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Dear Friends,
The chief recent event has been of course Ferenczi's visit, which concludes tomorrow. During the ten days he has addressed two meetings and has spent every remaining minute in hospitable functions. He has made an extremely favourable impression everywhere and it had given us all great pleasure to have him amongst us in England. He is going to Baden-Baden until the Congress.
The Committee appointed by the British Medical Association »to investigate Psycho-Analysis« is composed of about twenty specialists from various fields, including ophthalmology, together with a number of psychotherapeutists (no Jungians). They invited me to write an essay expounding psa and to appear personally to give evidence. I replied by inquiring into the purpose of the Committee and protesting against the word »Psycho-Analysis« being used in any other sense than the Freudian one. They agreed entirely on the latter point, which is a distinct advantage, and said they wished to investigate the relationship between psa and other modes of psychotherapy. I thereupon applied for representation of our school on the Committee (so that if necessary one would have the opportunity of issuing a corrective minority report). The answer to this I shall receive after their next meeting at the end of June.
Sachs' film2 is after all to appear in England in the middle of July and naturally will not increase his popularity among our members.
The April number of the »Journal« appeared at length last week. It is care for it to appear before the »Zeitschrift«, especially as most of it had to be translated. I am afraid the July number will also be late, though I shall make every effort to get it out before the Congress.
With best wishes,
Yours always,
Ernest Jones.