BR objects to the denial of visas to Vietnamese who want to come to the UK at his invitation.

Ayling endorses the visa campaign and encloses a donation.

Also in file: identical copies, documents .182778-.182809, all signed.

Price is planning a teach-in and requests tapes of the Vietnamese to play in Nottingham.

Clarke encloses a donation from the Ballingry, Fife, branch of N.U.M. [National Union of Mineworkers].

Nettleton sends a donation and asks for literature.

Schoenman expresses thanks for Lane's support.

Schoenman expresses thanks for Desai's support.

Schoenman expresses thanks for Ayling's support.

Southall makes a donation to the campaign.

Schoenman expresses thanks for Southall's support.

Bertram sends his support for the campaign.

Schoenman expresses thanks for Bertram's support.

On Schoenman's letter the Needhams have written their willingness to sign a petition or statement.

Fotheringham sends a donation from the National Union of Mineworkers in Fife.

Challinor sends a donation to the campaign.

Schoenman expresses thanks for Williams's support.

Schoenman expresses thanks for Back's support.

Schoenman expresses thanks for Acheson's support.

Williams sends a donation from the South Wales area of the N.U.M.

Hoggart was on the second list of the Committee of 100 but is now a spastic as a result of a road accident.

Schoenman is glad of Hoggart's support.

Schoenman expresses thanks for Needham's support.

Schoenman expresses thanks for Needham's support.

Morgan encloses a donation.

Holman makes a donation.

Wood thanks Holman for his donation.

In the letter BR writes he is forming a parliamentary section of the Vietnam Free Speech Petition. The list of recipients is handwritten in the top left corner; each recipient would have received an individually addressed letter.

Rice asks BR to speak at a rally in Trafalgar Square on July 4.

Rice thanks Schoenman for speaking in Trafalgar Square on July 4.

Rice invites BR to speak at a meeting on "One Year of Labour Government" on Oct. 14.

BR accepts Rice's invitation to speak on Oct. 14, and he "believes my office in London has been misinformed as to my wishes to speak."

A draft typescript titled "Speech on the Labour Governments Foreign Policy for the Y.C.N.D." There are revisions in the hands of BR and Edith Russell.

Wood wants contact prints of all photographs taken of BR on Oct. 14 with a view to purchasing some.

BR expresses his thanks for Rice's chairmanship of the meeting on Oct. 14.

Rice thanks BR for his speech.

BR suggests a meeting to discuss policy.

Rice would like to publish BR's speech as a pamphlet. Edith Russell has written on the letter: "Unless other arrangements have been made by you, accept with pleasure." This note may have been directed to one of Russell's secretaries.

Wood tells Rice that other arrangements have been made to publish BR's speech as a pamphlet.

Williams asks BR for a message to the conference on March 12-15.

BR encloses the text (not present) of his taped message being sent separately. It is for the Peace Caucus of the Associated Students of Stanford University Political Union Board.

BR encloses (not present) a letter of his to The Observer and students at Stanford for use in Vietnam.

Gardner encloses a copy of BR's letter in the Toronto Daily Star, 6 March 1964.

BR sends a message (in letter) to the Unitarian Committee Forum in Calgary, Canada.

BR sends a message (in letter) for the conference.

Enclosed document .182952 is titled: "South Viet-Nam Statement by Bertrand Russell for Political Union Board of Stanford University".

BR writes: "I share your hopes that it will be possible for a neutral policy to prevail in Vietnam, leading to reunification and an end to bloodshed."

BR expresses support for democratizing Hull University by structural reforms and refers to a letter following (record 71333).

Also in file: another TL(CAR), document .182013.

On Schoenman's desire to remain living and working in Britain.

On Schoenman's desire to remain living and working in Britain.

Coates mentions BR: "Its most distinguished intellect, Bertrand Russell, left it in disgust because of the commitment of a Labour government to alien imperial policies."

Dated from the mailing date of the issue, p. 2.

A second set of tear-sheets follows.

The press release announces BR's meeting with U Thant "this evening at Claridge's at 7.00". Among the purposes of the meeting, but inserted in Schoenman's hand, is "Mr. Schoenman's passport".

U Thant has signed the card, which is from him and Mrs. Thant.

U Thant has signed the card, which is from him and Mrs. Thant.

BR encourages Stetler's Vietnam protests and sends a message in this letter.

Brewer requests a message from BR for a San Francisco meeting on May 2.

The enclosure is titled "Computers Can't Cry!".

BR gives support to Haverford students who are raising money for medical supplies for the National Liberation Front in South Vietnam.

Urquhart sends clippings to BR about problems in Vietnam.

Xien sends the special bulletin of his Committee dated April 1964 (not enclosed) which contains a letter and excerpt from Russell's "article" to the Herald Tribune. He wants to be informed about the Campaign in the 200 U.S. universities.

BR gives support to Haverford students who are raising money for medical supplies for the National Liberation Front in South Vietnam.

A New Year's card signed by two members of the Soviet Embassy in London.

BR is glad Xien's Committee has published his articles. He sends news of American anti-war protests.

Stetler is trying to publicize his article on Vietnam and requests BR's comments and an introduction written by BR.

BR comments on the hidden war in Vietnam becoming clear in this press release regarding an unidentified article.

BR is sending an article which is to be published in Great Britain and photostats of correspondence with Haverford students who are in opposition to the war in Vietnam. BR also provides the text of a message for Such and Arnold's Easter Sunday demonstration.

 

Tran-Viet-Dung forwards a birthday gift from the Committee for the Defence of World Peace of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.

BR asks Stetler to take his letter and support to the attention of certain newspapers in order to get a hearing. Enclosed is an introduction for Stetler to use (document .182971).

BR wrote this introduction for Stetler to use with his article.

BR sends a message of support to the Conference on Vietnam as well as his article, "War and Atrocity in Vietnam".

BR brings to Hieu's attention the dangerous situation in Laos and Vietnam by the enclosed statement. He asks Hieu to sign the statement.

BR brings to Sartre's attention the dangerous situation in Laos and Vietnam by the enclosed statement. He also wants Sartre to sign the statement.

BR and Bernal describe recent events in Southeast Asia that threaten world peace.

BR and Bernal describe recent events in Southeast Asia that threaten world peace.

BR thanks U Thant for his letter and is willing to support Thant's statement in any way.

Tikhonov responds to BR's concern over the situation in Southeast Asia, Laos and South Vietnam brought about by United States' interference.

BR charges that the war in Vietnam is "a crime against humanity". BR, like many American citizens, holds that the war must be stopped.

There are revisions in Ralph Schoenman's hand.

BR is to hold a discussion with the American ambassador on the campaign against the war in Vietnam and the dangerous situation in Indo-China.

BR will present a statement for which he has secured the signatures of Pauling, Krishna Menon, Bernal and Dedijer.

Also in file: 2 TD(CAR), one being initialled "C.F."

The film, "Newsman Wilfred Burchett Visits Southviet", has been sent through Hilda Vernon.

Also, the South Vietnamese people extend their gratitude to BR for his support and encouragement.

Press statement on BR's meeting with David Bruce.

BR met with the American ambassador to demand an end to the war in Vietnam and a reconvening of the 14-Nation Geneva Conference.

The statement is revised in the hands of Schoenman and Farley.

BR wants Bruce to read his article "War and Atrocity in Vietnam" and send the findings to Washington. BR asks for a duplicate passport for Schoenman.

BR wants Bruce to read his article "War and Atrocity in Vietnam" and send findings to Washington.

(Only half the letter is present in this copy. It is another carbon copy of document .182986.)

Hieu reports that crimes committed by American troops and South Vietnamese have increased.

Enclosed is a statement on fresh crimes of "the American imperialists" in South Vietnam, typed on the same sheet.

Schoenman thanks Vernon for her letter and says that they will be happy to receive the film she mentioned.

BR thanks Nguyen Van Hieu for his letter of July 27, 1964.

BR replies to P.J. Honey's criticism of his views on the Vietnam war.

Also in file: 2 TL(CAR), documents .182992-.182993.

Diane informs Farley that a man from the "4th. International" came in Joanna Wickenden's place. He does not want anyone to be sent to Mexico but rather have the Foundation back the appeal. He also brought information on the Mexican political prisoners.

In file is the report, document .187014.

Catroux is going to England to inform the Labour MPs and journalists about the conditions of imprisonment of the political prisoners. During his stay in England Catroux asks BR if he can meet with him so that they too can discuss these deadly conditions. He feels that BR's intervention in this case would be beneficial.

Warbey sarcastically supports Honey's point that the participants in the 1954 Geneva Conference did not actually sign the agreement.

A press statement on the bombing of North Vietnam. The Americans are refusing to negotiate on a settlement.

The same sheets have cables to President Johnson (record 72002), Premier Chou En-lai (record 72003), and Premier Ho Chi Minh (record 72008).

Another copy follows: TD, .182996, and a photocopy, TD, .182997, sheet 1 only.

This cable requests that President Johnson stop any further attacks on North Vietnam.