MAJORITY British attitude toward the U.S.S.R. has long been generally favorable; indications are that it is now taking a gradually less favorable turn. Attitude toward the United States is also becoming more critical, with the U.S.A. increasingly involved in British minds with aspects of imperialism. A feeling of being squeezed between the U.S.S.R. and the United States has developed, and within Britain tendencies toward apathy and escapism appear to be gaining ground. The author finds, however, that the present state of over-all British opinion does not necessarily indicate internal weakness, and that a new “middle-ground” synthesis of opinion is in themaking. This article was originally drafted in May, 1947, shortly before Tom Harrisson's departure for Borneo on an anthropological commission for the Colonial Office. It has been edited and brought up to date by H. D. Will-cock, deputy director of Mass-Observation, who is responsible for the insertion of interpretative material covering the period May—August, 1947. The author is Director of Mass-Observation, London.