A note in Eliot's hand was inserted between the first two blank pages of Ezra Pound's Cathay (Russell's Library, no. 601).

A library checkout slip was inserted at Bekker p. 1070a of The Works of Aristotle, Vol. 8 (Russell's Library, no. 1027).

"Lord and Lady Russell did consider the photograph of your husband's portrait shortly before Lord Russell's death and while they thought the picture well done, they felt that the portrait did not capture successfully the shape and expression of Lord Russell's mouth. There is general agreement here with this view...."

A review postcard was inserted between pp. 186-7 of Henry Myers' The Utmost Island (Russell's Library, no. 1714).

"Congratulations to you both"—undoubtedly on the conclusion of the divorce court proceedings of the same date.

"I enclose herewith details of an important request from Kenneth Blackwell, on behalf of the McMaster Centenary Committee. I have not myself read the article in question as we do not have our own copy, but after considering the correspondence between BR and Sir Stanley it does seem to us to be an excellent idea."

"Thank you very much for your letters of 21 July, enclosing a statement of the second payment on Clark's biography which is now deposited with the Executor's Bankers, and of 25 July enclosing a copy of your letter accompanying the interest for June and July from Crossmill Securities to my account at Child's."

A Christmas/New Year Greeting Card from Edith Russell to Anton Felton.

A letter to the editor.

"It would be an event of extraordinary significance if you would be willing to speak to our university one of the days you are in Denmark on the occasion of the Sonning prize."

BR declines Hartnack's invitation to speak at Aarhus University.

The last page is the English translation. Cassinis is President of the Academy.

BR promised Grindea that he would attend the coming-of-age celebration of Adam on January 30 at the French Institute and also that he would make occasional contributions.

"As regards the actual contribution to Adam Lord Russell declared himself willing to write a few articles on the following subjects: Towards a real understanding between England and France, Reminiscences on Henri Poincaré and Henri Bergson (G.B.S. episode included); Some literary works which have influenced my career." 

Grindea wishes to dedicate a special issue of Adam to BR.

Gangat asks BR if he would contribute an article on nuclear warfare for their annual publication Africa Asia.

"I do wish I could fulfil your request at this moment but I am too overwhelmed with writing and speaking commitments on behalf of the Committee of 100. I should like therefore to enclose some recent statements and articles of mine on the particular question of nuclear warfare. I hope it will be possible for you to make use of one of them."

"I feel sure that an article of protest in the magazine would do much towards awakening the participation of the less politically paralyzed Americans in what must become a world movement. ... if you could manage the time to write a short article for Africa South...."

BR's reply is dictated at the top: "No".

BR gives Lewis permission to print his article "Am I an Atheist or an Agnostic" in their magazine Age of Reason.

"I am preparing a free-lance article on the subject of parasitic nuisances who bedevil authors: autograph and photograph hunters, those thoughtless myriads who expect free criticism, poems, speeches, lectures, jobs, and who in general impose on the literary professional. ... Would you be so good as to send me an account of your grievances, the length and nature of which of course I leave to you?"

BR replies to Aiken's letter (see record 5179). "I get letters from engineers who cannot understand Einstein, and from parsons who think that I cannot understand Genesis, from husbands whose wives have deserted them—not (they say) that that would matter, but the wives have taken the furniture with them, and what in these circumstances should an enlightened male do?"

Redeker asks BR to send the text of his speech which Rotblat mentions in his Science and World Affairs: History of the Pugwash Conferences, where BR suggested a meeting between Western and Soviet scientists in a speech to the House of Lords on November 28, 1945.

"I have quoted the speech in full in my book Has Man a Future on page 19."

Allaun asks if BR would write a brief introduction to his pamphlet Stop the H-Bomb Race.

BR encloses a preface for Allaun's pamphlet Stop the H-Bomb Race.

Two questions are posed to BR in German. The first question concerns Walter Ulbricht and asks for BR's opinion on the creation of a German confederation. The second question concerns the proposed setting-up of a multilateral NATO atomic force.

A translation of the two questions is present in handwriting.

BR encloses a statement in regard to their two questions. The enclosed message is entitled "Message to Allgemeiner Deutscher Nachrichtendienst from Bertrand Russell, 18 December, 1963" TL(CAR).

"I am quite aware that the Western Powers have political prisoners, no less than others, but I should consider the most urgent step that the German Democratic Republic could undertake would be the release of political prisoners, in particular, Heinz Brandt."

Ewen asks if BR would answer a few questions by mail which he could quote verbatim in the American Hebrew. "You do not know how much your answers would mean to the puzzled Jews of America!"

His questions are: "1) What do you think should be the attitude of the Jew throughout the world to Germany and Hitler? Do you advocate boycott, open demonstrations, or shall the Jew remain quiet and passive? 2) Do you think that there is any danger of Hitlerism spreading to England, France and America? Finally, 3) What do you think is the destiny of the Jew?"

An invitation to BR to be the guest of honour and speaker at the annual Weizmann dinner on December 8 at the Waldorf Astoria, New York. Last year's guest of honour was J. Robert Oppenheimer.

BR has written a reply on the foot of the telegram: "Deeply regret engagements here make acceptance of your invitation impossible. Russell". In Edith Russell's hand at the top of the telegram says: "Ans[wered] by cable 14 Oct '59". See 130733 for the record of the cable.

BR declines their invitation once more: "I am sorry I cannot reconsider my rejection of your very kind invitation.... My inability to accept your invitation is motivated not only by engagements here, but also by imperative reasons of health."

An invitation from the American Friends Service Committee to attend their Summer Institute in the Poconos Mountains region of Pennsylvania, June 22-29. 

Alexander asks Morrison (who writes a weekly column in Peace News) how he may get in touch with BR. He wants to send a copy of BR's book Common Sense and Nuclear Warfare to every member of the U.S. Congress, with the help of the American Friends Service Committee.

"I am very glad to hear that the American Friends Service Committee is thinking of sending a copy of my little book Common Sense and Nuclear Warfare to every member of the U.S. Congress, and I am quite willing to send a word of greeting to be included with the gift of the book."