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National Fantasy Fan, v. 5, issue 6, September 1946
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NFFF at the PACIFICON by E.E. Evans Editor's Note: This is the authorized publication of a personal report on the N.F.FF. meeting at the PACIFICON as sent to President Dunkelberger. There has been no attempt made to change it from the personal form in which it was written. -oOo- Firstly, as I told Lorraine, everything is all OK, and that damned telegram was somebody's idea of a joke -- a rotten one, almost everyone agrees. I had talked with Tucker, Rothman, Widner and some of the others before the meeting, and particularly with Rusty, whom I put on the program to make a talk of explainations on several subjects. I made a little talk, of which I will send you a copy in a few days, when I get a little rested up and feel more like copying. Then I read your message. In that, I took the liberty of making two little changes, which I felt would be for the better. I took out Laney's name, and substituted "this certain director", feeling that it would be better to let the other side mention names first, which they did. I also added "Chairman of the Board of Directors" after Harry Warner's name, for the benefit of those who might not realize or know his position in the NFFF. Otherwise it was read as you sent it. Immediately I was through with that there were several hands of people who wanted the floor, but I overruled them with the explaination that Rusty was to make a talk that might answer a lot of their questions, and that I would wait until after that, to open the meeting for general discussion. Rusty had brought his file of official correspondence, and referred to it from time to time to give direct quotes on what he was talking about. He gave a very fair and straightforward account of the various troubles that had beset the NFFF during the past seven months, and stated time and again that the organization was not dead, and that the organization was not dead, and that he was against any dissolution. (Incidentally, Walt, Rusty, although he was in on the work of getting the Fantasy Foundation started, and is very interested in it, has never been a party to any "plot" against you or the NFFF in any way. Also, as set up, there is no need of nor intention of there being any rivalry between the FF and the NFFF, as they are created for different reasons. There might occasionally arise a case where they might overlap in some proposed project, but if the head of the NFFF (whoever he may be in some future time) will keep in close touch with Ackerman, those things can be amiably worked out and the two gangs work TOGETHER instead of in competition.) Following his talk, Laney asked for a general clarification of that noted quote, asking that Rusty read the entire paragraph, since he claimed that quoting it out of context made it seem differently intended that it was intended. 5
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NFFF at the PACIFICON by E.E. Evans Editor's Note: This is the authorized publication of a personal report on the N.F.FF. meeting at the PACIFICON as sent to President Dunkelberger. There has been no attempt made to change it from the personal form in which it was written. -oOo- Firstly, as I told Lorraine, everything is all OK, and that damned telegram was somebody's idea of a joke -- a rotten one, almost everyone agrees. I had talked with Tucker, Rothman, Widner and some of the others before the meeting, and particularly with Rusty, whom I put on the program to make a talk of explainations on several subjects. I made a little talk, of which I will send you a copy in a few days, when I get a little rested up and feel more like copying. Then I read your message. In that, I took the liberty of making two little changes, which I felt would be for the better. I took out Laney's name, and substituted "this certain director", feeling that it would be better to let the other side mention names first, which they did. I also added "Chairman of the Board of Directors" after Harry Warner's name, for the benefit of those who might not realize or know his position in the NFFF. Otherwise it was read as you sent it. Immediately I was through with that there were several hands of people who wanted the floor, but I overruled them with the explaination that Rusty was to make a talk that might answer a lot of their questions, and that I would wait until after that, to open the meeting for general discussion. Rusty had brought his file of official correspondence, and referred to it from time to time to give direct quotes on what he was talking about. He gave a very fair and straightforward account of the various troubles that had beset the NFFF during the past seven months, and stated time and again that the organization was not dead, and that the organization was not dead, and that he was against any dissolution. (Incidentally, Walt, Rusty, although he was in on the work of getting the Fantasy Foundation started, and is very interested in it, has never been a party to any "plot" against you or the NFFF in any way. Also, as set up, there is no need of nor intention of there being any rivalry between the FF and the NFFF, as they are created for different reasons. There might occasionally arise a case where they might overlap in some proposed project, but if the head of the NFFF (whoever he may be in some future time) will keep in close touch with Ackerman, those things can be amiably worked out and the two gangs work TOGETHER instead of in competition.) Following his talk, Laney asked for a general clarification of that noted quote, asking that Rusty read the entire paragraph, since he claimed that quoting it out of context made it seem differently intended that it was intended. 5
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