"I have several questions to ask you; however, to economize your valuable time I hope to prepare a short list of questions which you might answer with a simple 'yes' or 'no'."

"You have my permission to use the material which you mention, provided that Father Copleston is also willing to give his agreement."

"Very many thanks for your letter of April 16th. I ... entirely understand that Lord Russell is too heavily committed to discuss this project at the moment."

"We have been asked by Foreign Office to commission an article for issue generally overseas in 'The State and the Individual', and it is hardly necessary to say how much we should like you to be the author. I very much hope you will be able to undertake it."

Seeking permission for publication in India, Pakistan and Ceylon of the text of his introductory talk on 'The Story of Civilization', published in London Calling on September 6, 1956.

"Would you be prepared to write a personal assessment of the impact of the Soviet action in Hungary on British intellectuals?"

"In view of the change in circumstances since you wrote, I wonder whether you would care to accept the minor deletions I have suggested."

"This is to confirm acceptance and approval of your article: 'British Opinion on Hungary'."

Seeking permission to include BR's "The Story of Colonisation" for their pamphlet symposium on "Colonisation".

"We are anxious to issue an up-to-date biographical note on Lord Russell in this Division's Biographical Service, produced for overseas use."

They acknowledge receipt of BR's typescript.

"Lord Russell asks me to thank you for the draft biographical note that you sent for his approval and which he thinks excellent."

Requesting BR to write a short article for them on democracy.

"We are getting together a group of major articles by leading personalities under the heading Britain in the Modern World, and while you have very understandably been too heavily committed with work to undertake articles for us on a number of occasions before, it would surely be a sin of omission to complete this group without enquiring whether you may be in a position, and would like, to contribute."

"I am sorry not to do the article that you suggest, but my time and energies are completely absorbed by work against nuclear warfare and I am unable to undertake anything else."

Syed Mohammad Taqi, Editor of the Daily Jang, a member of the Pakistan Philosophical Congress and a delegate to the International Philosophical Congress, would like to meet BR.

BR might be able to meet with Taqi in London during his visit from 25 to 29 September.

"I am making arrangements for a young journalist from Ceylon. He is the sub-editor of the Daily Mirror of Ceylon and ... has asked for a short interview with you on the subject of the Nuclear Test Ban and World Peace, and I am wondering if you would be in London towards the end of this month would it be possible for you to see Mr. Perera?"

"I am wondering if you would care to write for us a 1,000-word article expounding your views on the H-bomb."

"I am wondering if you would be prepared to write for us a short appreciation of your contemporary Dr. Albert Schweitzer for publication on his 85th birthday which falls on January 14, 1960."

"I read your letter to the Guardian with great interest and wonder if you would be willing to expand your thoughts on a neutral Britain to a 1,000-word article for publication in the leading provincial daily newspapers which we serve."

"I shall be happy to do such an article as you suggest, but I think I ought to tell you that an article which I wrote for the New York Times Magazine will, in all likelihood be published during this month and may also be published in England." The article was entitled "The Case for Neutralism".

"I am delighted to know you are able to write the article I suggested."

"I enclose herewith a shortened version of the article which you are at liberty to offer wherever you think fit, except in the United States. I should be glad if you would offer it first to the Sunday Times."

"I am very grateful to you for having delivered the article on neutralism so promptly."