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21 December 1907,
Vienna, IX. Berggasse 19
Dear friend and colleague,
What magnificent plans! You are certainly not lacking in energy. It will be fine for me if the meeting is held after Easter,1 the sooner the better. If you choose Salzburg rather than Innsbruck—the former is by far the more beautiful and congenial of the two—I can foresee no difficulty on my part, the express from here to Salzburg takes only six hours. But I am still prepared to withdraw if you should decide on second thought that things would go better in my absence—and there is something to be said for that point of view. There is certainly no sense in having me as chairman. That won't do. You or Bleuler must take the lead; nuances, the sharing of roles!
To tell the truth, your plans for the journal please me even more, that is a matter of life or death for our ideas.
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