Letter from Sigmund Freud to Ernest Jones, June 17, 1932

17 June 1932
Vienna, IX. Berggasse 19

Dear Jones,

I am the more ready and willing to do everything to maintain excellent relations between us, the less easy you so often make it for me.1 It is only with this in mind that I am replying in detail to your letter, the affective background of which I acknowledge as indeed justified.

First, with regard to the supervisory committee. It is only a suggestion of mine which you need not follow. You can draw up a list of members independently of me and have it confirmed by the Congress. It is of course a little strange that I left out two persons who are particularly dear to me. Sarasin is close to me as a student of mine, whom I would also recommend for any position of trust; but he is quite lacking in any business sense. With Ophuijsen we maintain close personal contact, but his constant harping on principles and his pedantic adherence to the letter of the law are not only amusing but also tiresome and dangerous. I listed Eitingon only as a possibility, if he wishes it himself; I want to avoid offending him, especially in his present state. I prefer by far the Princess to Laforgue, all advantages are on her side. I resent the fact that Laforgue makes big promises so easily which then come to nothing, as in the case of Tegel. Naturally