fe UNCLASS IFTED January 8, 1958 President Dwight D. Eisenhower The White House Washington, D.C. Dear President Eisenhower: We write to tell you of our intended action regarding the announced spring test explosions of American nuclear weapons. Four of us, with the support of many others, plan to sail a small vessel into the designated area in the Pacific by April Ist. We intend, come what may, to remain there during the test perfod, in an effort to halt what we feel is the monstrous delinquency of our government in continuing actions which threaten the well-being of all men. We recognize the equal guilt of Russian authorities in this matter and plan parallel action to carry the same moral and political message to them. You will find enclosed a statement of our reasons and the facts of our project. We are sensitive to the great responsibility you bear and assure you that there will be no deception in our effort. All action will be taken openly and trustingly in the Gandhian spirit of a non-violent attempt to effect needed change by speaking to the best in all men. For years we have spoken and written of the suicidal military preparations of the Great Powers, but our voices have been lost in the massive effort of those responsible for preparing this country for war. We mean to speak now with the welght of our whole lives, By our efforts in the Pacific we mean to say to all men, "We are here because stopping preparation for nuclear war is now the principal business of our lives; it is also the principal requirement for the continuation of human life, It is a task in which we would have our nation lead.” We, by our action, would be aslcing our fellow citizens to accept the lesser dangers and the greater opportunity that such an approach implies. We hope our presence in the test area will speak to that which is deepest in you and in all men: that all men are capable of love. . Please consider us, Sincerely, your friends, For Non-Violent Action For crew of the ketch, George Willoughby, Albert Bigelow Against Nuclear Weapons Chairman Lawrence Scott, Coordinator William Huntington "Golden Rule”