Nine Chinese citizens were arrested by the Brazilian authorities and one of them was Wang Yao-ting. The Chinese government and other Chinese organizations have protested and are appealing for the release of these Chinese citizens. Li Chu-wen would like BR to support this matter. He visited BR in January 1963 in Wales.

Husslein provides medical evidence for the Anna Rauchwerger-Wechselblatt case.

Aitch gives instructions how to make milk bottles from cardboard and paint. They are using the bottles for a demonstration against nuclear tests ["they" being probably the Committee of 100].

The enclosed graphics are on anti-nuclear themes.

Husslein provides medical evidence for the Rauchwerger-Wechselblatt case.

Haddad asks BR to ask the United Nations why President Janio was deprived of his political rights for ten years.

Anna sends a letter from the Austrian Embassy which advises her to ask BR to appeal to Khrushchev directly for her case.

Wood would like Amnesty International to provide the BRPF with more information on President Janio Quadros.

BR asks Khrushchev to exercise clemency in the case of Yania Fux who was sentenced to death for economic offences. The signature is an imitation. This letter was not sent because of a typing error.

Amnesty International has not received any recent reports on Janio Quadros. They only know that he had been "purged" and that he is under house arrest.

Anna Rauchwerger-Wechselblatt congratulates BR on the Peace Prize of Jerusalem Award and asks him to appeal to Khrushchev for her case as she is very ill and very unhappy.

Tabak would like BR to make a statement about what is occurring in Brazil. He believes that BR's influence would help that government be more careful about its actions.

Tabak encloses an article that he wrote for the Scientific World (not present).

BR thanks Chand for his letter and regrets not being able to answer before because of his anti-nuclear war work. He declines Chand's invitation.

Tabak sends Wood the information that she asked for.

Enclosed are photocopies of newspapers, etc., which are documents .185077-.185094.

In Portuguese.

Wood appreciates the information that Tabak sent but would prefer if he could provide the BRPF with the same information in English.

Alberti encloses a cheque for $5 for BR's work on peace and is very sorry he cannot do better. The contribution was collected by BR's secretary. BR did not know about the fund.

Ciotori sends BR an article written by Andre Frossard and asks him to write to Khrushchev about captive nations and the "wall of shame".

Tabak documents information that he received from newspapers regarding political prisoners.

The BRPF is alarmed about violations of human liberty in Brazil and is going to send someone to prepare an impartial report for the United Nations and for the International Commission of Jurists, if the airfare and costs are provided.

Ali asks if he can buy two pamphlets on Vietnam.

Ali complains to BR how the press will not publish the reports on police brutality. Ali asks BR to write about this because his letters are always published.

Farley informs Ali that even BR's letters are not always published. Farley suggests that Ali contact the National Council for Civil Liberties.

The writer hopes to meet soon with Ali to discuss some plans of theirs.

Unsigned but the style is Schoenman's.

Allay wonders where BR is and what he is doing. Allay will soon meet with Chomsky and Goodman on resistance.

BR informs Allen about the IWCT. BR is preparing to mobilize people and funds for the support of the Tribunal.

BR sends Allen some information on the BRPF and asks for a financial contribution.

Allen writes BR on the banned Basle conference on nuclear tests. She was "indirectly your pupil" at Vienna.

BR thanks Allen for the nice letter that she sent. He tells Allen that if she is ready to work for the anti-nuclear campaign she should contact Peggy Duff, secretary of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.

Allen showed the members of Sonoma County Peace Group the three articles that BR sent him, and the Group was impressed by them. Allen sends a cheque for copies of "An Appeal to the American Conscience" that he wants to distribute.

Allen explains to BR how America has every right to be in Vietnam, because it is helping the Vietnam people and is showing them how to be brave and true. America is on God's side.

BR thanks Allen for a contribution and his book God and the H-Bomb.

Allen wants his $50 contribution to be forwarded to the BRPF and hopes that it will help.

Zink is Allen's secretary, writing on his letterhead.

BR thanks Allen for his support, a great encouragement.

Document .150192 is another TL(CAR).

Witlin writes about the project she has been working on, the World Peace Study Mission. She asks BR if he will support this project.

Anna thanks BR for his intervention. Due to his efforts her son was given permission to leave Russia.

BR thanks Anna for her letter and conveys his best wishes for her and her son.

BR thanks Ciotori for his recent letter and assures him that he has taken up the issue of political prisoners with the Soviets.

Chernobilskaya and Chernobilsky request an extension of the permit for their relatives to come from the U.S.S.R. for another 2 months. Their relatives were forced to sign a refusal to leave because of their daughter's marriage and because of the mother's illness.

Chernobilskaya and Chernobilsky feel that O.V.I.R. should re-examine its refusal to give their relatives an exit permit.

Boudin asks BR to appeal the Bernard Koten case with Khrushchev. Koten was arrested in Kiev. There is no apparent justification for his arrest.

Enclosed is a "Memorandum re Bernard Koten".

BR informs Khrushchev of his plans concerning the BRPF and the Atlantic Peace Foundation. He hopes that Khrushchev will be able to meet with his representatives for talks of peace. BR asks Khrushchev to reexamine the arrest of Bernard Koten and if possible release him.

BR would like Boudin to know that he has written to Premier Khrushchev regarding the Koten case.

Enthoven thanks Ellis for sending the copy of BR's letter to Khrushchev. Enthoven proposes an exchange of literature between the BRPF and Amnesty International.

BR thanks the Blocks for their letter and hopes he will have success in helping them.

Another TL(CAR) is at document .183617.

BR thanks Bruce for his letter regarding the Block family. He hopes that he will be able to persuade the Soviet authorities to allow the Block family to exit the U.S.S.R. and return to their home in the U.S.

Schoenman thanks Bronshtein for her letter and states that the BRPF will take up her son's case.

Kaye informs Anna that BR is still in contact with the USSR authorities about her son.

Kaye informs Anna that BR is still in contact with the Russian authorities with respect to her son's case.

Schoenman is provided with I.M. Rodinov's address in Riga.

Schoenman is grateful to be provided with I.M. Rodinov's address.

BR informs Rodinov that he is actively opposed to the resurgence of Nazism everywhere.

Schoenman extends his greetings and good wishes to Srednicki and his father, who has recently been given permission to visit her in New York.

Benenson wonders if BR has done anything about the number of political prisoners in Burma. He thinks that an intervention by BR would be very helpful.

The BRPF will consider the Burmese political prisoners situation and will keep Benenson informed about the results.

Lowe provides BR with accounts of ethnic, religious and generally non-humanitarian assaults against Jews in the USSR. He asks if it would be possible for BR to tape a speech for the debating union since he feels his non-partisan opinion would be respected and valued by all.

Lowe spoke with BR by telephone.

BR suggests that Emanuel Litvinoff speak in his place, if his airfare could be covered.

A press statement from Mbog through the Movement for Colonial Freedom.

The Weisselbergs thank Wood for her recent letter as they say it has given them hope to be reunited with their son.

This is an issue of a mimeographed periodical, nos. 7-8, from the Cameroons.

Schoenman cannot understand how Antony Steel cannot acknowledge the situation in the Cameroons. He believes that injustices in Western client states require more attention in the Western press.

Also in file is another TL(CAR), document .185103b.

BR solicits the recipient's signature to the appeal he encloses to Khrushchev on behalf of Soviet Jews.

In file is the appeal, document .183380. Both drafts are enclosed with Litvinoff's letter of same date, document .183378.

Litvinoff sends a copy of his letter to The Times.

He critiques a pamphlet that Schoenman sent him, Joel Cang's Fate and Future of Soviet Jewry.

Schoenman states that The Guardian has not acted fairly and has misled its readers. As a result, Schoenman is taking the matter to the Press Council.

Serrano gives BR facts that will help him answer some questions from the press. She makes some analogies between Ceylonese and Spanish extremisms. Serrano asks BR to persuade the government to follow a civilized path of socialism.

Also in file is the article "Freedom 'Drawing Last Breath in Ceylon'". This article is document .185106.

BR is going to bring up the matter which Serramo mentioned with Bandaranaike.

Yen asks BR to help his sons get visas from mainland China. He would like BR to write a letter to Premier Chou En-lai about this matter.

In file is a copy of Mrs. Yen's medical certificate, which is document .185109. Also present is a letter from the Bishop, accompanied by an envelope, is document .185110.

BR has discussed Yen's sons with the Chinese authorities and hopes that they can get to Hong Kong.

Tarsis forwards BR an invitation from a young Yugoslav writer and philosopher, Mihajlo Mihajlov, to attend a conference in Zadar. The purpose of the conference is to launch an independent Yugoslav socio-political periodical.

See Mihajlov's letter, document .183361; "A Historic Proposal" by Mihajlov, document .183362.

Mihajlov informs BR about the date of a conference. He says that the purpose is threefold: to oppose the one-party system as a matter of principle, to take an anti-Marxist and anti-materialistic position, and finally to promote democratic socialism.

Ushakov tells BR that embezzlers of other people's food and money forgers are persecuted in his country. He sends BR a picture which shows South Vietnam patriots who have been killed.

Ushakov feels that "free world" praises the criminals and hurts the victims.

In file is the original version in Russian, ALS, 1 sheet, document .183489.

BR declines the invitation from Mihajlov on the grounds that Freedom House is an organization which in principle supports and promotes the Cold War.

BR is referring to the brochure, A Historic Proposal, document .183362. This ribbon copy has several handwritten revisions.

Yen and his wife are grateful to BR for helping them get their sons' visas from mainland China. Yen now asks BR if he can do something to get his sons out of the mainland at an earlier date.

Yen and his wife are grateful to Wood for her letter of the 13th.

Yen would like Wood to bring to BR's attention a letter of thanks which is enclosed. He is also sending information about his two sons.

Schoenman informs Yen that BR has written to Premier Chou En-lai.

Schoenman has addressed the letter to "Gen", which has been corrected to "Yen" here.

Yen would like BR to put more pressure on the situation. He feels that this would help his sons get out of mainland China at an earlier date.

Schoenman confirms with Yen that the BRPF will not forget his situation, but that they have to wait for the Chinese government to reply before they do anything else.

In file is another TL(CAR), document .185117.

Yen wants authorization for both his sons to leave the mainland of China. He would like BR to make this problem one of his personal issues. Yen feels that this will influence the situation.

Schoenman says that the BRPF will do all that it can to assist Yen's sons and that Yen should keep the BRPF updated with any developments.

In file is another TL(CAR), document .185120.

Yen lists the developments in the case of his sons. Yen once again would like BR to put more pressure on Peking.

Schoenman says that the BRPF will do all it can to help Yen's sons get to Hong Kong.

Only one of Yen's sons has been allowed to leave mainland China.

Schoenman says that the BRPF will do all that it can to get Yen's younger son out of mainland China.

Yen reports that only his elder son got an exit passport and his younger son has to stay in Shanghai alone.

Yen and his wife are relying on BR to help make this situation better.

Schoenman encloses the letter from BR to Premier Chou En-lai. Schoenman requests Yen to keep the BRPF informed about any future developments.

In file is the enclosed letter in TL(CAR) form, document .185127. See record 72774 for the enclosure.

Yen is sending BR, Wood and Schoenman three Christmas presents by boat.

Schoenman, BR and Wood accept the gifts with gratitude.

Yen's elder son decided to wait for his younger brother to get his exit passport. Yen would like BR to take the necessary steps to help in this matter.

Yen is happy to hear that BR has written again to Premier Chou En-lai.

Yen's elder son is still not sure whether his brother will get approval to exit and his own passport will expire on Dec. 23, 1965.

Yen's elder son wants to stay with his younger brother. As a result Yen would like the BRPF's opinion on this matter.

Yen's younger son has still not received an exit passport, and his elder son's passport is going to expire. His elder son is asking for an extension, but surely such a request will not be accepted.

Schoenman is happy to hear that Yen's sons are permitted to leave Shanghai and to visit Hong Kong.

Wood assures Yen that the BRPF is still raising the matter of his two sons with the Chinese authorities.

Yen's elder son has been advised to leave for Hong Kong and to leave his younger brother behind. Yen would like BR to cable the Premier again about this matter. Yen encloses a letter of gratitude to BR.

In file is the enclosed letter in document .185136.

Yen's elder son has arrived at Macao and has sent gifts to BR, Schoenman and Wood.

Yen's younger son says that there are indications that the Premier will authorize his exit.

Yen would like to know when Schoenman will return from abroad. Yen would like to report more developments.

In file is a Christmas card for BR from Yen, document .185140.

Yen's younger son is now able to leave for Hong Kong. As a token of gratitude, Yen's younger son wants Yen to send 3 Christmas presents by airmail. Yen's wife is sending a pink Buddha to BR.

The BRPF thanks Yen and his family for their gifts. The BRPF is happy to hear that BR's intervention with Premier Chou En-lai was a success.

Yen's son is going to arrive at Macao on Dec. 15, 1965. Once again Yen and his wife thank BR, Schoenman and Wood for helping them.

The BRPF is happy to hear that Yen's younger son will soon be reunited with him and the rest of the family.

Yen would like BR to know that he has saved his wife from many hysterical symptoms. Also, his sons are learning English and they will shortly be able to write to BR.