BR wants to send Green's attractive proposal to Lord Simon of Wythenshawe for his opinion regarding China.

BR provides an update to Marriage and Morals on marriage, infidelity, and infidelity.

"Bank cheques to Madams".

BR declines to write a preface for Williams' book, The Basis of Picto.

BR can see Marwick at Hasker St. on June 23. [Re conscientious objectors in WWI.]

BR can see the Adamses at Hasker St. on June 28th.

BR sends Simon 2 letters from S.W. Green of Cambridge with BR's reply to the first. They can discuss them when they meet.

BR is "charmed and flattered" that "my lucubrations at the age of 15 should cause disquiet to a powerful dictatorship supported by all the bombs controlled by 'the free world'."

He agrees to omitting pp. 28-36 of My Philosophical Development for the Spanish translation.

BR has signed "all the letters to newspapers that you sent" regarding the law against homosexuality.

Wieluch is a fourth to BR's "Three Musketeers" (?). BR has an a priori prejudice against theories about "second sight" and the like.

BR can recognize only Sidney [Webb?] in the photographs she has sent BR.

BR "cannot remember anything at all about a theory of manufactured relations that Wittgenstein in 1913 attributed to me. I have been trying to imagine what such a theory might be, but without any success."

This comes up in the notebooks of Wittgenstein, 1914-16.

BR will be happy to see him in London. Radhakrishnan provided an introduction for him.

BR thanks Nielsen for 2 articles on his ethical opinions (his metaethics). "... I have never, myself, felt at all sure that my ethical opinions were sound."

BR declines a dinner as his energies are limited and must make "very few public appearances".

On (Canadian) Brock Chisholm's article on biological warfare: "There are other ways of exterminating us all which would be adopted if nuclear weapons were banned." There was nothing new to BR in Chisholm's article.

BR hopes Gaitskell "will not funk meeting us at lunch".

"Income tax form, signed, > West and Drake about Alan Wood".

Cadogan Estates about insurance on #43 > Tylor.

BR is considering writing a letter on behalf of a statement by the UN Association.

"... the governments of East and West will adopt any trick and any device for the prevention of sane measures unless there is an overwhelming public opinion to which they must bow."

BR details reasons of health for which he wants to see Dr. Boyd as soon as possible (throat, catarrhal cough, running nose, and an itch).

BR comments with appreciation on "Myra Buttle"'s book about Arnold Toynbee (one of the "eminent reactionaries of the time").

BR writes in appreciation of Snow's Rede lecture ("Two Cultures").

BR is willing to provide a word of greeting for the project to send a copy of Common Sense and Nuclear Warfare to every member of Congress from the American Friends Service Committee.

BR comments with appreciation on Themerson's New Departures.

BR contributes £100 to the proposed edition of Nicod.

BR asks Unwin to concoct a polite refusal to someone who evidently wishes to write BR's biography, Wood's being as good as can be done until after his death.

BR will write to Khrushchev if Foges asks him to and indicates what to say.

BR has nothing to say in addition to what Snow said in his Rede lecture ("Two Cultures") and is too occupied with work already undertaken.

BR is too occupied to contribute to a series "Thinking in Numbers". "In any case, what I have chiefly urged about mathematics is that it is not so much concerned with numbers as is generally thought."

BR declines to speak at Oxford.

BR cannot help van Doren Stern as Lord John Russell's papers were left to Lady Agatha Russell who left them to the Duke of Bedford who burnt them.

BR is pleased he has been elected a life member of the World Cultural Council.

Letter from Crowell and Co. is to be sent to Unwin.

If Bernal approaches the Chinese government about joining the non-nuclear club, BR hopes his efforts will be successful.

BR thanks Gregory for "the very charming book of St. Exupery".

BR gives Snow permission to quote anything from him. About Dostoievsky, "It does not appear that his mathematical knowledge taught him to reason logically."

BR agrees to speak at Cardiff on September 19. He encloses a letter from Japan for Duff to answer.

BR declines to broadcast about Deutscher on Trotsky. "I read his earlier volume on Trotsky with great interest and thought it an admirable book, but I am too busy to undertake not connected with nuclear warfare."

"I hardly knew Orwell, having met him only once or twice in a numerous company. I am afraid I have nothing of any interest to say about him. I admired Animal Farm very much indeed; 1984, somewhat less, though also considerably." It would not be worth Kenneth Harris's time to interview BR about Orwell.

BR has not the time to write a preface to Imbert-Nergal's book.

BR has grown too old for such excursions (involving a student programme) as Hendel suggests.

BR comments on the typescript of Young's pamphlet on Nuclear Disarmament. "I think, also, that rational arguments will not prevail unless they are backed by a great wave of popular emotion which, itself, is likely to be somewhat extreme."

BR sends him a copy of his letter to W. Young, record 124845.

Pay their (tobacco) bill.

BR would like to make her acquaintance, either in Wales or in London.

BR has to go to Paris about 13 September for "a very important press conference". BR will be delighted to see Furness and Hywell Davies.

"Sign and send letter about Conrad's money > Coward Chance—Tylor".

Return Kelly's Handbook entry. (For Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed and Official Classes.)

"Return signed contract > BBC".

BR encloses a note (3 sentences) to go with the distribution of Common Sense and Nuclear Warfare. BR does not think he can do as Alexander suggests for ministers of religion.

BR agrees to attend a press conference in Paris, but it is highly probable that it would interfere with his speaking in Cardiff.

BR agrees to his letter to Snow being quoted.

"Photograph > Hodes".

BR provides a testimonial for Wolfgang Yourgrau.

In record 124859 he says he wrote this letter to Firth.

BR provides a testimonial for Wolfgang Yourgrau.

Yourgrau's writings on verifiability and on the nature of concepts interest BR very much. He hopes to meet him again and thanks him for "Brandes's little box that you so kindly gave me [which] is in daily use."

£18.18.0 are to be sent to Jones.

On Peirce, whom BR never met or corresponded with. His logic of relations did not seem appropriate to mathematics.

Extracts from a letter from BR to an unidentified recipient referring to a Miss Graves and the recipient's daughter as a pupil for Beacon Hill School, in Catalog, 29 Jan. 2014.

BR states that he is willing for the recipient to reprint passages mentioned on any terms acceptable to the publishers. From Dominic Winter Auctions Catalog, 29 Jan. 2014, this item was put up for sale 2014/06/09 by Andrusier Autographs.

BR asks President Johnson to appear before the International War Crimes Tribunal.

This copy of the letter was distributed by the Vancouver Vietnam Day Committee. The date is a day later than other copies.

BR tells Smith he has replied to her "Mr. Russell on Sex Education" and encloses his draft reply. [The published reply is quite different.] See also record 124884 and record 124885.

She thanks Blackwell for Russell, no. 2: "If possible, I think it is almost more interesting than no. 1. It is so very kind of you to send it, and I am most grateful to you."

A letter regarding BR's books on education, in Dominic Winter Catalog, 29 Jan. 2014, where the name is spelled "Wiern". A second image was added 2023/01/28 from Barnabys.

She refers to her "cursed paralysed hand".

"Nothing you have said—or could ever say—would ever 'intrude'."

"It might be very useful if some portion of the sum for B.R.'s letters to me could reach me during my lifetime. Thank you for the very kind thought."

"No".

"No".

"Banker's order > Cadogan Estate".

BR does not know anything about Tanganyika and therefore cannot intervene in an unspecified matter. It would similarly be useless for BR to see Nyerere.

BR does not know enough about the law to intervene in regard to the Mental Health Bill. He returns Watson's interesting typescript, "Science and the Cold War".

Re freedom and determinism for "macroscopic phenomena".

Freedom is not a key notion in BR's ethical thinking, as "with increasing density of population it has to undergo increasing limitations."

BR is not sure if he qualifies to be an honorary member of the association, since he supports some wars.

BR is sorry he missed seeing Chapman.

BR wants to do something "to brand the immoral practices of the police" in regard to persecution of homosexuals.

"Return document to Dr Watson".

BR is willing that Hardt should have the German manuscript of the broadcasts that were made by Norddeutscher Rundfunk.

BR provides a message to returning students about India's role in diminishing "the senseless enmity which is darkening the outlook of the world."

BR is sending Nugent's letter to his American publishers.

BR is willing to forego royalties on any cheaper edition of his little book (probably Common Sense and Nuclear Warfare).

BR enclosed the reply with his letter of 1928/01/04, record 124865. In a later letter, 1928/05/03, record 124885, he tells her that she may show but not publish it, "as it is not sufficiently considered or carefully written."

Smith sent BR a typescript of his "previous observations" (see record 124884) on her paper. He does not want them published: they are "not sufficiently considered or carefully written".

Bliven suggests that Smith send her paper (which they cannot use) to Russell himself and provides his address c/o Feakins.

See record 124865 for the sequel.

An editorial footnote states that BR asked in this letter that the $2,500 quarterly payments from the anonymous donor [Santayana] be made out to Patricia Russell. The original letter is said to be in the Sturgis family papers, Houghton Library, Harvard.

An editorial footnote states that BR wrote in this letter to say that he has accepted a temporary position at University of Chicago and asks that the March and September 1939 payments be omitted.

BR suggests the literature of the Rationalist Press Association for the point of view that BR shares.

BR did not know he had "powers in the matter", but gives permission to publish any letters of Thomas Moore.

BR thanks Tylor for a report on Susan Lindsay and Wordsworth's letter, and returns them for safekeeping.

BR approves strongly of Felix Greene's exhibit, and BR's name may be used. Greene's letter was long delayed; see record 94249.

BR suggests he go to America to work with Quine.

BR responds to Talbot's query whether he can find "a logical resting-place between the philosophy of the German general staff and the Quakers". The answer is no, in the present state of the world. BR is for world government, not anarchism.

BR found his letter encouraging.

"Return rent order to Cadogan Estates".

"Book reached Lord Russell, but no time to read it > Chandler".

"I am sorry I do not know enough about Greek affairs to take any part in the matter of Glezos. I do not like to intervene in matters which are the concern of other countries unless I have some special and personal knowledge as regards the matter in question."

On the Larousse Dictionary of Mythology. So far BR has only read Graves's introduction and enjoyed the illustrations. "It is a book which I am very glad to possess."

Levitas requests BR's opinion on The New Leader and refers to earlier letters he sent BR in California.

BR praises The New Leader, as "an admirable journal", but cannot subscribe to it "as the severest economy is necessary".