BRACERS Notes

Record no. Notes, topics or text
75603

This unsigned letter quotes a cable to BR received from New York and signed "Alice" [Crunden]. See record 75604.

75604

A cable to BR received from New York and signed "Alice", is quoted by Dora Russell or her secretary in her letter of the same date to BR in Yegen. See record 756034. Alice refers to her St. Louis address. (The only surviving letter from Alice Crunden has a St. Louis address.)

75605

Paul Gillard's death is mentioned.

75606

The secretary sends a book but cannot locate Wealth Against Commonwealth [by Henry Demarest Lloyd].

75607

The secretary asks for copies of "The Mine" and "Oysters and Women", two of the children's plays.

75608

The secretary thanks Patricia for her order for two copies of the volume of children's plays.

75609

The secretary wants to know arrangements for the children's journeys between terms.

75610

The secretary states that the children may stay until Monday.

75611

BR claims on the basis of reports from Vietnam that the U.S. is burning alive hundreds of Vietnamese as routine policy. This is one of 17 identical letters to the editor sent to various newspapers. See documents .183095-.183112.

75612

BR claims on the basis of reports from Vietnam that the U.S. is burning alive hundreds of Vietnamese as routine policy. This is one of 17 identical letters to the editor sent to various newspapers. See documents .183095-.183112.

75613

BR claims on the basis of reports from Vietnam that the U.S. is burning alive hundreds of Vietnamese as routine policy. This is one of 17 identical letters to the editor sent to various newspapers. See documents .183095-.183112.

75614

BR claims on the basis of reports from Vietnam that the U.S. is burning alive hundreds of Vietnamese as routine policy. This is one of 17 identical letters to the editor sent to various newspapers. See documents .183095-.183112.

75615

BR claims on the basis of reports from Vietnam that the U.S. is burning alive hundreds of Vietnamese as routine policy. This is one of 17 identical letters to the editor sent to various newspapers. See documents .183095-.183112.

75616

BR claims on the basis of reports from Vietnam that the U.S. is burning alive hundreds of Vietnamese as routine policy. This is one of 17 identical letters to the editor sent to various newspapers. See documents .183095-.183112.

75617

BR claims on the basis of reports from Vietnam that the U.S. is burning alive hundreds of Vietnamese as routine policy. This is one of 17 identical letters to the editor sent to various newspapers. See documents .183095-.183112.

75618

BR claims on the basis of reports from Vietnam that the U.S. is burning alive hundreds of Vietnamese as routine policy. This is one of 17 identical letters to the editor sent to various newspapers. See documents .183095-.183112.

75619

BR claims on the basis of reports from Vietnam that the U.S. is burning alive hundreds of Vietnamese as routine policy. This is one of 17 identical letters to the editor sent to various newspapers. See documents .183095-.183112.

75620

BR claims on the basis of reports from Vietnam that the U.S. is burning alive hundreds of Vietnamese as routine policy. This is one of 17 identical letters to the editor sent to various newspapers. See documents .183095-.183112.

75621

BR claims on the basis of reports from Vietnam that the U.S. is burning alive hundreds of Vietnamese as routine policy. This is one of 17 identical letters to the editor sent to various newspapers. See documents .183095-.183112. In file is another TL(CAR), document .183112.

75622

Chandler is extremely pleased with BR's efforts to ban the bomb and tells him there are many people secretly supporting him.

75623

The enclosed is a review of Leonard Woolf's Principia Politica and T.D. Weldon's The Vocabulary of Politics, by Catlin and is intended for the American Political Science Review.

75624
Chappelow thanks BR for letting him take his photograph and for allowing their conversation to be published as an interview.
75625

On the Philosophical Society.

75626

On the Philosophical Society. Catlin saw BR at the party for Mrs. Pandit (Nehru's sister).

75627

On visiting BR with Vera Brittain.

75628

Catlin asks about a broadcast by BR.

75629

Dated from the review referred to in Catlin's letter of 1954/10/10.

75630

Catlin sends BR a book, The Weil Lectures of 1957. [Not in Russell's Library.]

75631

BR has written at the top: "Acknowledge". Catlin writes about the February 18 demonstration of the Committee of 100.

75632

The date is the date that the text was "put on stencil".

75633

Also in file: 2 other copies, documents .186351-.186352.

75634

The enclosed documents are an offprint entitled "The Politics of George Catlin", and a review of BR's Has Man a Future?

75635

Catlin asks that BR not take the trouble to write.

75636

Catlin asks for BR's help in resisting the Thomas Paine Society.

75637

On BR's "A New Approach to Peace".

75638

This is a notice for Catlin's book of essays entitled Rabindranath Tagore.

75639

A quotation on Catlin from an article in Der Staat.

75640

BR thanks Catlin for his enclosures.

75641

On ignoring abusive letters "which I find prevents vexation".

75642

BR is glad of Catlin's offer of help, "should help be needed." Catlin had written of his important political contacts in the US and UK.

75643

Re the children's train journey.

75644

BR endorses the appeal for clemency on behalf of Safa and Agheli-Zahed. BR encloses an article he has published (not present).

75645
On bills wrongly directed, bank accounts, and redirecting BR's mail.
75646

On holiday arrangements for Kate.

75647

BR needs to fill in a form to have his correspondence forwarded.

75648

Kate will accompany John to Waterloo Station.

75649

BR is delighted to learn of Massali's temporary permission to stay. Schoenman informs Massali that the German Embassy in the UK says there is no question of him being deported to Iran. Schoenman encloses an article of BR's called "Freedom in Iran" (not present). Attached is a copy, document .186363.

75650

The Iranian students request Shirazi intervene in the exile of Ayatollah Khumaineh [Khomeini].

75651

On contacts that Dora made on her recent trip to Germany for nuclear disarmament.

75652

Dora tells Einstein that BR is in the U.S. Her 10-year-old son [John Conrad] is impressed that a "letter from Einstein" has arrived. A better photocopy is at RA1 710.049717, record 76400.

75653

Edith retained a copy of this letter. See RA3 967.311219, record 28474.

75654

Edith tells Dora that since John Conrad has requested that his father's watch (that of John's grandfather) not be sent to him, she will not be sending it.

75655

Zaki requests information about Dr. Yadullah Sahabi or any Iranian political prisoners in general.

75656

INF Informationen sends the BRPF documents about their work.

Attached are newsletters, documents .186367-.186373. INF Informationen, no. 7 (Nov. 1964), has BR's "Freiheit in Iran". The first 7 issues are present.

75657

Schoenman thanks Djahansuz on behalf of BR for the translation of his article on Iran into German.

75658

Massali thanks BR for inviting him to participate in the Conference on Denuclearization of the Middle East.

75659

Massali informs BR that the Fourth Congress of the Confederation of Iranian Students will be held in Koln and that a message from BR would be received with great enthusiasm.

75660

Schoenman informs Massali that BR has taken up the matter of the nine students with the Austrian authorities. The BRPF is pleased Massali can partake in the conference.

75661

BR includes a message to be used by Massali.

75662

Spillman wants to make the Free World aware of the situation in Iran involving the Shah.

75663

The BRPF request a personal meeting with Spillman and refer him to Khalid Zaki to discuss actions on the Shah's forthcoming visit. Attached is a copy, TL(CAR), document .186381.

75664

BR requests that Zahedi receive a delegation, concerning the situation in Iran, of representatives of 4 organizations on the occasion of the visit of the Shah.

75665
On preparing the photographs.
75666
Chappelow encloses the prints for his portrait of br.
75667

A request is made for the punishment of "the gangsters" that attacked Persian students on March 5.

75668

Farrokhi appeals to BR to bring British justice to bear on the Shah's secret police who victimized Iranian students during the Shah's recent visit to London.

75669

In German. The topic seems the same as that of document .186384, record 75668. A rough translation is at document .186388.

75670

Farley informs the Verein Iranischer Studenten that BR is acquainted with the facts and the case is before a court in London. The students wish no publicity at the moment.

Attached is a copy, TL(CAR) document .186390.

75671

Chappelow encloses newspaper clippings from the London and northern England editions of the Observer to show that the difference in quality of the newsprint is what makes BR seem so grim in the London edition.

75672

Chatalian has been drafted into the U.S. Army and hopes that BR's reply will reach him before he has to leave.

75673

Thwaites encloses a schedule for the festival and a pamphlet on the Portraits of Living Writers Exhibition. Thwaites has signed on behalf of Elizabeth Jane Howard.

75674

In French. Chen thanks BR for the meeting.

75675

This is a transcription of document .048138. Also in the file: a carbon copy of this transcription. Both are corrected by BR.

75676

Chen asks for a photograph of BR and Lady Russell and encloses one of himself. He gives more information about the painting of which he sends a reproduction to the Russells.

75677

BR and Edith Russell thank Chen for the painting reproduction and the photo of himself. They do not have any photos of themselves, but when they get any, they will send him one.

75678
Chen wishes BR many happy returns for his 90th birthday and wonders why he has had no replies of late.
75679

BR apologizes for taking so long to respond to Chen's letters, but the volume of his correspondence has been overwhelming especially since the approach of his 90th birthday.

75680

The newsclips are two articles on BR from Chinese newspapers. One is titled "An Appraisal of Lord Russell" by King Tak in the June 30 issue of Sing Tao Man Pao. The other is titled "Philosopher and Rebel" by Wong Gim-sang and was published in three installments on July 5, 7, and 9 in Wah Kiu Yat Pao. Both give negative opinions about BR.

75681

BR is not surprised by what Chen says about the Hong Kong newspapers because they sound like the British ones.

75682

Chen has sent an article on the evolution of BR's philosophy to his son-in-law to translate into English for BR.

75683

Chen sends BR the translation of the article on his philosophy from the People's Daily. Chen's son-in-law does not feel that it is a good translation because he has been teaching economics and political finance instead of philosophy in recent years, and so is out of practice. Also, he has little opportunity to use English in Peking, so he found it difficult to write in English. The enclosure is titled "The Transition of the Philosophical Ideas of Bertrand Russell".

75684

BR thanks Chen for going to all the trouble of translating the article. He is disappointed to find that it is lacking any serious criticism but states that journalism is rarely satisfactory on any subject. The article "bandies certain philosophical swearwords about".

75685

The enclosed letter is to Stephen Fritchman. Chen writes at length on the Sino-Indian border dispute and has learned from Chinese newspapers that BR has corresponded with Chou En-lai.

75686

BR encloses a recent statement he has made on the Sino-Indian border dispute.

75687

On the present state of philosophy and BR's hopes in beginning philosophical studies.

75688

Bahadur hopes that BR will visit him in India soon.

75689

Cook sends BR a copy of his latest "offence" and requests BR's assistance.

75690

This is news of the arrest of seven CIS activists in Iran charged with attempted murder of the Shah. BR's assistance is requested and Shakeri is coming to London for discussions.

75691

BR appeals for the fair trial or release of the 7 activists charged with an attempt on the Shah's life.

75692

This is a transcription of document .048158. Also in the file: a carbon copy of this transcription.

75693

BR has replied on the helplessness of metaphysics to solve the deep problems of life.

75694

This is a transcription of document .048163. Also in the file: a carbon copy of this transcription. BR has corrected the ribbon copy.

75695

Bahadur is pleased to know that BR plans to come to India.

75696

This is a transcription of document .048164. Also in the file: a carbon copy of this transcription. BR has annotated both copies.

75697

Bahadur has not heard from BR in a while.

75698

This transcription of document .048166 has been annotated by BR. Also in the file: a carbon copy.

75699

In German.

75700

Anvar requests that BR send an appeal during the second Afro-Asian conference for the six Iranian graduates held in Tehran.

75701

The Confederation of Iranian Students plans to set up "The Iranian Students Scholarship Fund" for students victimized on grounds of their political activities and requests BR's assistance in launching the programme.

75702

The BRPF is happy to cooperate with the project and nominates Zaki to represent BR on the committee.