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Typed Letter Signed, to Fred A. Partridge, London, December 6, 1931. On stationery personalized with Weizmanns address: Oakwood / 16 Addison Crescent / W14. 2 pp., 6 7/8 x 8 7/8 in. ".the evil fate which seems to overtake our few good friends in the service of the Palestine Government makes me feel a greater bitterness than I can well express. You will have to consider whether you are prepared to face a good deal of unpleasantness in Palestine, or whether you would prefer to try to get transferred to some other service in a country where my friendship, and the friendship of the Jewish residents generally, will not count against you!" Complete Transcript 6th December, 1931.My dear Partridge,I must apologise for not having replied sooner to your letter of the 21st November. I was greatly shocked by the news; the evil fate which seems to overtake our few good friends in the service of the Palestine Government makes me feel a greater bitterness than I can well express. My resentment at what has happened to you is the more difficult to bear in that I am afraid I may have been in some measure responsible; it is hard to feel that one's friends are suffering for their friendship.I have been thinking much about you; wondering how I can best be of service. I know only too well that nothing I can say - still less write, - can do anything to soften the blow. I need not tell you that anything I can do in a practical way will be very gladly done. After a good deal of thought, I have come to the conclusion that I ought not to advise you to appeal at once to the Home Government over the heads of the Palestine Administration, - at least, not until we have tried everything else first. What I propose to do, therefore, with your consent, is to try, indirectly, through friends at the Colonial Office, to get your case re-opened, and considered by the new High Commissioner. If we can get the decision reversed in Palestine, I think it will be much better for you, and will cause much less friction; and I feel that it is just possible that Wauchope, if properly approached, may see the matter in a truer light than the Palestine officials, and may use his influence. If that fails - and I admit there is no manner of certainty about it - then we shall have to consider what we had best do. I am afraid that an appeal to London, over the heads of the Palestine people might, even if successful, result in making things very difficult for you in the Palestine Police Force. You will have to consider whether you are prepared to face a good deal of unpleasantness in Palestine, or whether you would prefer to try to get transferred to some other service in a country where my friendship, and the friendship of the Jewish residents generally, will not count against you! (I am sorry to talk like this, when I should be trying to cheer you up, but I know you will realise how I feel about the whole thing, and will make allowances accordingly.)So - I have taken careful note of the information given in your letter, and will do everything in my power to use it effectively; naturally I cannot offer any assurances as to results. If I fail, it will not be for want of trying.I am myself greatly worried and depressed, and acutely conscious of my own helplessness in the face of a world that looks more than ordinarily hostile. The present is so uninviting that I have to turn to the past for consolation: as you may possibly have seen, I am trying my hand at writing a few reminiscences. It is a change, and serves to keep my thoughts occupied. Then I am trying to take up chemistry again, but that is not so simple, after all these years.Write to me, and let me know all your news. As soon as I have anything more definite to tell you, I shall send on the information at once.With kindest regards from us both to you and to Madeleine, and my warmest good wishes, always, I am / Yours very sincerely, Ch. Weizmann Historical BackgroundIn 1917, Chaim W. (See website for full description). Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 26111
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