FREDERICH UNGER 2524 WARRING STREET BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA January. 14, 1942. Dear Professor and Mrs. Mises, In a way, your letter of 9th was very welcome news to us, and we appreciate the idea that the lecturing trip to Mexico City is to take place. That interesting country will give your minds some other direction than war and world problems. On the other hand your letter was something of disappointing to me personally. I had expect to see you shortly, either here in Berkeley or in New York as I am scheduled to go to New York for about three weeks. According to your last letter you will be just in Mexico while I visit New York, and our hope to see you here for some days on your way back seems to be pretty faint. I passed your answer to Professor Ellis and to Professor Cross, the Chairman of the Economic De- partment of U.C. Ellis was somewhat disappointed and I laid the stress on the travelling difficulties in which I don't believe too much myself. Financially: lecturing here is no profitable business. Professor Bonn who lectured at U.C. once last fall got a pay of not more than 50$; I did not attend the lecture, but I can remember that Dr. Basch who had to attend found it very weak. Thus he did a job which was not worth more than was his fee anyway. Under these circumstances we cannot insist too much on our suggestion, though we should have enjoyed these few days with both of you, and you would have got a better idea about our house and our ways of life here than from any lengthy description. Yet, I hope that your planned visit here will be only postponed and the idea is not abandoned forever. News from here: Gitta passed her first term with two A and two B, good but not excellent. Today we had the visit of Mr. and Mrs. Offenheimer, there was talk also about you. I had in mind to talk to you in New York at some length about the Austrian Leage question and I regret