On stationery embossed in red with "The Lady Mayoress" in the upper left corner and "3, Elliot Terrace, / The Hoe, / Plymouth" in the upper right corner. "Lady Astor" is written under "The Lord Mayoress" in an unknown hand.
Discussing his pro-Stalin position, family matters, and George Bernard Shaw's inheritance from his wife; saying "May I say you are not a real Irishman, as I am not a real Virginian, or we would never have left our native lands! Virginian [sic?] knows enough about Ireland to make her turn from it with a shudder! You've never been and never will be a slave"; adding "If you are now pro-Stalin you will certainly have to change your gait, for nobody has advanced more than he has in the last ten years. I am very pro-Sean O'Casey and really do long to see you. I wish I could have you at St. James's Square for a fortnight or a month to get your play ready, but alas, we occupy one room in the basement"; commenting on her quiet time in Cornwall; adding "G.B.S. has just written to tell me that General Montgomery's A.D.C. arrived in a car to fix up a meeting for him on Saturday afternoon at John's studio - but that doesn't excite him. What is really driving him crazy is not getting any of Charlotte's money. You never saw a Communist behave so badly about being taxed; I've no doubt you would behave just as badly if you were in his shoes!;" including an autograph postscript.