A postponement of BR's Tarner lectures is very likely. BR had requested it.

This is a transcription of document .048005. Also in the file: a carbon copy of this transcription.

The Council has approved BR's subject and number of lectures for his Tarner Lectures. The number is 7 or 8.

BR makes extensive financial calculations as to major debts and assets, using the verso of document .250297. He includes £1,620 for 31 Sydney Street and £1,000 for Sunny Bank (as it was then called; the Russells renamed it Carn Voel).

These are BR's tables of contents for his Tarner lectures at Trinity College, Cambridge, and his "Mind and Matter" course, October term.

The Trinity College librarian has asked for BR's papers.

BR makes a statement to the Iranian Students' Society and wishes them success in their campaign for democratic development.

Attached are copies, documents .186311 and .186312, the latter an earlier draft. See document .186313 for the request for this message.

BR is invited to attend the Third Annual Congress in London held by the Confederation of Iranian Students, or to send a message (for which, see document .186310, record 75509.)

BR thanks Massali for his message. Massali is associated with the Iranian National Front. Here his name is spelled "Masali".

BR informs Shloimovitz that he is concerned with the death sentences for Jews in the Soviet Union and that he feels that this matter takes priority over restrictions on religious observances.

Weil expresses his gratitude to BR for intervening in the problem of the Soviet Jews.

Schoenman informs an editor that in a recent letter submitted for publication, there was an error in the final paragraph. He would like it to be corrected.

The publications to which BR's letter was sent must be those in B&R C64.67a and several others, because the correction letter is mimeographed. The original recipients are at RA1 220 .026632.

This is a transcription of document .048016. Also in the file: a carbon copy of this transcription. Both are annotated by BR.

Cantor tells BR about himself and family members.

See record 130695 for the short letter that Cantor wrote on the envelope for this letter.

This is a transcription of document .048018. Also in the file: a carbon copy of this transcription. BR has corrected it.

Cardiff sends BR his correspondence with the New York Times Book Review. The enclosed document is his response to Reinhold Niebuhr's review of BR's Why I Am Not a Christian.

The New York Times Book Review "did not have room" to publish Cardiff's criticism of Rev. Niebuhr's review of BR's Why I Am Not a Christian.

Cardiff asks for BR's opinion on British politics and refers to the Test-Ban Treaty and Vietnam.

BR asks Cardiff for financial support for the BRPF.

On stopping the Vietnam war.

The enclosed letter is from Cardiff to Senator Ralph Church, on the same topic, document .048031a.

This is an appeal to Khrushchev about the maltreatment of Soviet Jews.

Cardiff is unable to make a substantial contribution to the BRPF, but encloses a "small check as a token contribution of my good will and many wishes for the success of your organization."

BR has annotated the letter's reference to Essays in Skepticism.

BR thanks Cardiff for his contribution to the BRPF.

Cardiff encloses 2 pages of the fall catalogue from the Philosophical Library. One page has a listing for a book that is edited by Cardiff and the other lists BR's Essays in Skepticism.

Congratulations on BR's winning of the first open scholarship at Trinity. The news was in "this morning's paper".

An appeal on behalf of the Tehran University professors, students and intellectuals condemned to long-term prison sentences by a court martial.

BR encloses a message for the use of the Iranian Students Society. The message is titled "Press Release".

Attached is a copy, document .186318, and 4 TL(CAR) copies of the statement enclosed by BR, documents .186319-.186322. The message was published in Facts on Iran, no. 6 (30 March 1964), document .186323.

BR provides a statement for Massali and the Confederation of Iranian Students; the statement is in BR's letter.

Attached are 2 copies, documents .186325 and .186326. The statement was published in Facts of Iran, no. 7 (30 May 1964), document .186327.

In German. Carnap thanks BR for abstracting the definitions in Principia.

Massali updates BR on the proceedings of the military trials against university professors and students. In Schoenman's hand there are directions for "Bill" [Bill Kaye] to draft a reply incorporating 3 points.

In German.

BR did not realize that they shared the same birthday. This letter is a draft with revisions. See RA3 802 for the copy that was sent, dated 24 June 1962, with a secretarial facsimile of BR's signature.

Carnap sends his best wishes on BR's 90th birthday. Carnap and BR share the same birthday. He will be turning 71 and will be devoting himself to his theory of inductive probability.

Carnap will send BR some recent philosophical publications and would like to see him.

Four Iranian students are deprived of their passports by the Savak Secret Police in Europe under the instructions of General Alawi Kia. All efforts to re-obtain their passports have failed. They request BR's assistance in this situation.

Shirzad thanks BR for his time and hospitality to Rauh and himself on their visit.

A request has been made to send an observer to the trial. A demand for the return of the passports of the Iranian students has also been made.

"Unsent". BR requests an observer chosen by him to attend the trial of certain political prisoners as well as the return of passports belonging to Iranian students. BR welcomes any additional information Zahedi would care to provide. Attached are a TL and 4 TL(CAR) copies, documents .186337- .186341.

This is a transcription of document .048044, made by archives staff. Both copies are in the same file.

BR is given permission to publish "The Nature of Truth" in a volume of his essays. The transcription of this letter is in the same file. [Re Philosophical Essays.]

This is a transcription of document .048045, made by archives staff. Both copies are in the same file.

BR is nominated for the presidency of the Aristotelian Society.

Sahadi asks BR to use his influence to have the passports of 12 Iranian students (in German) returned to them so that they can avoid the danger of being returned to Iran and imprisoned.

This is a transcription of document .048046. Also in the file: a carbon copy of this transcription.

Zahedi informs BR that he cannot interfere with the course of justice in his country due to the independence of Iran's judiciary.

Attached is a TL(X) copy, document .186346.

Mehryar names 6 tribe leaders condemned to death by military tribunal and hopes BR's influence will make an impact.

BR appeals for clemency on behalf of southern tribal leaders condemned to death.

On planning for the International Congress of Philosophy to be held in London in 1915.

This transcription of document .048048 is in the same file as the original; the transcription was made by archives staff.

On Aristotelian Society business. Bergson will attend the next meeting.

This is a transcription of document .048049. Also in the file: a carbon copy of this transcription.

On sense-data.

This is a transcription of document .048051. Also in the file: a carbon copy of this transcription. Both are corrected by BR.

BR does not wish to be re-elected as President of the Aristotelian Society. Carr asks his advice on who should be nominated in his place.

This transcription of document .048053 is in the same file as the original; the transcription is by archives staff.

Carr disagrees with BR's criticism of one of Bergson's ideas, the idea of remembering. Carr has sent BR his The Problem of Truth.

This is a transcription of document .048054. Also in the file: a carbon copy of this transcription. Both are corrected by BR.

Zaki is enclosing the letter from BR to Dr. Mussaddagh, some literature, and a copy of the telegram from BR to the Shah (none present). [Also spelled "Mossadegh".]

On BR's theory of continuity in Our Knowledge of the External World.

This transcription of document .048056 is in the same file as the original; the transcription is by archives staff.

Translation. Osterheld informs BR about the situation of H. Massali. The federal government cannot interfere, and it is up to the German courts whether Massali may stay. BR is assured though, that the deportation of a foreigner is illegal if there is reason to fear serious disadvantages to him according to German law.

Also in file: German original, document .186355.

Khani sends BR a copy of the communiqué released by the League of Iranian Socialists and a copy of a statement they request BR to sign. It concerns two socialists condemned by a Persian military court.

Enclosed are the communiqué and the statement, documents .186358 and .186357, respectively.

Carr settles the day on which BR's lectures are to be given.

This transcription of document .048057 is in the same file as the original; the transcription is by archives staff.

On financing BR's 2 lecture courses. Carr raises a problem in Dedekind.

This is a transcription of document .048059. Also in the file: a carbon copy of this transcription.

This is an 8-point summary, reflected in the surrounding correspondence.

Legal notes for Dora Russell. Rose v. Rose is mentioned. They are dated from the file they are in.

On family relations with the children.

On the rates.

Dora returns Buckland's letter (not present) and refers to the paint job about six years ago and the incident of the blue paint on the yellow rug.

On the children's tests.

BR has been asking for the Journal of Heredity. Dora supports Griffin Barry. Perhaps the children could go to the Haberdasher School in Hampstead. She chokes when she turns to sign the separation agreement.

On the children's progress.

Would BR pay a little extra for dancing lessons?

On progressive schools; the start of the war.

Dora is fearful of losing Carn Voel. She has taken in Beatrix Tudor-Hart's school. She recalls that she helped BR when he would have died [in 1921].

Carr outlines a plan to help BR with his appeal and in being given first division should the appeal fail.

This is a transcription of document .048060. Also in the file: a carbon copy of this transcription.

On BR's programme of philosophical research.

This is a transcription of document .048062. Also in the file: a carbon copy of this transcription. BR has corrected both copies.

Carr is unable to get approval for BR to give lectures at Kings College.

This transcription of document .048064 is in the same file as the original. The transcription was prepared by archives staff.

On Aristotelian Society business; Head's article in Brain.

This transcription of document .048065 is in the same file as the original.

On philosophical lectureships in London; Dr. Mercier's bequest.

This transcription of document .048066 is in the same file as the original. Archives staff prepared the transcription.

On Aristotelian Society business.

On helping Tagore's acquaintance, Brajendra Nath Seal.

BR thanks Carr for sending his book, The Philosophy of Change, and admires his draft letter on the congress of philosophy.

BR states that in Europe, England and Germany are the most backward countries, "but both show signs of hope." BR mentions the Russian Revolution and Leeds.

On payment for BR's proposed second course of lectures.

BR asks Carr to find eminent philosophers to support his petition for first division treatment while in Brixton Prison. A note in the file states: "For further correspondence relating to this petition, see file for Gilbert Murray".

The statement BR encloses is titled "Statement by Bertrand Russell, 30 March 1918". It concerns BR's decision to abandon pacifist work and return to philosophy.

BR describes the two works that he plans to write. Introduction to Modern Logic and Analysis of Mind are the working titles. [The former became Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy.]

On Dr. Mercier and living in London. BR expects an heir in about 3 weeks.

Carson explains his intention to use Dedekind's theories of numbers, and BR now responds "Yes".

The International League for the Rights of Man requests that the UN inquire into the situation in Iran. It claims to have documentary evidence that the present régime in Iran follows extreme methods of suppressing opposition.

Massali values BR's efforts on behalf of the freedom-fighters of Iran. Massali informs BR of a list of names of students from the Savak who are known to be in the opposition. He requests BR's moral pressure to help put an end to intimidations facing the opposition. He informs BR that he has been given a monthly permit and is temporarily relieved of the danger of expulsion.

On paying Dora's bill, with delays owing to the new arrangements about the children's trust funds.