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The Eighteenth International Psycho-Analytical Congress was held in London at Bedford College, from Sunday, 26 July to Thursday, 30 July, 1953. On Sunday evening the Congress members and guests were entertained by the British Psycho-Analytical Society at a Reception held at Bedford College, Regent's Park. Monday evening an official reception was held by the London County Council at County Hall. On Wednesday evening the Congress Dinner took place at the Savoy Hotel.
Excursions were planned for each day for those who were not busy with Congress meetings. On Tuesday afternoon there was a boat trip to Greenwich, and on Wednesday afternoon a visit to Luton Hoo. Two trips were scheduled for Thursday, 30 July: an all-day trip to Stoke Poges, Maidenhead, Windsor, Runnymede and Hampton Court; and an afternoon tour to the East End of London, visiting a new Housing Estate, two of London's new schools, and the East London Child Guidance Clinic. After the Congress, on Friday, 31 July, a visit to the Tavistock Clinic was organized.
Members of the Central Executive present at the Congress were: Dr. Ernest Jones, Honorary President; Dr. Heinz Hartmann, President; Princess Marie Bonaparte, Vice-President; Miss Anna Freud, Vice-President; Dr. Jeanne Lampl-de Groot, Vice-President; Dr. Maxwell Gitelson, Honorary Treasurer; and Dr. Ruth S. Eissler, Honorary Secretary.
In all, 575 persons attended the Congress, of whom 220 were members, 80 associate members, 143 students, and 132 guests. The proceedings were as follows:
Monday, 27 July, 9.15 a.m.
Opening Address by the President, Dr. Heinz Hartmann
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I call to order, officially, the Eighteenth Congress of the International Psycho-Analytical Association.
My thoughts turn first to our hosts, to England and to the British Psycho-Analytical Society. This Society has given to analysis so many and so much—so many analysts of the highest rank and so much in fundamental contributions. Through her great thinkers, this coun