Rotblat thanks BR for his letter of 8 June. "I agree with you that what Daedalus wanted is contained in my History, but firstly the book is too long for their purpose and secondly my article from you on the origins of Pugwash would carry much more weight than anything which I write."

Rotblat encloses a cable from Topchiev, apologizing for not sending it earlier (not present).

He also encloses two letters, one from Powell (record 117584) and one from Rabinowitch (record 117585) and asks for BR's reaction.

Rotblat notices that BR's letter of 8 June (not present) was in longhand, and offers BR the loan of a typewriter.