3 June 1933  81 Harley Street  London W1

Dear Professor,

It was distressing to hear of the bad time that poor Ferenczi must have gone through, but I hear from Roheim that the end was unexpectedly sudden and without suffering.  Presumably there was degeneration of the spinal cord which sometimes accompanies pernicious anaemia.  I will of course keep secret what you told me about the American lady, but I am afraid the paranoia is public news: it was sufficiently obvious to all analysts from his last Congress paper,«FN1.××Ferenczi (1933).

» and it is about this I am now writing.  Eitingon did not wish to allow it to be read at the Congress, but I persuaded him.  I thought at the time of asking you about its publication in the «MDUL»ZEITSCHRIFT«MDNM» and whether you would add any Anmerkung der Redaktion«MDUL»«MDNM».  I hoped that Ferenczi himself would not publish it, but when I received the proofs of the «MDUL»ZEITSCHRIFT«MDNM» I felt he would be offended if it were not translated into English and so asked his permission for this.  He seemed gratified, and we have not only translated it but set it up in type as the first paper in the July number.  Since his death I have been thinking over the removal of the personal reason for publishing it.  Others also have suggested that it now be withdrawn and I quote the following passage from a letter of Mrs. Riviere's, which [with] which I quite agree: "Now that Ferenczi has died, I wondered whether you will not reconsider publishing his last paper.  It seems to me it can only be damaging to him and a discredit, while now that he is no longer to be hurt by its not being published, no good purpose could be served by it.  Its scientific contentions and its statements about analytic practice are just a tissue of delusions, which can only discredit psa and give credit to its opponents.  It cannot be supposed that all «MDUL»JOURNAL«MDNM» readers will appreciate the mental condition of the writer, and in this respect one has to think of posterity too!"  I therefore think it best to withdraw the paper unless I hear from you that you have any wish to the contrary.

We have been able to give Ernst some good introductions and he has fully lived up to his reputation of a «MDUL»Glückskind«MDNM» [lucky one].  You need have no anxiety about his making his way.  We shall be delighted to have him in England, though I have wondered whether his vivacious personality would not be more suited to France.

Frau Dr. Maas«FN1.××Dr. Hilde Maas was elected an associate member of the British Psycho‑Analytical Society in November 1933.

» has a clever scheme for running a hostel in England for a number of Jewish children from Germany whose parents can still afford to pay for them to be brought up in a happier environment.  She is coming over next week with Hilde Abraham for a visit.  It is likely that there may be work for Frau Dr. Abraham in connection with the scheme.  I greatly hope so, because the poor woman's situation in Berlin is quite hopeless, both financially and psychologically.  Gerd is having a very hard struggle to get a footing in England and we cannot yet say whether it will be successful.  Our Government unfortunately is strictly excluding all it can.  I am sure, however, that we shall have several analysts and we shall give them every welcome.

With kindest regards,  Yours always,  [Ernest Jones]«FN1.××Not Jones's signature, but signed "Ernest Jones" and initialed by secretary.»