Correspondents include: Bertrand Russell on the change in public opinion over the Absolutists, looking forward to AFB's release from prison, 1917 and expecting more arrests of conscientious objectors, including himself; [John] Bruce Glasier [Independent Labour Party] on his own imminent death, his gratitude for AFB's brave and faithful testimony for the core principles of Socialism and his hopes for a new world order, 1919; Chris Massie on his admiration for AFB, sales of his book "Red and Khaki [or Impressions of a Stretcher Bearer]" and offering to write for the Labour Leader; Emily Hobhouse on her contribution to the Labour Leader and congratulating AFB on his release; Robert Outhwaite, congratulating AFB on his release; Philip Snowden, Chairman of the Independent Labour Party, congratulating AFB on his release; Edward Grubb, congratulating AFB on his release; Míceál Ó Lónáin, on contributing to the Labour Leader; Henry Hyndman on AFB's booklet "Non-co-operation in Other Lands", agreeing that the British were likely to be out of India within five years, on his despair at the Government's policy on Japan's occupation of Korea and the importance of the Social Democratic movement, especially in Europe; John Galsworthy; Sir John Simon on AFB's health; [Joseph] Hilaire Belloc; Mohandas Gandhi inviting AFB to come and see him, 1931; Jennie Lee [Janet Bevan] on her sympathy on AFB's loss [? the death of one of his daughters] and her respect for him; Henry Brailsford [former editor of the New Leader] on the offer of some of the old printing blocks of the New Leader woodcuts and the end of their hopes since the old days; Katharine Glasier on writing an article about her memories of the first Independent Labour Party conference and her gratitude to AFB for securing her the working editorship of the Labour Leader while he was in prison; Beatrice Webb [Beatrice, Lady Passfield]; 1st Lord Passfield [earlier Sidney Webb] thanking AFB for his sympathy on Beatrice's death and on the copy of her book "My Apprenticeship" which she meant to send him; [James] Francis Horrabin on his agreement with an article by AFB on Palestine, 1945 ["A Call to the Workers and Peasants of Palestine"]; Philip Noel-Baker [Minister of State, Foreign Office, earlier Philip Baker] on AFB's Palestine article [copy enclosed]; Arthur Koestler on his doubts about the Anti-Imperialist League, particularly in light of the state of the Middle East and his view that the Arab states were not ready for self-government and the risk of other Imperialist powers stepping in to fill the gap; [?] Victor Gollancz; Sir [Richard] Stafford Cripps, regretting that he could not write an article for AFB; Eamon de Valera, thanking AFB for his congratulations on becoming President of Ireland; [Herbert] H G Wells on his differences with AFB, particularly over the [First World] war and Russia, and his support for the idea that 1st Lord Vansittart wanted to exterminate the Germans (2); Harold Laski, Chairman of the Labour Party, on subjects including avoiding fanning the flames of anti-semitism, congratulating him on his autobiography ["Inside the Left"], the damage caused by the schism between the Labour Party and Independent Labour Party, conditions for the ILP's return, AFB's overly perfectionist views on socialism, and regretting that he could not take on the Presidency of a new anti-imperialist body (4).