BR asks The Manchester Guardian to publish an enclosed letter which criticizes the American judicial process in support of Sobell. He concludes, "I cannot bear to think of anyone suffering unjustly such a punishment as Sobell's for one day beyond what is unavoidable."

There are 5 copies of the letter present, one of which is signed "Bertrand Russell". This one is folded, dated March 14, 1956, and may have been the copy sent to Margaret Lloyd and returned.