throughout the First eu Congress of Anesthesiology, held in Vienna, Austria, in September, 1962, panel discussions on nineteen assorted topics have been held, every one lasting approxi­ mately 3 hours. One, touching on debatable features of Resuscitation, used to be later edited via its chairman, PETER SAFAR, and released in 1963. on the request of the writer, the dialogue on hypnosis has been edited in an identical demeanour. The members within the dialogue on Hypnosis in Anes­ thesiology had agreed, sooner than the assembly, on a listing of inquiries to be debated, and Dr. STOKVIS' introductory assertion at the nature of hypnosis used to be circulated between them in applicable translations so as to provide the controversy a place to begin. It had additionally been agreed that no formal papers could be learn after this advent, and that the members should still use at will the German, English or French language. Following every one contribution it used to be the chairman's job to provide a short precis within the different languages. dialogue was once consequently a little bit bogged down and sometimes rendered tough via misunderstandings or the omission of information. Drs. GUEGUEN, MOSCONI, and VOLGYESI, who weren't capable. to wait, had despatched written contributions which the chairman provided in brief through the dialogue. the current textual content has been labored out of the tape recording of the dialogue and the chairman's correspondence with the panelists it slow after the assembly. every time the unique contributions have been in French or German, the English translation has been the chairman's.