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[by Abraham and Eitingon]1
INTERNATIONAL PSYCHO-ANALYTICAL ASSOCIATION
Berlin
11 February 1925
Dear President,
At last year's Congress in Salzburg it was decided to hold the next assembly in Autumn 1925 in England or Switzerland. Particularly in consideration of our American colleagues, it was necessary to change the date of the Congress to the first week in September. It will therefore take place from 3 to 5 September.
Special circumstances make it impossible to meet in England or in Switzerland. In agreement with the Berlin Psychoanalytical Association, we have therefore decided to hold the Congress in Germany. We looked for a place situated as conveniently as possible for colleagues from the Western countries, as they had had to travel a particularly long way to Salzburg. As a large part of West Germany is occupied, the most suitable place seemed to us to be Bad Homburg. This place, situated near Frankfurt am Main, has particularly favourable connections on all sides and enjoys special popularity in England. We hope that the choice we have made will meet with general agreement. For participants from eastern countries the distance is no greater than to Switzerland.
We should like to ask you to decide within your groups already whether a definite subject for discussion (symposium) should be fixed; we are asking for suggestions in this respect. Also, we ask you to let us know approximately how many participants there will be from your Society.
You are asked kindly to let us have the answers to both questions by 15 April.
With collegial regards,