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On 2 November 1957, the New Statesman magazine published an article by J.

B. Priestley on " Britain and the Nuclear Bombs ", which was critical of Aneurin Bevan for changing his mind about nuclear weapons and ceasing to advocate unilateral nuclear disarmament by Britain.

The journal received many letters of support, reflecting the growth in opposition to nuclear weapons following Britain's recent H-bomb tests.

At the end of November, a meeting was held in the rooms of Canon John Collins, chaired by the editor of the New Statesman, Kingsley Martin, to launch the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.

Collins was chosen as its Chairman, Bertrand Russell as its President and Peggy Duff as its organising secretary.

The other members of its executive committee were Ritchie Calder, journalist James Cameron, Howard Davies, Michael Foot, Arthur Goss, Kingsley Martin, J.

B. Priestley and Joseph Rotblat.