BR defends a balance of advantages and disadvantages in East-West negotiations.

On chemical and biological properties of living and dead matter in An Outline of Philosophy.

On "chemical imperialism" and living and dead matter. "As you travel across the Canadian prairies in the train you observe that man's intelligence has been devoted with incredible energy to the chemical process of transforming the said prairies into human bodies." Conditioned reflexes.

Sandys asks for a donation to the Chapman Cohen Memorial Fund. She has long notes of the "Why I Am Not a Christian" lecture.

In French.

Santos asks BR to lend his name to a Committee of Honour for the 70th birthday of Salvador de Madariaga.

Dr. Sargant thanks BR for writing him about Battle for the Mind.

Sarnum refers to BR giving him his attention on earlier occasions and encloses Freedom, 26 Dec. 1953, which quotes BR from The Rationalist Annual.

In French.

Re a lecture in Paris to be given by BR on English philosophy.

On the Wimbledon bye-election. The year is in Edith Russell's hand.

Scarlett-Synge is a physician at Cheshire County Asylum. She had worked in Canada. She wants to see BR and tell him about her trips to Serbia and Germany in war-time.

Schachter asks BR about marital infidelity as described in Marriage and Morals.

BR provides his current views on marital infidelity, with fidelity leading a marriage to much greater chances of happiness.

Schack asks BR questions for his biography of Albert C. Barnes.

Scheer requests permission to quote from "Vagueness" for his dissertation in mathematics at the University of New Mexico.

Schlegel, of the Physics Department at Michigan State College, requests an offprint of "The Cult of Common Usage".

Schmalhausen asks for BR's "psychological and glandular reactions" to his Why We Misbehave.

Schoen, a peace agitator in Denmark, wishes to interview BR about going to China.

In German.

A fan letter from a young opera singer.

BR will send Schochlin a signed copy of Lob des Mussigganges.

In German.

The card was sent to Cambridge, London and then China.

On forms BR was to sign regarding the Der Spiegel affair.

BR encloses documents he has signed (not present) and asks if there are further things he might do to help Der Spiegel.

BR has supplied the year. Schreiner has heard from Miss Ford and asks BR to see her (Schreiner) next day.

Schrödinger encloses pages on atomic particles' loss of individuality.

BR tells Schrödinger where he disagrees with him in ethics: compassion cannot cultivate the arts and sciences, and one should prefer the greater good, whoever is to enjoy it, including oneself.

BR encloses (not present) a letter from Susan Lawrence, on the London County Council being about to penalize teachers who are conscientious objectors.

Studer is sending BR a translation of one of his articles.

BR has noted that Scott is "sister of Ethel Portal, a cripple from paralysis". BR is invited to visit her after many years.

Mrs. Seal's late husband came under BR's influence at Trinity College in 1913.

Scott tells BR that Körner was a pupil of Wittgenstein, but not a follower.

BR well remembers his visit to Cardiff but has not yet had time to read Körner's book.

Selby-Wright refers to diaries of the Mintos.

Seward asks BR for an autographed copy of Satan in the Suburbs.

The Sarfattis send BR a book on Vico. She refers to their common friend, Mr. Sanderson (i.e., T.J. Codben-Sanderson).

Savery questions the wage gap mentioned in Bertrand Russell Speaks His Mind.

BR explains his view of the wage gap in the U.S.S.R. and U.K. It does not include captians of industry, but the difference between the pay of a general and the pay of a private.

Schieldrop, a professor of applied mathematics at Oslo, would like to see BR about a peace plan. He recounts several stories about the Trondheim incident in 1948. He introduced BR to the Anglo-Norse Society before the war.

"I'm the man who stole a pipe (your only one at that moment) from you at Britannia Hotel in Trondheim. I was also one of the crowd that took care of you when you entered the hotel dripping wet after your morning bath in the Trondheim fiord. I am further the one whom you took into your confidence (at 1 o'clock that night) as to the profound parting utterance to be expected from philosophers (great philosophers, that is) face to face with death in cold Norwegian waters. Adding that I introduced you when you gave a lecture to the Anglo-Norse Society in Oslo before the war and that I hold a world record: having retold more often than anybody else your perfect A1 story "Remember you are an Equdorian [sic]" — I can't find more in order to impress you."

BR thanks Schieldrop for his "very charming letter". He asks him to telephone regarding a meeting.

Cioffi invites BR to dine with the Society in Richmond and speak to the "irresponsibility" of propagating rationalism.

Seelig requests a signed photograph of BR for the 3rd edition of his documentary biography, Albert Einstein.

Shackleton asks about BR's meeting the previous week with Robin Farquharson, who has had a nervous breakdown.

Shalom, later a philosopher at McMaster University, Canada, asks BR to read his analysis of Wittgenstein's Tractatus.

BR will be interested to read Shalom's paper.

Shapiro asks for BR's help re the critical reception of Marriage and Morals in 1929.

BR recalls "no fuss" about Marriage and Morals until 1940.

The Club will be publishing a magazine, One World.

BR declines to be an honorary member of the editorial board of One World.

Sinclair seeks BR's permission to include 3 letters in a book of his letters. (One of the letters is by Frank Russell.)

Sinclair sends BR his new play on the H-bomb and applauds BR's recent speech.

Shawcross provides his views of the relevance of the Nuremburg Trials to the present state of Germany, West or East, in response to BR's request.

Shaxley believes BR has misunderstood the pamphlet Patriotism (1916), which he encloses. BR refers to it in Principles of Social Reconstruction, p. 151.

BR admits that he alluded to Patriotism in a misleading way, as he had not seen it.

On the philosophy of mathematics; Couturat; MacColl.

In praise of BR's "Education" article in the current Atlantic Monthly.

Sheldon is critical of BR's "Can Americans and Britons Be Friends?".

Shelton refers to BR's report for Stout and Mind of Shelton's "The Methods of Applied Mathematics", and replies to it.

The writer defends Christianity's approach to "mere pleasure", after a query by BR.

BR defends pleasure as a motive of "a certain proportion" of action.

Sheppard congratulates BR on his Fellowship. BR has annotated the letter.

Sher asks for a meeting with BR.

Shoemaker queries a passage on induction from Madden, dated 20 March 1959.

BR agrees that Shoemaker's query is valid.

Shore needs urgently to contact BR about Mysticism and Logic.

Shuckburgh is disgusted with Trinity's dismissal of BR.

Probably John Shuckburgh, who writes of his father's death. BR has annotated the letter.

On arrangements for "further argument".

BR evaluates Mr. Siff's proposal to expose the medical profession.

Silacara, writing from Rangoon, criticizes BR's non-tautological approach to "2+2=4".

Sime enjoyed reading History of Western Philosophy.

BR read Man's Presumptuous Brain "with lively interest" and asks for a consultation for his throat affliction.

Hardinge encloses (not present) proofs of Simeons' Man's Presumptuous Brain.

BR has "no more medical knowledge than is possessed by every educated layman".

Also in file: TL(CAR).

Simon sends BR his computer proof of Principia proofs. The enclosure is "The Logic Theory Machine: a Complex Information Processing System".

"I am quite willing to believe that everything in deductive logic can be done by a machine." Typed by the Russell Archives from RA1 750.

Simons makes a number of pointed criticisms of Portraits from Memory.

BR states that he has never understood "transcendence"; as for "infinity", it has a perfectly clear meaning in mathematics.

Schoenman encloses a copy of BR's letter of 16 Aug. 1963 to her son (document .056093).

On Germany and Russia, and getting rid of hatred and fear.

Singer encloses a letter from C. Franke on The Impact of Science on Society.

BR remarks that Franke is sometimes taken in by BR's irony.

BR comments on the value and significance of music "today".

Singer would like to discuss nuclear testing and outer space with BR. He is Director of the National Weather Satellite Center.

BR's message at top: "O.K. If he will come here, but not otherwise. R"

BR tells Singer he can see him in Wales on Oct. 20 at 4:30 pm.