BR thanks Dedijer for his letter and is "very conscious of the necessity to focus attention upon the problem of poverty, population explosion and the gap between the developed and underdeveloped countries." BR encloses literature on the Foundation's work and suggests that "the arms race is the major obstacle to any serious attempt to deal with poverty, because as long as the material and human resources of the planet are squandered on armament the problem of development will remain an academic one."

BR welcomes Dedijer as an advisory council member and hopes they can meet if Dedijer comes to Britain.