February 1st, 1930.

Professor Sigmund Freud,
Berggasse #19,
Wien IX, Austria.

My dear Professor:

I had some correspondence with George, Allen
and Unwin, Ltd., the English publishers of the "Traumdeutung".
They seem to be more or less mixed up with their original
agreement with Deuticke. It seems that the agreement was to
the effect that each new edition should be paid for, but owing
to the bankruptcy of the original firm, George Allen, and war,
Deuticke received no additional payment. He now called Unwin's
attention to it and the latter is quite willing to come to some
agreement with Deuticke about it.

Unwin claims that he did not know anything about
this arrangement when he took over the bankrupted firm of George
Allen, and he therefore took no account of Deuticke when he
divided the profits. When he brought it to my attention I claimed
that I had nothing to do with it, that according to the agreement
in my possession the English firm was to take care of all
these matters.

The whole thing would not interest us at all
if it weren't for the fact that Unwin intimates that he might
be compelled to ask for the return of some of the royalties.
My feeling in the matter is that as long as there was an agree-
ment Deuticke is perfectly correct in his demands. Unwin claims
that the war invalidated all agreements, that under the English
law he is not allowed even today, to pay back such debts as
accrued during the war yyears, a statement which looks nonsensical
to me. However, in the last letter to me he claims that he is
going to try to come to some agreement with Deuticke and wanted
to know whether, if you are on friendly terms with Deuticke, you
could not suggest to him that the matter be settled amicably. I
am writing all this in order to apprize you of the situation
should the matter be called to your attention.

Everything else is running very smoothly. I
am extremely grateful for "Das Unbehagen in der Kultur". I am
practically finished with it and I can assure you that it gave

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me a great deal of pleaure and knowledge, particularly

your clarification of the super-ego, conscience, remorse,
etc.  Newspaper comments have already been made about it
in the usual way. I expect to review it for some publication,
I have not decided which.

I feel that yours and Anna's decision that she
should not come here for the International Mental Hygiene
Congress is right, although I was anxious to have her come.
As matters stand now Alexander Aichhorn and Miss Chadwick
are coming.

With my cordial greetings and good wishes to the
family, I am

Affectionately,

AAB:LW