia surrendering East Germany, except as a result of defeat in war, and war would defeat us all."

"[Keep copy of this to use as a statement]".

BR cannot be present at their annual event due to engagements already made. "... I am in whole-hearted agreement with the aims of the Grotius Foundation."

"Refer Sophie Mishkin to the Canadian nuclear people".

"I have every sympathy with the object of your proposed series of broadcasts, and, at another time, I should have been glad to be a contributor, but ... I am fully occupied in campaigning against nuclear war and nuclear weapons and I have no time for anything else."

"So far as I know the question of the truth or falsity of the multiplicative axiom and the axiom of infinity has not advanced any further since the second edition of The Principles of Mathematics."

[BR surely means Principia Mathematica.]

BR briefly answers Lal's 5 questions. On the usefulness of science: "At the present time science does much good, but also threatens the greatest imaginable evil." BR refers him to the Principles of Social Reconstruction for his question on impulses which do not involve domination. On the importance of population and birth control BR refers him to the last chapter of The Impact of Science on Society and also to his contribution in The Human Sum.

Re his article on World Government mentioned in her letter of August 1. "I recognize the article as one which I wrote, but I do not know where it was published. It seems to me very strange that it should have been published in The Good Companions as your letter suggests."

"D.H. Lawrence's letters to me are published in D.H. Lawrence's Letters to Bertrand Russell edited by Harry T. Moore, Gotham Book Mart, New York, 1948."

"You will find the exact facts about my attitude to preventive war at a time when America had a monopoly of nuclear weapons in my Common Sense and Nuclear Warfare under the heading 'Inconsistency?'."

BR will not attend the symposium on October 22. "I am, of course, utterly opposed to anti-Semitism, whether in Russia or elsewhere, but I have no first-hand knowledge as to the position of Jews in Russia and I do not feel that I have anything useful to say."

"I have had no reply from you to my letter of July 6 about a possible meeting on October 25 or November 1." BR is unable to attend the meeting if it is set for October 25 as he has already accepted an important meeting concerning nuclear disarmament on the same day.

Re the refusal of permission for the meeting to be held in Trafalgar Square on September 17. "It is very much to be hoped that the Authorities will re-consider this refusal."

Re their leader of August 19 concerning John Osborne's cri de coeur. "I should like to point out that it is only with the greatest difficulty and energy- and time-wasting persistence that I or anyone else holding a similar point of view can persuade the press, the television, the Authorities who permit the use of Trafalgar Square and other possible meeting places to allow us to state our case." Much is deleted.

Chandos' letter "reassures me as to my obligations under the suggested contract which I have, therefore, signed and enclose herewith. I enclose a photograph which I hope you will find satisfactory."

BR thanks him for the photographs.

"I find that Dr. Wilson's criticism is justified. I had not known until I got your letter that there was another Thucydides besides the historian."

"Send Steel and Wilson letters to Foulkes".

BR declines the invitation to speak at their meeting. "I very much hope that your meeting will be a success and that you will secure an excellent speaker to represent a point of view such as I should have been advocating."

"Already written for candidate > Pamp".

"Will send recording within the next few days > Weinberg".

"Return sketch to Sudhir and ER write".

BR thanks him for the interesting memoir on Gaston Milhaud. The Dreyfus case is mentioned. "I am sorry to say that I do not now know much of his work, although sixty years ago I read it with much interest." BR is glad his centenary is being observed.

"No > British Soviet Friendship Society because of engagements already undertaken".

"I enclose herewith the text of my speech in Trafalgar Square on August 6."

"I enclose herewith the particulars requested."

"I am in entire agreement with the letter and the enclosure and I shall be prepared in all likelihood to join in any collective letter or pronouncement that the IPPF may wish to present."

"I am entirely in sympathy with the address by Kenneth B Clark and I am sending it to Encounter in the hope that they may print it."

"I enclose herewith an address by Dr Kenneth B. Clark on the position of the negro intellectual in America. It seems to me a very excellent document and I am hoping that you may think it may be suitable for publication in Encounter."

BR refers him to the Humanist Society.

"Amabel | Crawshays | Cake".

BR thanks him for sending Lemon Pie. "I have read all the stories and I like them very much."

"OK > Biswas".

"... I am not certain that your psychology is correct. I should like to take a poll of eminent football players to find out whether, on the average, they are more pacifist than other people." BR is glad that Turner decided to join the Committee of 100.

"Turner's letter and copy of above (3) > Randle". See record 127374.

BR is in complete sympathy with the aims of their Conference but is unable to attend.

"Any bookseller > Spachtholz".

"I am very glad to know of the work that you are doing and the opinions that you support. I wish you all success."

"No > Labour Peace Fellowship".

"I am sorry that I do not feel able to make an engagement for so distant a date as May 17 next year as my own future and that of the world are doubtful."

"Ring up > Köllerström".

"I learn that Manitoba Pool Elevators is considering at a meeting the question of nuclear weapons and nuclear war which is a matter with which I am deeply concerned." BR encloses "Berlin Speeches", Act or Perish, and "Berlin Crisis".

"You say that a question [is] asked as to why the Germans did not use gas in World War II. There were, I think, three reasons: 1) that one side had a plentiful supply of gas; 2) that World War I had proved gas to be not a decisive weapon; 3) that gas masks had made gas much more ineffective than it was in World War I. Only the first of these three reasons has any analogy with the possible use of nuclear weapons in World War III."

"I am very sorry indeed that I cannot undertake to read and write a foreword to your book as I am absolutely overwhelmed with work of the utmost urgency."

"OK > Evan".

"Eaton's letter > Rotblat".

"I agree with everything that you say and we are and have been doing everything that we can think of to bring about such an international movement as you recommend."

"Send Jordan's letter and copy of above (16) and Falk's letter and copy of (18) to Randle." See record 127387 and 127389.

"Copy letter to Jordan > Falk". See record 127387.

"Don't know; medical question > Sid Goldberg".

"No > Illustrated Weekly of India".

BR is unable to attend their annual conference and their meeting in Fairfield County as he is overwhelmed with work.

BR encloses a statement re the Eatherly case. "The case of Claud Eatherly is not only one of appalling and prolonged injustice to an individual, but is also symbolic of the suicidal madness of our time. No unbiased person, after reading Eatherly's letters, can honestly doubt his sanity...."

"I have read the correspondence between you and Eatherly with very great interest and with admiration for both of you."

"No > BBC".

"Return Eatherly MS. > Weidenfeld".

"No > Yomiuri Shimbun".

"It seems that a summons is to be issued against me for attempting to call a meeting in Trafalgar Square on September 17 without permission. What is more serious, is that the whole Committee of 100 is being issued a summons as a conspiracy ... Could you possibly find out something as to: a) the intention of the Authorities; b) the penalties which can be imposed or are likely to be imposed."

"D Steel's letter > Foulkes".

"OK > Katahira about Expanding Mental Universe".