DR. A. A. BRILL
88 CENTRAL PARK WEST
NEW YORK
PATIENTS SEEN BY APPOINTMENT TELEPHONE TRAFALGAR 7-8070

July 19, 1938.

My dear Professor

When I got your letter in re Kamm 
I was in San Francisco Cal. to the Am. Psych. Ass.  
I cabled you that I would write to Kann which 
I did.  As I had no stationery of my own 
with me and as I was to be away for about 
a month, and thinking that the situation was 
urgent I wrote him a letter and enclosed 
to identification card which he was to 
show the American Consul with my letters. 
I assumed all financial and other respons-
ibility and promised to send the legal 
papers as soon as I came to New York. 
After all the papers were signed and 
ready to be send to him I received a 
cable from Kamm telling me not to 
send the affidavits but wait until I 
receive a letter from him. Today I 
got two letters from him. In the 
first letter he told me that that they 
already have a visum through a relative from

Dr. Friedlander, Cincinnati Cl. so they thanked 
me for my good offer. But Kann would 
like me to send Affidavits for his 
parents Leo Kann & Louise K. In the second 
letter dated a few days later than the first 
he (Kann) informs me that his sister 
Dr. Susanne K. is also coming to the U.S. 
Now I don't know just what to do about 
it. The Affidavit that we have to sign obligates 
us to be responsible financially etc for 
those we wish to help to come here.  As 
you know that we are now striving to 
bring here a number of persons that we 
know well it is a question whether I should 
undertake this obligation for elderly 
people whom I don’t know and who could 
be brought here by the same people who 
gave Kann the Affidavit.  I am trying to 
bring over here Storfer and Bergler 
whom I have sent affidavits already 
and would be pleased to do all that is 
possible for any of our own who need 
affidavits but unless you want me to 
do it I’d rather not send the Affidavits for 
Kann’s parents. I’ll do what you wish in

in this matter.

I am very happy that you are nicely 
located in London and I hope that the 
new friendly environment will be 
conducive to keep you in good health.

I am not coming to the congress 
for a number of reasons.  Primarily 
because I am suffering from an 
arthritic condition which causes diffic-
ulty in walking and necessitates 
dieting etc. I am also unwilling 
to participate in the discussion which 
will have to come up about the attitude 
of the Am. Psychoan. Soc. You see I 
am between the devil and the deep 
sea.  Since I have retired I have 
not attended the meetings simply 
because I am not in sympathy 
with the groups attitude towards the 
Internat. If I had gone to the meetings 
I would have had to fight and I am

sure there would have been a schizm 
in the society. That ¿ too I hate to counten-
ance. I built up this structure and 
I would not wish to tear it down. 
Sometimes I feel like doing it but 
in these hard times one must 
control oneself. However I hope that 
things will arrange themselves rightly. 
At all events I shall always be with the 
International.

Concerning the publications I am 
in correspondence with Martin who 
is undoubtedly informing you of 
everything.

With my very best wishes to 
the family I am 
Affectionately yours
Brill