Schoenman asks for "the exact position with regard to your relatives' request for an exit visa from the Soviet Union."

Karni gives details on her family from the Soviet Union.

Schoenman thanks Karni for her letter and says: "We shall, of course, continue to do all we can on behalf of your brother and his family."

Goldenberg asks BR for help in obtaining permission for her daughter to leave the Soviet Union. She was separated from her daughter during World War II and now lives in Israel.

Schoenman asks for Goldenberg's exact position with the Soviet authorities in obtaining an exit visa for her daughter.

Goldenberg reiterates her situation and gives details of her attempts to obtain permission for her daughter to leave the Soviet Union.

Enclosed are two letters in Russian from her daughter appealing to Soviet authorities.

Schoenman thanks Goldenberg for her letter and says they will do all they can on behalf of her daughter.

Farley writes: "Hello hello what's all this about? love from Kit".

A translation of a letter follows on the verso.

Farley's note is a covering letter for 320.181624.

The letter is in Russian and is translated for Farley in the previous document (.181623).

Gordin appeals to BR to help obtain permission for her son to leave the Soviet Union.

Moon, a physician, knew Frank from the age of 14 and will miss his company at the Reform Club.

Wood says they will do all they can for Gordin's son but cannot promise success. She asks that Gordin keep the matter confidential.

BR writes: "His end was very sudden, and to my great regret I was not present...."

Rumbold reports that Wedgwood Benn has received a telegram from 4 Burmese delegates who attended the Round Table Conference on India and one from the Chief of Sangli, who represented the smaller states at the conference.

BR asks Rumbold to thank the delegates from Burma and the Chief of Sangli for their telegrams of sympathy.

The Clerk of the Secretary of State for India in Council, whose signature is illegible, reports a resolution of sympathy over Frank's death.

BR asks the Clerk of the Secretary of State for India in Council to convey his appreciation of the Council's resolution over Frank's death.

Weiner asks BR for help in obtaining an exit visa for her sister Judif Abramovna Gordon and her family.

Wood says they will raise the matter with the Soviet authorities but cannot promise success. She asks that Weiner keep the matter confidential.

Weiner informs BR of a recently failed attempt by her sister to obtain an exit visa. She also draws attention to a possible medical condition that her sister might develop as further impetus to move her to Israel.

Wood is sorry to hear about the recent failed attempt to obtain an exit visa and assures Weiner they are doing all they can.

Haynes refers to his forthcoming article on Frank in the next issue of the Saturday Review.

Schoenman asks for the exact position with regard to Weiner's family obtaining exit visas from the Soviet Union.

The Glezers ask for BR's help in obtaining an exit visa for their son and his family in Latvia to come to Israel.

Wood informs the Glezers that BR will do all he can to assist but cannot promise success.

A group of parents in Israel ask for help in reuniting them with their children in the Soviet Union.

A covering note tells BR where to direct a reply. The appeal letter is mimeographed, not addressed to BR, and bears 13 original signatures.

Wood informs Slovin that BR will do all he can on behalf of all the Israeli families that wrote to him but cannot promise success.

BR might pursue such matters as divorce in the House of Lords.

Frank contributed regular observations on rainfall from 1903 to 1926 and again in 1930.

The writer congratulates BR on becoming a Lord and asks if he remembers awakening in Glasgow with "Che Sera Sera" above his head.

A summary of BR's reply is in his secretary's hand on Simpson's letter: "Ansd 18/3/31 thanks—wd have liked continue with observations but children interfered with rain-gauge."

Wedgwood Benn has asked Rumbold to convey the message of Sir Akbar Hydari, who led the delegation to the Round Table Conference on India by his exalted Highness the Nizam of Hyderabad.

BR had not even known that Frank was ill.

Rumbold conveys the contents of a telegram from the Sawbwas of Mongmit and Yawnghwe.

BR's secretary has indicated that the letter was answered on 1931/03/20.

Dora Sanger provides BR with her news—"I am cut off from Charlie's old friends and interests—and life is on a lower, duller plane."

She asks BR not to reply.

Beatrice Webb regrets that she was not at home yesterday, else she would have come to the ceremony for Frank. She writes of his "rather strange relationship to Herbert Morrison, seeing their relative rank and their difference of upbringing."

She points out that if BR refuses to be an earl, how can he continue to be an Honourable? She approves of the refusal, but BR will find it difficult to separate official from private occasions.

A note at the top by the secretary states that on "27/3/31 phoned Mrs. Webb that ceremony is on Monday—she going to London."

On his title: "I have never liked being an 'Honble.'" Soon after he returns from going away for Easter, BR would like to visit Beatrice.

She and Sydney were "such very good friends" to Frank.

Horniman was a neighbour of BR's on Frensham Common. He knew Frank for 33 years.

BR's secretary has noted that the letter was acknowledged on 1931/04/13.

Fox Pitt is a cousin of BR's. He and Elspeth heard the news of Frank's death on the wireless on their trip around the West Indies.

He has noticed in Ethel Mannin's Reflections and Recollections that she is "a devout and admiring disciple" of BR's.

He tells Fox Pitt when Frank's ashes are to be scattered.

The "Committee" expresses its sympathy on Frank's death. He had been a member of the Reform Club since 1894.

She recalls the days at Pembroke Lodge. Though their opinions may differ on most things, she holds that relationship is a greater tie than opinions.

Vega is happy to collaborate with the BRPF and asks for some available literature. He thanks BR for the article to be published in the first issue of his magazine, which is unnamed.

BR is pleased to hear of Vega's desire to collaborate with the BRPF and hopes it will be possible to open a foundation office in Spain. He sends literature and a signed photograph requested by Vega.

Vega thanks BR for his letter and informs BR that a representative will visit London soon to receive further information.

Vega asks for further details on a lecture Mark Lane is to deliver on new facts surrounding the Kennedy assassination. He informs Schoenman of the governmental censorship which could imperil the lecture.

Schoenman gives Vega details on Lane and his lecture. He hopes it will be possible to arrange a meeting.

Alaez is interested in doing his thesis on BR and for editorial tridente has been asked to interview BR. He asks for suggestions on how to go about this.

Wood is interested in Alaez's interest in opening a Foundation office in Madrid. She asks in what capacity Alaez can work for the Foundation.

A handwritten note says: "This man came into the office. He doesn't seem very bright. He's very keen to start a branch in Spain but says it would be impossible to print anything concerning Spain or Portugal there."

Rieber details the unjust arrest of the Duquesa de Medina Sidonia by Spanish authorities for organizing a demonstration and asks BR for help.

Schoenman thanks Rieber for the letter and informs her that they will raise the matter immediately.

BR is glad to hear from her.

He tells her that he has children but that the school will be closing at the end of next term.

Haynes, writing from Los Angeles, is glad the title is inherited by one "who is a fundamental democrat".

The exchange is with the Bulgarian minister in London, who has conveyed his government's sympathy on Frank's death. Smith has replied to the original message, which is in French.

Pike conveys the sympathy of the R.P.A. on Frank's death.

BR writes: Frank "was a very whole-hearted rationalist and remained so to the last moment of his life."

Cobb includes Frances Russell's poem headed "Lady John Russell to Samuel Roger". The Countess Russell was BR's paternal grandmother.

BR's secretary has indicated that the letter was answered on 1933/04/03.

Lieutenant-General Camilo Alonso Vega is Minister of the Interior of Spain. BR asks for the immediate cancellation of any action against the Duquesa de Medina Sidonia and the return of her passport.

BR comments on the political situation in Spain in a message dated Feb. 10-11, 1968.

Coates protests the unjust intent to repatriate Eduardo Cruzeiro from Spain to Portugal. Cruzeiro is being held for desertion of the Portugese army whose actions his conscience could not tolerate.

Coates sent this copy of his letter to Christopher Farley.

 Signed only by "Secretary". The Spanish Workers Defence Committee is delighted to have BR as an Honorary Chairman and thanks BR for his suggestions on Spanish week.

A memo regarding an upcoming committee meeting is enclosed.

Farley writes to protest the imprisonment of Eduardo Cruzeiro by Spanish authorities for desertion from the Portuguese army.

Should he be extradited to Portugal, he would likely face the death penalty.

BR appeals to the Spanish government not to extradite Eduardo Cruzeiro to Portugal for desertion of the Portuguese army in Guinea which BR considers "an act of courage and responsibility which will have the support of millions of people around the world".

A second carbon copy is in the file, document .181654.

Lopez, Minister Counsellor in the Spanish Embassy, acknowledges receipt of BR's letter but informs him that "matters such as this do not fall within the competence of this Embassy". Herce will pass on BR's letter to the competent quarter in Madrid.

A TL(X) copy of the letter is attached, document .181656.

BR sends a letter identical to document .181657 to Oriol y Urguijo, Justice Minister of Spain.

A second carbon copy is in the file, document .181658.

Farley writes insisting that Herminio de Palma, arrested in Spain, not be extradited to Portugal. Farley says: "Mr. Palma Inacio is a known opponent of the Portuguese government, and his activities are motivated by his honourable political convictions."

Dated in BR's hand.

Elliot, editor of the Edinburgh Review, thanks BR for his corrected proofs of "The Tariff Controversy" and raises a question.

Elliot, editor of the Edinburgh Review, thanks BR for his corrected proofs of "The Tariff Controversy" and raises a question.

Corrections and an omission are indicated in the hand of BR's secretary on this transcription. They are absent from the attached TL(CAR).

BR asks for assurance that Herminio da Palma Inacio will not be extradited to Portugal.

A second carbon is in the file, document .181662.

In Spanish. The Minister of Justice points to an extradition treaty between Spain and Portugal, and asserts the independence of the Spanish judiciary.

A TL(X) copy is attached, document .181664.

Oriol informs BR that a tribunal has decided to refuse the request for Inacio's extradition to Portugal and ordered that he be freed.

The letter is a typed translation of document .181667 with a photocopy, .181668, also in the file. Another TL(TC) is attached.

This is Oriol's original letter to BR in Spanish.

A translation of the letter is found at document 320.181665, with a second copy, .181666. A TL(X) of this letter is attached.

Inacio is to be freed.

BR underlines Cruzeiro's situation in a letter to the Guardian and challenges: "Why will Spain not allow Mr. Cruzeiro to seek political asylum abroad, instead of sending him to an infamous sentence in Portugal?"

BR is pleased to learn that Inacio da Palma is to be freed but reiterates his concern for Eduardo Cruzeiro and the threat that he will be sent to Portugal to face a possible death sentence.

A second copy is in the file, .181671

Karni asks for BR's help in obtaining an exit visa for her brother Yakov Furman. She asks if he could pass this letter to Premier Khrushchev with a personal note "which I am sure, will carry great weight with him."

Document .181611 is a retyping and resending of this letter; see record 70999.

BR informs President Abboud of the work of the BRPF and hopes Abboud "would entertain the possibility of some form of public association with it and its objectives."

BR expresses his approval for Prime Minister El Khalifa's statement regarding Western intervention in the Congo. BR asks El Khalifa if he would become a sponsor of the BRPF.

BR expresses his position on nuclear disarmament and asks about Mrs. Wenner Gren's late husband's plans for an international organization to prevent a third world war.

A TL preliminary draft of this letter is attached, document .181677, with a TL(CAR), .181676.

BR had been in contact with Mrs. Wenner Gren's husband about peace efforts before he died. BR asks if she would receive an associate, Charles Ellis, to put forth proposals about which BR had communications with the late Wenner Gren.

BR informs Mrs. Gren that the bearer of the letter, Charles Ellis, is his associate and representative.

Olson, Mrs. Wenner Gren's secretary, informs BR that Mrs. Wenner Gren is not expected back in Sweden until September and BR's letters will be forwarded to her.

Lorentzon reports on the Helsinki Peace Conference, NLF business and asks if BR would write an article about Vietnam for Clarté.

See also record 71092.

Hallström asks BR's forgiveness for not completing the film but maintains his interests in peace work. Hallström has been in contact with a Swedish paper, Dagens Nyheter, and asks if an interview could be arranged.

Grindal encloses A New Plan for Peace and asks for written material from the Foundation. Grindal is supporting the BRPF for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Farley writes insisting that Herminio de Palma, arrested in Spain, not be extradited to Portugal. Farley says: "Mr. Palma Inacio is a known opponent of the Portuguese government, and his activities are motivated by his honorable political convictions."

Grindal proposes plans for engaging all the Swedish Peace Associations and how to implement the media. Grindal is surprised that a large Swedish Peace Association is not aware of the BRPF.

Wood thanks Lorentzon for his letter which will be given to Ralph Schoenman as soon as he returns from abroad.

BR thanks Grindal for his letter and is encouraged by his initiative and peace plans.

BR thanks Hallström for his letter and asks for a financial contribution to the BRPF.

Schoenman gives his counter-impressions of the Helsinki Conference. See record 71084.

The date is conjectured. Hallström says that the BRPF has not been mentioned by Swedish newspapers. He would like to help the BRPF and proposes a culture programme to raise money for the Foundation and asks for more brochures.

BR thanks Hallström for his help and encourages his activities to promote the Foundation in Sweden.

Elliot tries to interest BR in reviewing Trevelyan's new book on Garibaldi.

Grindal suggests that the best time to launch a Foundation campaign in Sweden is when BR plans to commence public activity.

BR expresses his regret about the Hallstrom situation. He looks forward to discussing a Peace Foundation in Sweden with Svahnstrom and explains some of the details of the BRPF.

Elliot tries to interest BR in reviewing Trevelyan's new book on Garibaldi.

This is a transcription of record 71095. BR has corrected the transcription on the ribbon copy and the carbon.

Elliot describes the sort of review he wants BR to write.

Elliot describes the sort of review he wants BR to write.

This is a transcription of record 71099. BR has corrected both the ribbon copy and the carbon of this transcription.

Elliot has found that sheets of Trevelyan's book will be soon available.

Elliot has found that sheets of Trevelyan's book will be soon available.

BR has corrected both the ribbon and carbon copies of this transcription or record 71101.