Rotblat encloses the reports from the working groups from the recent Dubrovnik Pugwash Conference, along with a press statement (not present).

Rotblat writes that the Conference was a success. "We found the Russians more accommodating than usual which may have been due to two reasons: (1) the present leader of the Soviet Pugwash Group, academician Kirillin, seems to be more amendable than Topchiev was, and (2) the conflict between Russia and China may make the Russians more accommodating in relation to the West."