Dear Professor Freud,

An eventful day today!  First your letter, and then the announcement from Jung of his surrender,«FN1.××Jung's circular letter of 20 April 1914 to the Presidents of the Branch Societies announcing his resignation as President of the International Psychoanalytic Association, see McGuire (1974, p. 551).» evidently realising the untenability of his position.  So my prediction has come true that "if you give a dog enough rope, he will hang himself", and our Fabian policy is justified!«FN1.××The policy of being patient like the Roman general Fabius Cunctator, after whom the Fabian Society in London was named, whose patient and elusive tactics in avoiding pitched battles secured his ultimate victory over stronger forces.

»  I have briefly acknowledged his letter, and now await instructions from you.  Will you still postpone our meeting till July, or will it be necessary to appoint a successor sooner for administrative purposes?  I would suggest Berlin as a central meeeting place, which you can reach over‑night, and the day any Sunday.  Of the Obmänner the only opponent outside Zürich is Seif, and he would be less likely too attend in Berlin than in Munich.  By the way, why does Jung write of our Verein, instead of Vereinigung?

Thank you for the news about Loe.  I gather that she has no plans made as yet. I was indignant to hear about the attitude of the Jones' family, and wonder which members you refer to.  You will surely let me know at once if at any time I can do anything to help her, in this connection or any other.  In the meantime I had better not mention the matter to her, for she or Herbert might resent my interference.  She has not written to me for over two months, but this I suppose is due to her indecision of mind.

You are quite right about Morton Prince.  He is an amusing and agreeable companion, but is utterly stupid.  I have long since given up the hope of getting him to understand anything of psychology, but I find him useful in several respects.

Garvin I know slightly.  He is a steadily‑balanced man, sympathetic to us, but chiefly interested in organic psychiatry.

Everything is going on well here, and we are looking forward to Sach's visit.

I see that you have already begun to count the weeks to the vacation.  It is a fatiguing time of year, and I hope cordially that you will soon be feeling re‑invigorated, e.g. by the news from Küsnacht.«FN1.××Jung's place of residence just outside Zurich.»

Yours very affectionately  Jones.