22 December 1922  42 York Terrace  London W1

Dear Professor,

I hope you received a personal letter I wrote to you about three weeks ago?^[1] Hiller brought a message from you, asking, namely, if I agreed to Bose's name being inserted on the «MDUL»Zeitschrift«MDNM».  Certainly I do.  Bose told me he had gladly accepted your invitation and you will have seen by now that the «MDUL»Journal«MDNM» (Nr. 4) has already carried out your excellent Berlin suggestion of printing identical names in the two organs.«FN1.××Girindrashekhar Bose, Lecturer in Psycho‑Analysis at Calcutta University, founder of the Indian Psycho‑Analytical Society on 22 January 1922.  He is acknowledged as an associate editor on the title pages of the «MDUL»Zeitschrift«MDNM» (1923) and «MDUL»Journal«MDNM» (1923).

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I could only see Hiller for one evening on his way through London to his home and, as he forgot to bring his books along and Rickman was unable to come, it was hardly a business meeting.  Also so much depends on Rank's answer to my questions in my Rundbrief of Dec. 8.«FN1.××In his Rundbrief of 8 December 1922, Jones reviews the financial problems of the Press, which he regards as "an external legal facade for the English side of the Verlag," and he emphasizes the need to continue printing English books in Germany and exporting them in a professional manner (Sigmund Freud Copyrights Ltd, Wivenhoe; and Rank Collection, Butler Library, Columbia University, N. Y. C.).»  I asked for an urgent reply, but have heard nothing as yet.  Nor has the Vienna Rundbrief of Dec. 15 yet arrived (the Berlin and Budapest ones have).  Hiller himself is pessimistic about the Verlag being able to do any of the Press work, even the «MDUL»Herstellung«MDNM» [production], but I shall be disappointed if that proves to be so ‑‑ though I am the only English person who has much hope of it.  The outlook will be dark otherwise.

I am glad to be able to assure you personally, as well as in my Rundbrief, that your suspicion was not founded about my using Rank as a «MDUL»Schirm«MDNM» [screen] for yourself ‑‑ the reverse would be nearer the truth.  Any slight protests I have ever felt inclined to make about your criticisms of me I have made directly and honestly.  There is nothing behind that needs to be transferred elsewhere.  About you, dear Professor, my only feeling is one of regret that you should think poorly of me, but this feeling has no morbid manifestation or strength, and I sincerely hope that the need for it will before long pass away.

I saw Major Jones, the Anglo‑Indian you kindly referred to me, and have sent him to Ferenczi for analysis, for it seemed to me unfavourable that he should be analysed in the same town as his wife lives in.  He is a weak character and has behaved very badly to her.

Tomorrow we are going to Elsted for a week.  My wife and children are well and flourishing, I am happy to say.  My neuritis is still very painful; it has lasted now six weeks, night and day.  Practice is a little better this month.  Mrs. Riviere tells me you are still more than busy.  She made an excellent impression on her return and I think we shall work well together.

With kindest Christmas and New Year greetings to yourself and your family

Yours always affectionately  Ernest Jones

«IP0,0»«MDUL» P.S.«MDNM»«FN1.××The "P. S." is written out on the top of the first page of the letter.

»  Anna's article appears in Part 2 of the «MDUL»Journal«MDNM».«FN1.××A. Freud (1922).

^[1]           Letter missing.