Item 131 - Letter from Hasan Shahid Suhrawardy to R. C. Trevelyan

40 Theatre Road, Calcutta. - Has sent many letters to Trevelyan to which he has received no reply; hopes that he and Bessie are well and have not suffered during the war. He is well but has changed profession: now is a member of the Public Service Commission, Bengal, selecting candidates for government posts in the region. Is glad to leave teaching, but has very few holidays; is saving these up so as to be able to come to Europe. Has only had one letter from Trevelyan, saying he was sending a recent book, which never arrived. Had no news of [Alexandr] Kalitinsky nor Andriusha [his son] and his wife, but has recently received an air mail letter from Bev. She has gone there from the US as she is expecting a child. Andriusha has been working in an aircraft factory and is now an American citizen; was recently appointed a naval lieutenant, in engineering, and is posted in France. He found his father still alive but looking much older due to his sufferings during the occupation. Andriusha wants to take him back to the States, but as well as visa difficulties he is reluctant to leave the place where Maria [Germanova, his wife] is buried. Hopes he will be able to see Trevelyan next summer. Very excited about Labour's victory in the elections; only wishes Lord [Clifford] Allen had been alive to guide the party. Relieved at the news of the defeat of Japan: passages will be much easier now.