BRACERS Notes

Record no. Notes, topics or text
69803

In German.

Salomon asks for BR's help in getting the Soviet authorities to give permission to her brother, Nussa Shayewitsh Rosenblueth, his wife, Gita Gershowna Rosenblueth, and their son, Shaya Nussaewitsh, to emigrate to Israel.

At the top of the page, in Schoenman's hand, is a draft of the response located at record 69802.

Also present on the page, in Schoenman's hand, is a draft of a letter to Soldatov, the Soviet ambassador to Great Britain.

The letter is not present, and concerns an appeal on behalf of Salomon's brother and his family.

69804

In German.

BR thanks Salomon for her letter (see record 69803) and tells her: "I shall raise the matter with the Soviet authorities." BR asks Salomon to keep the matter confidential.

69805

In German.

Kaye tells Salomon that "We are still in contact with the Soviet authorities about your relatives", and asks her if she has "any further information as to their present position."

69806

In German.

Salomon thanks BR for the letter (the letter was written by Bill Kaye; see record 69805), and informs BR that she has had no success on her part in securing permission for her brother to emigrate to Israel.

69807

In German.

Salomon tells BR that her brother's application to leave the Soviet Union has been turned down again, and asks BR to "kindly use your personal intervention in order to bring the present Russian authorities to a positive decision."

At the foot of the page, in Schoenman's hand, is a draft of the response located at record 69809.

69808

In German.

Salomon once again appeals to BR for his "merciful intervention" in the matter of her brother's attempt to emigrate to Israel; see document .181120.

At the top of the page, in Wood's hand, is a note to "Sarah" stating: "Please give this and the carbon to me when you have typed it. Thanks Pam".

At the foot of the page, in Schoenman's hand, is a draft of the response located at record 69810.

69809

Schoenman thanks Salomon for her letter to BR (see record 69807) and tells her: "We shall raise the matter with the Soviet authorities."

69810

Schoenman thanks Salomon for her letter to BR (see record 69808) and tells her: "We shall pursue the matter further with the Soviet authorities."

69811

Salomon thanks BR for the letter (it was sent by Schoenman; see record 69810), and mentions that her brother is now suffering from heart disease. Salomon asks BR to "kindly endeavour to have the matter brought as quickly as possible to a satisfactory solution."

69812

Wood, on behalf of BR, thanks Salomon for her letter (see record 69811) and tells her: "We are continuing to do all we can on behalf of your brother and his family."

69813

The document is an index card, presumably from Schoenman's file, listing the dates of correspondence with Raissa O. Russineks. The correspondence covers the period from 7 February 1965 through 16 November 1966; see documents .181126-.181134.

69814

Russineks, asks BR to intervene with the Soviet authorities on her behalf to enable her son, Esro Yosskevitch Russineks, his wife, Rosa Shayevna Russineks, his daughter, Ilana Esrovna Ferber, his son-in-law, Mark Mozusovitch Ferber, and his son, Yossif Esrovitch Russineks, to leave the Soviet Union.

69815

Schoenman thanks Russineks for her letter to BR (see record 69814) and tells her: "I assure you that we will raise the matter immediately with the Soviet authorities and I hope we may have some success."

69816

Russineks thanks Schoenman for his letter (see record 69815), and asks if there has been any word from the Soviet authorities concerning her son and his family.

69817

Schoenman thanks Russineks for her letter (see record 69816) and tells her: "I do not know what further to suggest but we shall raise the matter again with the Soviet authorities."

69818

Schoenman asks Russineks for "... the exact position with regard to your relatives request for exit visas from the Soviet Union"; see record 69817.

On the verso is typed the address of the BRPF, and Russineks' address in Israel.

69819

Russineks thanks Schoenman for his letter (see record 69818), and informs him that the situation regarding her son and his family has not changed.

69820

Schoenman thanks Russineks for her letter (see record 69819) and tells her: "We shall, of course, continue to do all we can on behalf of your son and his family."

69821

Russineks thanks Schoenman for his letter (see record 69820), and informs him that her son's request for an exit visa was turned down again by the Soviet authorities.

69822

Schoenman thanks Russineks for her letter (see record 69821) and tells her: "We shall certainly continue to appeal on behalf of your son and his family."

69823

Russineks notes that Soviet Premier Kosygin will be in England next month, and asks if she should consider an open letter to Kosygin, concerning her son and his family, in a British newspaper; see record 69822.

69824

Schoenman thanks Russineks for her letter (see record 69823) and tells her: "We shall look into the possibility of raising your son's case with Prime Minister Kosygin, should he be in London in the near future."

69825

Russineks tells Schoenman, "Hope you succeeded presenting our case. Very grateful for your efforts"; see record 69824.

69826

Russineks reminds BR that she had originally written to him on 7 February 1965 concerning her son and his family. Russineks begs BR to try again with his efforts to persuade the Soviet authorities to grant an exit visa for her son and his family.

Attached is a two-page copy of the letter Russineks sent to BR on 7 February 1965; see document .181126. The attached copy of the letter is document .181139.

69827

Wood thanks Russineks for her letter to BR (see record 69826), and informs her that BR "has in fact, raised large numbers of such cases with the Soviet government during recent years, but has been successful in only a very few of them." Wood assures Russineks "that we shall continue our efforts on your behalf."

69828

The document is an index card, presumably from Schoenman's file, listing the dates of correspondence with David Schuster. The correspondence covers the period from 30 March 1966 through 23 May 1966; see documents .181141-.181143.

69829

In German.

Schuster asks BR to intervene with the Soviet authorities on his behalf in order to persuade them to grant exit visas for his son and his family.

Attached is an English translation, document .181141.

69830

Wood thanks Schuster for his letter (see record 69829) and, regarding Schuster's son and his family, states: "We shall do what we can on their behalf although we are unfortunately not able to guarantee a successful outcome to our appeals."

69831

Etcheverry is Conseiller Personnel, Chief du Service de Press et de Documentation, President de la Republic.

Schoenman hopes he can accept the invitation and notes "the only possible difficulty will be the cost of the airfare"; see record 69608.

69832

Mason reflects on the role of the N.U.W.S.S. in BR's by-election campaign. It is not clear why the document is with one from 1911 (510.073089); see record 69202.

69833

BR signs a prepared letter nominating Margaret Sanger for the Nobel Peace Prize. See record 69402.

69834

A message in tribute to Margaret Sanger.

69835

A message in tribute to Margaret Sanger.

69836

Osborn solicits a statement from BR for a book.

69837
69838

BR is a signatory to the "Statement of Conviction about Overpopulation".

69839

BR is ill and unable to deal with correspondence.

69840
69841

BR is thanked for his tribute to Sanger.

69842
69843
69844
69845

BR declines to write a message in his own hand, "simply for reasons of time and energy".

69846
69847
BR discovers that he hasn't enclosed the cheque he promised and does so now (not present).
69848

Jean Medawar tells BR that admiration for him "was one of the factors which united us when we [Peter Medawar and Jean] first met."

69849

A thanks for BR's cheque.

69850

The date is conjectural.

69851

Usborne invites BR to take part in a conference on revising the UN Charter. BR's response, as indicated in a top corner, is to decline the invitation.

69852

BR is asked to donate autographed copies of his books to the Sixth Congress of the World Movement for World Federal Government.

69853

McAllister seeks permission to quote from "The Hydrogen Bomb and World Government".

69854

McAllister requests BR's opinion on his enclosed essay. In a top corner BR agrees with the goal and with the first step of this "ingenious" plan.

69855

On "Man's Peril".

69856

BR holds that world government should not be emphasized until East-West tension has decreased.

69857

Lipshitz asks BR to intervene on her behalf with the Soviet authorities in order to secure exit visas for her daughter, Fage Simakova, and her family.

69858

Wood, on behalf of BR, thanks Lipshitz for her letter (see record 69857), and tells her that BR "will certainly use what influence he has with the Soviet authorities, although he cannot promise that his appeals to them will be successful."

69859

Lipshitz thanks BR for the letter (the letter was sent by Pamela Wood; see record 69858), and provides the address and names of her daughter and her family.

69860

The document is an index card, presumably from Schoenman's file, and lists the dates of correspondence with Josef Schwartz. The correspondence covers the period from 26 May 1966 through 8 September 1966; see documents .181148-.181153.

69861

Schwartz asks BR to intervene on his behalf with the Soviet authorities in order to secure permission for his son, Mose Schwartz, to leave the Soviet Union.

Although Schwartz's letter refers to his brother, this was a mistake, as the individual in question is actually Schwartz's son; see document .181154.

At the top of the page, in Schoenman's hand, is a draft of the reply located at record 69862.

Enclosed is a note containing Schwartz's son's address, document .181149. Also present is a medical attest listing Schwartz's ailments, document .181151, in Hebrew. At the right-hand margin: "From Hebrew translated into English on the attached sheet". The attached sheet, document .181150, in an English translation of the medical attest.

69862

Schoenman thanks Schwartz for his letter (see record 69861), and tells him "We shall certainly appeal to the Soviet authorities on behalf of your brother [son]."

69863

Schoenman, regarding Schwartz's son, asks Schwartz to "tell us the exact position with regard to your brother's [son's] request for an exit visa from the Soviet Union."

69864

Schwartz thanks the BRPF for the letter signed by Schoenman (see record 69863), and mentions that his first letter (see document .181148, record 69861), mistakenly mentioned that he requested BR's help in securing an exit visa for his brother, when it was actually his son who required the exit visa.

69865

The document is a "with compliments" card signed by Litvinoff.

Litvinoff has written "Ralph as promised", referring to the two attached letters found at record 69865 and record 69866.

69866

Shabsovitch comments on anti-Semitic attitudes in Leningrad, and asks BR to "... pass on this letter to the Jewish community of London...."

69867

Ruvinov sent BR a registered letter on 9 April 1963, but has yet to receive a reply. Ruvinov tells BR "I am expecting your reply with great impatience."

69868

The document is a "with compliments" card from Litvinoff. The card was attached to the letter found at record 69867.

69869

The letter is assumed to be from Schoenman as it is signed "Secretary to Earl Russell". Schoenman inquires if Shabsovitch has received the parcel that BR has sent him: "Lord Russell hopes that you have found a new apartment and that your family is in good health."

69870

The document is an index card, presumably from Schoenman's file, listing the dates of correspondence with Haim and Ester Frenk.

The correspondence listed refers to a letter dated 7 June 1965; see record 96871.

69871

The Frenks ask BR to intervene on their behalf with the Soviet authorities to obtain exit visas for their daughter, Kreyna Shvartzman, her husband, Boris Shvartzman, and their children, Julia Shvartzman and Victor Shvartzman.

69872

The document is an index card, presumably from Schoenman's file, listing the dates of correspondence with Haim Smickowitch.

The correspondence covers the period from 22 September 1966 through 11 October 1966; see documents .181163-.181164.

69873

Smickowitch asks the BRPF to intervene on his behalf with the Soviet authorities in order that his brother, Abraham Smickowitch, his wife, Rufina Smickowitch, and their children, Klara and Svetlana Smickowitch, can obtain exit visas and leave the Soviet Union.

69874

Schoenman thanks Smickowitch for his letter (see record 69873) and tells him: "We shall certainly appeal to the Soviet authorities on behalf of your brother and his family."

69875

Smickowitch confirms the receipt of the letter from Schoenman (see record 69874), and informs the BRPF that his brother's application for an exit visa has been turned down despite the government of the U.S.S.R. stating that it "is not opposed to the re-uniting of dispersed families."

69876

The document is an index card, presumably from Schoenman's file, listing the dates of correspondence with Musya Kaplan. The correspondence covers the period from 10 May 1965 through 28 September 1966; see documents .181167-.181171.

69877

Kaplan asks BR to intervene with the Soviet authorities on her behalf in order to secure an exit visa for her daughter, Chaya Smolar, her husband, Michael Smolar, and their children, Ilana and Boris Smolar.

69878

Wood thanks Kaplan for her letter (see record 69877), and tells her that the BRPF will raise the matter of her daughter and her family with the Soviet authorities.

69879

Schoenman asks Kaplan to "... tell us the exact position with regard to your relatives' request for an exit visa from the Soviet Union"; see record 69878.

69880

Kaplan, responding to Schoenman's inquiry (see record 69879), mentions that her daughter's situation with regard to an exit visa remains unchanged.

69881

Schoenman thanks Kaplan for her letter (see record 69880) and tells her: "We shall continue to do all we can on behalf of your relatives."

69882

The document is an index card, presumably from Schoenman's file, listing the dates of correspondence with Rebecca Liskovsky.

The correspondence covers the period from 28 May 1964 through 28 September 1966; see documents .181173-.181180.

69883

Liskovsky asks BR to intervene with the Soviet authorities on her behalf so that her sister, Olga Solomonovna Paul, and her family can obtain permission to leave the U.S.S.R.

69884

BR thanks Liskovsky for her letter (see record 69883) and tells her: "I shall do what I can."

69885

Schoenman thanks Liskovsky for her letter to BR (not present), and tells her "We shall certainly raise the question of your sister and her family with the Soviet authorities."

Also present is a copy of the letter, document .181176, TL(CAR).

69886

Liskovsky mentions that she has not received any reply to the letter she sent BR (see document .181173, record 69883), and asks that BR intervene with the Soviet authorities on behalf of her daughter and her family.

69887

Schoenman, regarding Liskovsky's daughter and her family, asks Liskovsky to "... tell us the exact position with regard to your sister's request for an exit visa from the Soviet Union."

On the verso is typed the address of the BRPF, and Liskovsky's address in Israel.

69888

Liskovsky, responding to Schoenman's inquiry (see record 69887), informs Schoenman that her daughter's situation with regard to obtaining an exit visa remains unchanged.

69889

Schoenman thanks Liskovsky for her letter (see record 69888) and tells her: "We shall continue to do all we can on behalf of your relatives."

69890

Liskovsky had previously stated her first name as "Rebecca", and now refers to herself as "Riva". (Perhaps a sister is involved in the correspondence.)

Liskovsky asks for Schoenman's help as her sister's request for an exit visa was again turned down by the Soviet authorities; see record 69889.

69891

Liskovsky had previously given her first name as "Rebecca", and is now referring to herself as "Riva".

Schoenman thanks Liskovsky for her letter (see record 69890), and tells her "I am very sorry to hear that your sister's recent application was refused and can assure you that we shall continue to raise her case with the Soviet authorities."

69892

Liskovsky again appeals to BR to act on her sister and her family's behalf in order to persuade the Soviet authorities to grant them permission to leave the Soviet Union.

69893

Wood, on behalf of BR, thanks Liskovsky for her letter (see record 69892), and tells her "I very much regret that so far our intervention has had no result." Wood states: "We shall continue to do what we can."

69894

Schoenman thanks Stenzler for his letter to BR (not present), and tells him "We shall certainly raise the matter of your wife with the Soviet authorities."

69895

The document is an index card, presumably from Schoenman's file, listing the dates of correspondence with Toedoro and Susana Werbitzky and I. Ostroumoff. The correspondence covers the period from 2 August 1965 through 27 October 1965; see documents .181187 through .181190.

69896

The Werbitzkys ask the London branch of Amnesty International if they can help two friends, Nikolaus and Olga Sukatschew, who wish to leave the Soviet Union. Presumably Amnesty International passed the letter to the BRPF for action.

69897

Ostroumoff asks the London branch of Amnesty International if they can help two elderly people, Nikolaus and Olga Sukatschew, who wish to leave the Soviet Union. Presumably Amnesty International passed the letter to the BRPF for action.

69898

Wood informs the Werbitzkys that their letter to Amnesty International has been passed onto the BRPF; see document .181187, record 69896. Wood tells the Werbitzkys, "We shall certainly take up the case of Mr. and Mrs. Sukatschew with the Soviet authorities."

69899

Wood informs Ostroumoff that her letter to Amnesty International has been passed on to the BRPF. Wood tells Ostroumoff "We shall certainly take up the case of Mr. and Mrs. Sukatschew with the Soviet authorities."

69900
69901
69902

BR joins the Parliamentary Group for World Government. He awaits Krishna Menon's arrival in London.

Typed on the verso of the document at record 69901.