Jason informs BR of his knowledge of BR's work in regards to the problems facing the Soviet Jewry. He encloses a book dealing with this subject and requests BR's opinions on it. Jason requests financial assistance in the distribution of the book, which is by Leibler (see document .181330).

BR thanks Cang for his letter and informs that he is willing to become a member of the Society of Friends of Russian Jews. BR tells Cang to write to Emanuel Litvinoff for any help or advice.

Joel thanks BR for his letter and for agreeing to become a member of the Society of Friends of Russian Jews. Cang will keep BR informed about the meetings and activities of the Society.

Lupu Schwartz thanks BR for his kindness and interest in helping people. Schwartz informs BR of her problems and asks BR for financial assistance.

Wood, on behalf of BR, thanks Jason for his letter and tells him that BR has read Leibler's book sent by him. Wood tells Jason that the requested financial assistance is not possible as all the resources available are devoted to the work of the BRPF.

BR thanks Burton for his support and invites him to visit Penrhyndeudraeth to discuss Foundation work any time.

Schoenman sends Bayer the minutes (not present) of an Atlantic Peace Foundation meeting held in London, July 12, 1963. Bayer is a solicitor for the BRPF.

BR writes to the Aliens Department in London asking for a visa extension on behalf of Charles R. Ellis, an American working with BR and an "executive secretary" of the BRPF.

BR thanks Buchbinder for his sympathy with the Foundation and hopes for an ambitious launch. BR includes a message "concerning the proposal of the development of Swiss atomic arms and underground tests".

After reading a New York Times article on BR and the BRPF and Atlantic Peace Foundation, Fabry wishes to offer his services to the "cause of sanity" in helping the Foundation. A resume follows.

Schoenman tells Longo that he has read about Longo's return from Moscow. Schoenman asks Longo if he would be able to receive Litvinoff and himself for discussions regarding Soviet Jewry, etc.

BR will inform Fabry when upcoming projects require staff and encloses literature on the matter and asks Fabry for a financial contribution.

Letter is in French.

Rochet will be pleased to meet with Schoenman.

BR will inform Pitt when upcoming projects require staff and encloses literature on the matter and asks Pitt for a financial contribution.

BR requests an indefinite extension of the visa of Khalid Ahmed Zaki, to be Director of the Department of Middle Eastern Affairs for the BRPF.

Litvinoff tells Schoenman about his meeting with a Czechoslovakian woman while visiting Israel. Her family is still in Czechoslovakia and has requested BR's help through Litvinoff. Litvinoff encloses a letter from her to BR (not present).

BR thanks Frampton for his letter and contribution.

BR thanks Taylor for his letter and contribution.

Schoenman thanks Rochet for his letter and tells him that he and Litvinoff will be arriving on October 1st.

Another copy follows, TL(CAR), document .181335.

Attached is a copy of Yevsei Yevrienov's letter, document .181452.

Rodinov writes in Yiddish. A translation is attached. Rodinov writes to BR about Latvian Nazis living in the West and encloses a book on their crimes (not present).

Laqueur tells BR about the publication of the first volume of a Jewish annual. The annual will be published by the Department of Contemporary Jewish History in conjunction with a leading publisher. The annual will encompass all facets of Jewish social and cultural life in Britain. Laqueur writes, "We should be grateful for comments on our project, and above all, for suggestions regarding possible contributions and authors."

Schoenman encloses a copy of a letter to the Prime Minister from BR.

This letter is a copy of document .181337, record 70325. Schoenman encloses a copy of a letter to the Prime Minister from BR.

Litvinoff encloses a draft (document .181340) for an introduction to Norwegian Pacifist Publishing Society book on Soviet Jews. Litvinoff asks Schoenman to improve the draft and asks for BR's moral endorsement to neutralize Communist criticism.

The introduction appears to be written as if it is by BR.

Cang encloses a copy of the first issue of a bulletin on Soviet Jews along with a brief statement about the Society of Friends of Soviet Jewry. Cang writes, "We would greatly appreciate if you would kindly favour us with a few words of comment on this new venture."

Deason encloses a copy of the letter (document .181343) received by Patrick Gordon Walker. The enclosure is a reply letter from the Foreign Office of the Soviet authorities concerning Miss Ginsburg.

Caron encloses copies of the newsletter, The Spotlight. Caron hopes these copies might be of use to BR, who supports the newsletter Focus on Soviet Jewry. Caron wants to receive copies of this newsletter so that he can contribute as well.

Wood encloses a message from BR regarding a conference that Chaplin plans to hold in London. The message is not present.

In Russian. Litvinoff states that this and other Russian letters attached (not to BR) are "all written by the same well-intentioned crank."

Winocour informs Wood that BR's message to the World Union of Jewish Students was made available to the World Jewish Congress by Susan Chaplin. To avoid misunderstanding, Winocour encloses a copy of the note he sent to the Press Association.

The enclosure is a statement from Winocour to the Press Association. Jack Winocour is from the British section of the World Jewish Congress.

Wood thanks Winocour for his letter and the enclosed item. Wood informs Winocour that she has passed these to BR.

Gold informs BR about the silent protest his organization plans to arrange on behalf of Soviet Jewry. Gold invites BR or one of his representatives to attend this protest.

Gold is Chairman of the Inter-University Federation of Great Britain and Ireland.

BR encloses some literature on the Peace Foundations and asks for a financial contribution.

BR will inform the Fromers when upcoming projects require assistance and asks for a financial contribution.

Taggart offers a suggestion on distributing mass information via a "mobile projection unit" which consists of a van which can show slides to people during the day. Taggart has such a van, a Mini Morris.

BR will keep Taggart's mobile projection unit idea in mind and encloses literature on the foundation and asks for a financial contribution.

Everingham suggests to BR the formation of another Peace Institute: The World Institute of Psychologists and Logicians. He recommends names of sponsors for BR to approach. Everingham is running in the Australian federal election and asks that his name not be associated with "first moves" of the formation of an organization until "perchance I happen to be successful" in the election. He is a physician.

BR encloses information on the 2 Peace Foundations and asks for a financial contribution.

BR encloses information on the 2 Peace Foundations and asks for a financial contribution.

BR encloses information on the 2 Peace Foundations and asks for a financial contribution.

BR encloses information on the 2 Peace Foundations and asks for a financial contribution.

Schoenman encloses literature on the Peace Foundations. He wishes to speak with Bolt about the undertaking and asks for a financial contribution.

Edith Russell has provided in her hand: "(signed) Ralph Schoenman".

Peltz, on behalf of the Jewish Community Center of Milwaukee, asks BR to appeal for public support in combatting anti-Semitism in the Soviet Union. They write, "... we ask you to support this cause in making the world aware of the unjust persecution of the Jewish minority of the Soviet Union."

Schoenman, on behalf of BR, thanks Gold for his letter. Schoenman tells him that he and BR will not be able to participate in the demonstration.

Wood, on behalf of BR, thanks Eglash and Peltz for their letter. Wood informs that BR has been supporting Soviet Jews and has been initiating a number of public appeals over many years.

Schoenman writes, "Here are the visa forms. The bureaucrats require 3 copies."

The letter is unsigned but it is assumed to be from Ralph Schoenman.

Unterman asks BR to appeal to the Soviet authorities to change their verdict from the death penalty to prolonged imprisonment for Rabinowi.

Unterman is a Chief Rabbi of Israel.

BR thanks Rabbi Unterman for the cable. BR encloses a copy of the letter he sent to the Soviet authorities (not enclosed).

Another copy, TL(CAR), follows as document .181359a.

This letter is a copy of document .181359, record 70351. BR thanks Chief Rabbi for the cable. BR encloses a copy of the letter he sent to the Soviet authorities.

Schoenman writes, "We should be grateful if you could tell us the exact position with regards to your son's request for an exit visa from the Soviet Union."

The verso of this aerogramme is marked "Moved".

BR asks Hoekstra to receive his personal representative, Emanuel Litvinoff, to discuss the situation of Jews in Soviet Union. Visa from the Soviet Union."

The signature may be secretarial.

Emanuel Litvinoff will be visiting Copenhagen. BR asks Jespersen if he will be able to meet Litvinoff to discuss subjects of mutual interest.

Jespersen thanks BR for his letter and tells him he will be glad to receive Emanuel Litvinoff.

Feltrinelli has spoken to Charles Ellis, an associate of BR's. BR thanks Feltrinelli for his offer to contribute to the Foundation. BR looks forward to a meeting early in the new year when Feltrinelli will be in England.

BR encloses literature on the Peace Foundations and is interested in his views on the peace work. BR hopes Harcourt-Munning will meet with Schoenman and Ellis, directors of the BRPF.

BR writes "to make clear that" John Papworth represents the interests of the BRPF and the Atlantic Peace Foundation with the authorization of BR, the directors of the BRPF and the trustees of the Atlantic Peace Foundation.

BR encloses literature on the Foundations and would like to know Sir Grantley Adams's views of them and his interest in being of assistance.

BR encloses literature on the Foundations and would like to know Campbell's views of them. BR hopes Campbell will meet with Schoenman and Ellis, directors of the BRPF.

BR encloses literature on the Foundations and would like to know Lord Farringdon's views of them. BR hopes Farringdon will meet with Schoenman and Ellis, directors of the BRPF.

BR encloses literature on the Foundations and would like to know Davidson's views and interest in assisting them.

BR encloses literature on the Foundations and would like to know Duncan's views and interest in assisting them.

Regarding the reply to BR's work visa request on behalf of Khalid Ahmed Zaki, BR wishes to know "what are the grounds on which the Home Office chooses to deny Mr. Zaki the right to remain in this country, in the responsible position for which I have requested him."

Zaki is Director of Middle Eastern Affairs in the BRPF.

BR reiterates Zaki's situation in detail in order to acquire a visa for him to stay on with the BRPF after his studies. BR emphasizes, "I am willing to guarantee Mr. Zaki's salary during the stay in my employment so there is no reason to suppose that he would in any way be a charge upon the State."

Allen thanks BR for his letter and "the encouraging progress of the Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation".

Allen encloses a copy of his God and the H-Bomb for BR (not present, nor is it in Russell's Library).

BR thanks Allen for his letter and the copy of his book, God and the H-Bomb.

BR encloses a memorandum "giving a general justification for the kind of change of policy involved in substituting work for the Foundation in place of our former work" (not present). BR asks for comments so that, "somewhat rewritten", it may be used in a public statement.

A legal size sheet quotes in an unknown hand from the letter.

Janjua apologizes for the delay in replying and accepts BR's offer to become a director of the BRPF. Janjua hopes that he will "progressively take more active part in the affairs of the Foundation with the ultimate aim of doing nothing else."

He asks BR to delay the announcement of his joining the Foundation for a few days when it may "have a favourable reception in Pakistan and perhaps some quarters in India."

BR informs Boyd Orr of all the activities of the BRPF in the 6 months since its inception including lobbying against political persecution and undertaking mediation on questions of dispute.

BR wishes to know O'Brien's view on the BRPF and hopes he will "consider some form of association."

O'Brien apologizes for the lateness of his reply. He is very interested in the formation of International Peace Centres for War and Peace Studies. The University of Ghana is about to establish a Chair of International Relations which will "be the study and propagation of methods of reducing international tension." O'Brien believes that "Accra, as headquarters of the African World without the Bomb Movement, would be a very suitable centre for propagating in Africa the ideas of the two Foundations".

BR is invited to Ghana to give lectures.

O'Brien is thanked for his letter. BR will not be able to lecture in Accra "owing to the pressure of my work here and the difficulties of such travel at my age." O'Brien will be in Dublin soon and BR invites him to his home in Wales.

The BRPF is establishing a council of advisors, and BR offers a position to Dedijer on the council.

The BRPF is establishing a council of advisors, and BR offers a position to Powell on the council.

Powell thanks BR for his invitation to serve on the BRPF advisory council but has too many commitments to effectively take on anything new.

The BRPF is establishing an advisory council, and BR invites Piel to serve on it.

The BRPF is establishing an advisory council and BR invites de Castro to serve on it.

De Castro accepts BR's offer to serve on the BRPF advisory council.

The BRPF is establishing an advisory council, and BR invites Lord Silkin to serve on it.

Unterman thanks BR for his reply and tells him that his reply concerning Rabinowitz will be kept in strictest secrecy.

BR thanks Silkin for his letter and hopes to arrange a meeting during the second and third week of June 1964, when BR will be in London.

Silkin thanks BR for his letter and asks that BR contact him when he is in London to arrange a meeting. Edith Russell has a note on the letter asking if an appointment has not already been scheduled.

Lewis thanks Farley for his letter and requests the text of articles and statements BR has written on Soviet Jewry. Lewis wants to publish these articles.

BR has made a large number of appointments and asks if it would be possible for Silkin to come to tea at 43 Hasker St. on June 16.

Schoenman writes, "I enclose some of Lord Russell's statements and articles on Soviet Jews as requested."

Litvinoff returns some of the letters sent to him for translation. He will return the rest of the letters as soon as possible.

Bourdet accepts BR's invitation to serve on the BRPF advisory council. The letter is signed by Bourdet's secretary, whose name cannot be read.

Farley thanks Litvinoff for the draft letter to The Times on anti-Semitism in Eastern Europe. Farley tells Litvinoff that BR cannot sign a letter without seeing the documentation to which it refers. Farley asks Litvinoff to send to BR: translations of Polish anti-Semitic speeches, the source of information about the Zionist section in the Ministry of Defence, and a copy or summary of the booklet by Kmitowski.

Litvinoff replies to Farley's request for sources on 1968/12/23, record 70395.

The BRPF is establishing an advisory council. BR invites Allen to serve on it.

La Pira accepts BR's invitation to serve on the BRPF advisory council. His letter is written in Italian is followed by an English translation, TL(CAR).

Lewis introduces his organization, Universities' Committee for Soviet Jewry, to the BRPF. This Committee, opposed to Soviet anti-Semitism, is organizing a silent march to the Soviet Embassy in protest. Lewis invites the members of the BRPF to participate in this march.

The name of Gordon Hausmann is included with Lewis's but without signature.

Farley thanks Lewis for his circular. He informs Lewis that on the day of the march to the Soviet Embassy, the BRPF is organizing a conference defending the people of Czechoslovakia. This conference will involve consideration of Stalinism and anti-Semitism in Czechoslovakia.