Ref to [Oram?] Nationale Rotterdamsche Courant Daily Newspaper published in Rotterdam Mar 28 RECD

U.S. Correspondent Arnold Vas Dias 446 West 22nd Street New York 11, N.Y. Tel. CHelsea 2-0213

New York, 27th March '47

Prof. Albert Einstein, Chairman Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists, Inc. Room 28, 90 Nassau Street, Princeton, N.J.

Dear Prof. Einstein:

Although I fully realize that your letter of March 20th is not a personal note, I should like to answer to you personally. I trust this letter will be forwarded to you by the secretariat.

In the first place I must regret that my numerous other commitments do not permit me to send an appreciable gift to your Committee. But as I take it that any gift however small will be welcome, I enclose a modest contribution.

I feel, however, that the aim which you pursue, is of such vital importance to mankind, that anyone, able to assist in promoting the ideas of your committee, should do so.

For many years I have played my part in Dutch and international journalism; I am what one might call a "veteran foreign correspondent". I could go on being so to the satisfaction of my paper, which has regained its respected position in Dutch public life (its name before the war was: Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant), and presumably of my readers. The point is whether this would also be to my own satisfaction.

I am not yet in a position to devote myself fully to a great cause and let my work take care of itself. My sons, who served in the war and who have now gone back or are returning soon to college, still need my assistance and I am, therefore, not a free man. But, in a measure, commensurate with my other duties, I should like to offer my services - entirely disinterested, of course - to your Committee. I feel that in more than one way I might be of use to your campaign and I shall be glad to hear of any suggestions, which you or your Committee might care to make in this respect.

Faithfully Yours, [signature] Arnold Vas Dias.

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