Letter from Sigmund Freud to Sándor Ferenczi, December 4, 1924

Vienna, December 4, 1924
IX., Berggasse 19

Dear friend,

I had Dr. Rosenfeld come today, after receipt of your letter—he behaved very unsuspicious—and discussed the situation with him. He says one can't get around the approval of the Budapest guardianship authority (his remark in the first letter pertained to the transactions authority, which is something else). One can also obtain this from the notary in Budapest, which can, however, require six months, whereas Emil could take care of it in five minutes. He thinks Emil doesn't want any part of the authority, because he didn't indicate Anton's title of possession at the time and now wants to avoid further research. He promised to write to you and to Emil directly, took all the documents in his safekeeping, and hopes to put the matter in order.

At the same time, Eitingon sent me the draft of the declaration that he is supposed to make to the heirs. I showed it to Rosenfeld, who was of the opinion that that is a crooked deal, which one shouldn't make. Certainly, such a document doesn't annul the validity of a notarial record. Its content is, however, incompatible with the power of attorney. I will write to Eitingon to that effect.

You do not mention that you sent the Brill letter to Berlin. You will receive my report about Rank's farewell from Eitingon.

Little new from here; on the 15th we will write the first Rundbrief.

Volume II of the Collection has arrived.1

Cordially,

Freud