BRACERS Notes

Record no. Notes, topics or text
71403

U Thant has read BR's Helsinki statement "with very great interest".

71404

Schoenman encloses (not present) his personal statement at Helsinki.

71405

U Thant has read Schoenman's Helsinki statement "with great interest".

71406

BR thanks U Thant for his birthday greetings.

Also in file: another TL(CAR), document .182205.

71407

BR asks U Thant to propose an International War Crimes Commission rather than let the Pentagon investigate them.

A second TL(CAR) is in the file, document .182107.

A press statement quoting the complete text of the letter is also in the file, document .182119.

71408

U Thant cannot propose an International War Crimes Commission but is following developments regarding atrocities in Vietnam.

Also in file: a TLS(X), document .182111.

71409

BR appeals to the General Assembly for the release of over 1,000 political prisoners in Greece. See record 71367.

71410

Hoffman is Managing Director of the UN Special Fund. He cannot act as advisor or director of any organization that is critical of governments that belong to the UN.

71411

Sen would like to accept BR's invitation to discuss international matters with BR.

71412

Owen is Executive Chairman of the UNTAB. He is "somewhat astonished" that Schoenman thinks he has Owen's approval of the BRPF's Middle East proposals.

71413

Schoenman and Zaki were "perhaps mistaken" in assuming Owen's friendly encouragement was approval.

71414
Wood would like the BRPF put on the mailing list for forthcoming events and press releases.
71415

Ridder signs and returns the anti-Goldwater manifesto.

71416

The handwriting is Edith Russell's. The memo is signed "R." It begins: "For Chris Please draft a polite and friendly letter in reply to Uruguayan F.M.'s letter".

The letter referred to is document .182125 (record 71421). There is a reply, which was not sent, possibly because it did not follow BR's instructions (see document .182128).

[It is most interesting to read what BR himself has to say about the nature and purpose of the IWCT.]

71417

A note signed "R." in Edith Russell's hand is at the top: "Note date (and dates of postmarks on envelope). Odd."

BR is invited to Uruguay to participate in the Latin American Congress for Solidarity with Cuba and the Right of the Peoples to Self-Determination.

71418

BR is "grievously disappointed" in Uruguay's cancellation of a conference on Cuba.

71419

BR thanks the Comité Nacional Coordinador del Apoyo a la Revolución Cubana for its letter of March 12, "which arrived only recently" (see record 71417).

71420

The writer informs Wood that "Lord Russell's message to Dr. Abdala has been forwarded to Montevideo." The nature of the message is unknown.

71421

Luisi recalls reading law at St. John's and attending BR's lectures at Cambridge during the war. Luisi is concerned that BR will come to Uruguay and establish a court, which is not permitted. This concerns the IWCT.

Also in file: a TLS(X), document .182125a.

71422

Velazquez, Uruguayan ambassador, quotes the entirety of Hector Luisi's letter to BR (see record 71421).

71423

Velazquez forwards Hector Luisi's letter of May 7.

71424

BR, in this "not sent" reply to Luisi's letter of May 7, criticizes Uruguay's attempt to ban the IWCT.

A second copy, TL(CAR), is in the file, document .182128.

71425

BR urges Marcha to publicize the IWCT and support "our campaigns in Latin America for release of political prisoners such as Regis Debray."

71426

BR protests the arrest of 26 militant socialists in Uruguay.

71427

"An appeal on the danger to the world of Goldwater's policies" is signed by Sanger.

71428

"An appeal on the danger to the world of Goldwater's policies" is signed by Sillitoe.

71429

Silkin declines to sign the Anti-Goldwater Manifesto.

71430

Attlee declines to sign the Anti-Goldwater Manifesto.

71431

Sellar, as secretary, is forwarding the Anti-Goldwater Manifesto to Sir Compton Mackenzie.

71432

Hanley, as secretary, will give Sydney Hill the Anti-Goldwater Manifesto upon his return. Hill is General Secretary.

71433

Marsh, an M.P., declines to sign the Anti-Goldwater Manifesto.

71434

Martin declines to sign the Anti-Goldwater Manifesto.

71435

The name is conjectured from the signature. He is Bishop of Llandaff.

71436

Hughes signs and returns only the second sheet of the Anti-Goldwater Manifesto.

71437

The note is assumed to be addressed to BR. Also in the file is Murdoch's signed Anti-Goldwater Manifesto.

71438

Northcott has signed the Anti-Goldwater Manifesto.

71439

Tynan has signed the Anti-Goldwater Manifesto.

71440

Russell thanks Sillitoe for signing the Anti-Goldwater Manifesto.

71441

Farley seeks Swedish names to approach for signing the Anti-Goldwater Manifesto.

71442

Farley seeks French and Japanese names to approach for the Anti-Goldwater Manifesto.

71443

Farley seeks Australian names to approach for the Anti-Goldwater Manifesto.

71444

Farley seeks Danish names to approach for the Anti-Goldwater Manifesto.

71445

Farley seeks Swiss names to approach to sign the Anti-Goldwater Manifesto.

71446

Kastner signs the Anti-Goldwater Manifesto.

71447

Henderson declines to sign the Anti-Goldwater Manifesto.

71448

Schilling returns the Anti-Goldwater Manifesto for F.H.C. Crick, asking that it be properly addressed to him.

71449

Violet Bonham-Carter's secretary will give her the Anti-Goldwater Manifesto upon her return.

71450

Farley seeks Swedish names to approach to sign the Anti-Goldwater Manifesto.

71451

BR thanks Tynan for signing the Anti-Goldwater Manifesto.

71452

BR thanks Northcott for signing the Anti-Goldwater Manifesto.

71453

BR thanks Murdoch for signing the Anti-Goldwater Manifesto.

71454

BR thanks Hughes for signing the Anti-Goldwater Manifesto.

71455

BR thanks Sillitoe for signing the Anti-Goldwater Manifesto.

71456

BR thanks Sanger for signing the Anti-Goldwater Manifesto.

71457

BR thanks Hepworth for signing the Anti-Goldwater Manifesto.

71458

BR thanks Baroness Wootton of Abinger for signing the Anti-Goldwater Manifesto.

71459

BR thanks the Patons for signing the Anti-Goldwater Manifesto.

71460

BR thanks Allaun for signing the Anti-Goldwater Manifesto.

71461

Collick agrees to sign the Anti-Goldwater Manifesto.

71462

Berkeley signs and encloses the Anti-Goldwater Manifesto (see record 71463).

71463

Berkeley has signed the Anti-Goldwater Manifesto.

71464

Weyrauch has signed the Anti-Goldwater Manifesto.

71465

For Lord Willis, BR is willing to change "inevitable" to "probable" in the penultimate paragraph, but for the fact that the anti-Goldwater appeal has been sent to thousands of people with 20 to 30 signatures arriving daily.

71466

Smets declines to sign the Anti-Goldwater Manifesto.

71467

Dickson signs and returns (document. 182317) the Anti-Goldwater Manifesto.

71468

Iversen declines to sign the Anti-Goldwater Manifesto.

71469

Hilpert signs the Anti-Goldwater Manifesto.

71470

Gardiner declines to sign the Anti-Goldwater Manifesto.

71471

Arlott signs and returns (at document .182322) the Anti-Goldwater Manifesto.

71472

On the withdrawal of Schoenman's U.S. passport for visiting China.

71473

The title continues: "In Madison Square Garden on May 19, 1960". Also in file: TD(CAR), document .182134.

71474

The letter is the same as that at document .182132.

71475

On the confiscation of Schoenman's U.S. passport for visiting China.

71476

On the trial of a C.O., Russell Goddard. In Schoenman's hand at the top: "Pam please have sent to

1. Washington Post
2. St. Louis Post
3. Los Angeles Times
4. York Gazette and Daily
5. Nation"

71477

On the trial of a C.O., Russell Goddard.

71478

On the withdrawal of Schoenman's U.S. passport for visiting China.

71479

BR congratulates Humphrey on being nominated for Vice-President of the U.S.

71480

On the withdrawal of Schoenman's U.S. passport for visiting China.

71481

On the withdrawal of Schoenman's U.S. passport for visiting China.

71482

Schoenman corrects the Telegraph's report of the status of his passport.

71483

Draft covering letter for distributing BR's introduction to the Mershon report, which follows as document .182147a.

71484

Untitled typescript beginning "The world is confronted with a great danger, the danger of subjection to the United States."

71485
71486

The letter contains a message on the murder of Leo Bernard. Barnes is New York State Chairman of the Socialist Workers Party.

71487

John Harris is a member of the Student Non-Violent Co-ordinating Committee (SNCC).

71488

A slightly different version of the Anti-Goldwater covering letter and Manifesto.

71489

More draft versions follow.

71490

More draft versions of both the covering letter and appeal on Goldwater follow.

71491

Many different drafts of the covering letter and Anti-Goldwater Manifesto follow.

71492

On Goldwater.

71493

Royan is assistant to Cyrus S. Eaton

71494

On Goldwater.

71495

On Goldwater.

71496

On Goldwater.

71497

On Goldwater.

71498

On Goldwater.

71499

On Goldwater.

71500

On Goldwater.

71501

On Goldwater.

71502

Schoenman sends Mathiesen literature of the BRPF.