Shalloor introduces Malik to Ralph Schoenman, noting, "I hardly need say that he occupies a leading position, in his own right, in the world-wide movement for peace and nuclear disarmament and in the struggle against imperialism and neo-colonialism."

Shalloor asks Malik to "... do everything possible to enable Ralph to fulfil his important mission, particularly to get a complete and truthful picture of the situation as a whole."

A note to Malik, in Shalloor's hand, appears on the verso.