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The Fall Meetings of the American Psychoanalytic Association were held at the Biltmore Hotel in New York, December 6-10, 1961. Abstracts of the Minutes of the Executive Council, Board on Professional Standards, and the Business Meetings of Members are published in this issue of the Bulletin. All members who desire to obtain copies of the official Minutes may do so by communicating with the Executive Secretary, Mrs. Helen Fischer, 1 East 57 Street, New York 22, N.Y.
The meeting of the Executive Council was held Thursday, December 7, 1961, at the Biltmore Hotel, New York, with Leo Rangell presiding and Heinz Kohut serving as Secretary.
A.Disposition of the Central Fact-Gathering Data. One researcher's request for access to the accumulated material of this Committee was granted. In addition, it was decided that further investigation of the methodological problems as well as possibly a further analysis of the data should be undertaken by the Association. For this purpose the President appointed the following Ad Hoc Committee to Continue the Study of the Central Fact-Gathering Data: David Hamburg, Chairman, Grete L. Bibring, Charles Fisher, Alfred H. Stanton, Robert S. Wallerstein.
B.Participation in Pan-American Congress. Responding to Dr. Arnaldo Rascovsky of Buenos Aires who had repeatedly encouraged participation of the Association in Pan-American Congresses, it was decided that the possibility of official participation of the Association in the proposed Pan-American Congress in Mexico City in 1964 should be actively explored. To this