BREV TIL: Roman Jakobson FRA: Louis Hjelmslev (1946-01-24)

Par avion.

4/46, ! January 24, 1/46

Dear Roman, I am very sorry to iaiow that our Swe&^ish colleagues have not succeeded in proposing you for the chair of Slavonic Phllolo- gy in Stoo.kholra, 1 should liite to call your attention to the fact that in Ley- den there is no successor to van WijJs., and X happen to jmow that they are searching for a foreigner to taice his chair. If this possibility is of any interest to you, it might be useful to ap- ply personally to Professor F. 3. J. Kuiper, Rijnsburgerweg, Leyden. You may toll him that you *now from me he has been writ- ing to Stender-Petersen about it. Considering that you have not informed me about your personal plans for the future, it is with some hesitation that I interfere in these affairs. I era sure you will understand that I only do it in order to help you If necessaiy. Best wishes.

Yours^ever,