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5 May 1932
81 Harley Street, London
Dear Professor,
I hasten to send you news which, so far as it goes, is very good. I had translated and circularised your communication, so that there was a specially large attendance at the Meeting. Unfortunately I had nothing more to lay before them, since Martin was not able, in spite of my entreaties, to send me any data in time for the Meeting. Your communication had had exactly the effect you desired and the members took the fullest and entirely positive interest in the situation. Many alternative proposals were made of a general nature, with which I will not trouble you in detail at present. We appointed a strong Sub-Committee to consider the question further when we had some concrete data to study. In the meantime, however, the spontaneous wish was expressed, without any suggestion from myself, that even at this preliminary meeting a resolution be passed (which was carried unanimously) expressing the intention of the Society to do its utmost to save and maintain the Verlag.
My own impression is that it should prove possible, by annual subscriptions [and]1 or otherwise, to secure enough money that would support the Verlag indefinitely, provided that it was made more internationally oriented2 and that it was supervised by a sufficiently representative committee. Today, however, my optimism has received some set-back by receiving Martin's communication when I was appalled at the size of the sum that has to be collected before September. I really do not know what to say about this possibility at the moment and think it will have to depend on the goddess Fortune—let us hope that she still lives in America! I am going to Berlin after Whitsun where I will have an opportunity of discussing the whole matter, together with Congress business, with Eitingon.
Another interesting piece of news, also favourble in direction, is the following. The Radio in this country is a [well-managed]3 Government institution with great prestige. It has hi