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1918
not inconsiderable. The
government
also
would
certainly
be
willing
to
approve
a
smaller
subsidy
in
support
of
the
same.
My
letter
has become
terribly
long,
so
long
that
I
do not want
to
add
more,
even
though
I have
the
feeling
that
some points among my
reasons
could be
elaborated
on
further. But
I
hope
to find
your
sympathy
even so
and
would
naturally
be
extremely pleased
if
you
were
in
the
position
to
regard
the
matter
as a
good one
and release
me
from financial worries.
With
best
regards, yours,
P.
Debye.
578. To Max
Planck
[Ahrenshoop,
after
2
July
1918][1]
Dear
Colleague,
The letter
speaks
for
itself.[2] I
believe
that there
could be
no
better
use
of
our
money
than
by
placing
the
desired
apparatus
at
Debye’s
disposal (purchase
and
loan
them
out to him for
as
long
as
he would like
to
have
them).
Waiting
until
prices
are more
favorable
is
out of
the
question here,
in
m[y]
o[pinion],
because
we
have
only
one
Debye,
and
his
life
span
oo.
I asked
Debye
to
send
a copy
of his
preliminary
notice
on
the
subject
to
all members
on
the
Board of
Directors,
so
I
think
I
do not have to
send
the
manuscript
along
to
you,[3]
especially
since the idea
is
explained clearly already
in
this letter.
I
ask
you
now
please
to
convene a meeting
of the Board of Directors
as soon as
possible
and to confer
on
the
matter.
Then
I
request
a
brief
report
on
the
outcome,
so
that
I
can
negotiate
further
with
Debye.
With
cordial
regards,
yours,
Einstein
(who
is
leading
an
enviable existence here in
glorious nature.)
Address: Old Customs
House,
Ahrenshoop (Pomerania).
579. To Hermann
Weyl
Ahrenshoop
[3
July
1918]
Dear
Colleague,
Your book has
just
come.[1]
I
already
had
a copy
of it with
me
here
on summer
vacation
(from
Springer)
and
delight
in
your
elegant
and
transparent
deductions
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