Memorandum

Scope and Content

‘Memorandum by Sir Bernard Lovell describing the context of the diaries, and his general views on Soviet scientists and his visits to the Soviet Union’ .He gives an outline of the events that occurred in 1955 and 1958 and highlights the sensitive nature of the material. BL gives a five page account of his visits to the USSR in 1963 and attempts to explain, on reflection, what happened to him there. He has also transcribed his diaries from 1975-76 for ease of reading. At the end of the memorandum is an appendices, containing a copy of the ‘Memorandum to file on Soviet 6m telescope’ (see 2/6) and a ‘Reprint of the article Nature’. There are also typescripts of the 1975 and 1976 diaries attached to the memo (see 9/1 and 9/2).

Former reference: 2008 8/1