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Correspondence from Karl Germer to Louis Wilkinson
K.J. GERMER 260 West 72nd Street New York 23 N.Y. Endicott 2-6799
New York, August 25, 1948.
Dear Mr. Wilkinson,
Being in town for the day I found your letter of August 18th. I want to write you at once to make clear the case of Aleister Ataturk's and Mrs. MacAlpine [Patricia MacAlpine], and the funds still in your possession.
As you have heard in the meantime, the Hastings printers have at long last got a move on. I have been working hard at reading proofs, and making corrections, a job which is not easy as I have not the authentic original, I mean of Liber Aleph. All copies I have vary, and some Greek and Latin versions are doubtful.
Anyway, I want to make Liber Aleph ready, and the printing of these books are of prime importance. I hope I am not late to tell you that I prefer that this balance in your hands of about £245 be kept intact for payments to the printers, at least as an account. The reason is that I may have to bring proof that the full price of the books to be exported for shipment to U.S.A. had been paid by a bank in New York, and the receipts you—I hope—still have in your hands for I think $2450 or so, which were transferred for the express purpose to buy paper and print the two books should bring this proof if proof were needed when we get ready to ask for export permits for say, 250 copies each.
I will make another transfer to you for other payments as soon as needed.
As for the £80 coming due Sept. 24 for A.[leister] A.[taturk]'s school fees, I want to write Mrs. MacAlpine. I cannot see how under present circumstances we can afford, no, can raise at this end such semi-annual payments. Conditions are not so easy over here, and unless they improve among members of the Order, it will be rough sledding to pay for the printing of the two books, pay A.C.'s debts, shipping charges and all the rest—and, last not least—buy a House to serve as a H.Q. to store all of A.C.'s material. Really, I am much worried and do not know yet how to solve the problems. Of course, once we get at least one book out, we should have some income from sales in the British market which otherwise I could not transfer to the U.S. Again, I'd need a business manager in England to handle things.
Official Receiver. I'm sure I returned the original letter of the O.[fficial] R.[eceiver] to you with my letter of Aug. 8th I made a copy of it here, so please reassure me. I think there is no reason to assure the O.R. that the assumption in his letter of July 24th is correct and that we will attend to the payments of the debts as per A.C.'s Will, (provided the amounts asked are fair.)
Let this be all for this evening; I hope I have touched every point that is urgent.
Sincerely yours,
Karl Germer
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