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143A
Berlin
1 December 1912
Dear Professor,
Now that a week has passed since the conference in Munich, I hope that you too will have come to the conclusion that the end result was a favourable one. Being liberated from Stekel has brought with it the advantage of narrowing the rift between Vienna and Zurich. If, as I hope, I come to see you in a few weeks, perhaps we can talk more of this than the short time in M.[unich] allowed.
Today, reluctant as I am to take up your time, I have to make two requests. On Thursday we have a session in which I have to give a report on the business. As Stekel has in the meantime made further attempts to turn matters in his direction, I should like some really accurate information in order to be able to deal smoothly with all questions. There are two points that came up in M.[unich], which I do not now remember exactly: (1.) in what way did Bergmann1 break the contract? (2.) how far did Stekel take advantage of the wishes for a falling-off of the Zurichers? I should be glad of some more information on this. If the two questions cannot be answered quite briefly, perhaps you will ask Dr Rank to write to me what is necessary.
Now the second request. As long as Ziehen held the Chair here, I could not carry out my long-standing plan of writing my Habilitation.2 The present Professor, Bonhoeffer,3 is a much pleasanter person. To him