Eaton thanks BR for his letter of 19 November, and is pleased to hear that BR is considering Pugwash for the location of his conference.

Eaton informs BR that considering the severity of Pugwash's later winter and early spring climate, an Easter meeting would not be possible, and due to an impending Canadian election in 1957, Eaton proposed starting the conference either June 29 or 30. "For a successful conference, I agree completely with you that the Communist countries would have to be represented. Inasmuch as Canada allowed us to have scholars from Soviet Russia and the People's Republic of China at Pugwash last summer, I would anticipate no difficulty on this score in 1957."