17th March 1926

Dear Friends,

We shall all feel regret that Professor’s enjoyment of smoking may  
have to be restricted, but it is good to know that the trouble is only  
temporary.

Correspondence with Professor, Fräulein Anna, Eitingon and Rado  
has rather drained what might otherwise be the contents of a Rundbrief,  
chiefly over the matter of the Abraham Memorial Heft. From Sachs I have  
not heard a word for many weeks and trust this is not due to any ill-health.

We have almost decided on the purchase of a house for our Clinic,  
but delays in the legal formalities and constructional alterations will  
prevent its being possible to start work before at least six weeks from now.  
Our courses of lectures are well received by an audience of from twenty to  
thirty doctors.

A certain Donna de Ortuzar is practising psycho-analysis in London  
and says she has studied under Freud and Rank and has „all diplomas“.  
A doctor Wilson in the North of England who says he has studied under Reik is also  
practising and training analysts – so I hear from rumours. All these  
statements may be quite untrue, but it would be a relief to have them checked  
from anyone who may know. It commonly happens that people return from  
visiting Vienna casually and make the most exaggerated claims, taking care  
never to enter into relations with our Society. I would appeal to you,  
l. Max, as President of the Education Commission, to begin your activities  
by trying to introduce a rule that when candidates are trained in another  
country, some notification of the fact should be sent to the Secretary in  
the country concerned. Otherwise we are in a very difficult position in  
knowing what attitude to take up about such people.

I have finished the Abraham OBITUARY for Heft 2. His bibliography  
is the third I have made and I want to remark that such things entail more  
work than anyone might think who has not had experience of it. To save other  
people trouble I have prepared my own bibliography and would suggest that this  
be made a general practice.

With good wishes to all,  
Yours,  
Ernest Jones