There existed an initial version and another one, written shortly after the first, which was the result of what you might call 'second thoughts.' 

I sent a photocopy of the first version, perhaps even of both texts, as well as a letter commenting (I think) on the film, to Danièle Huillet and Jean-Marie Straub, knowing they might be interested. Or believing it, at least, in view of their previous reactions to essays I had written about various films they had done. 

Their friendly and positive reactions, manifested in many postcards and a few letters, had been encouraging me to continue sending them my (as always, unpublished and unpublishable, in West Germany) comments ever since Jean-Marie Straub translated a poem I wrote about 'Moses and Aaron' and saw to it that both the German original and the translation were printed in the Cahiers du Cinéma.

In the case of 'Klassenverhältnisse,' the film-makers sent my (first or second) text to Manfred Blank, a member of the editorial board of the Filmkritik, a West German journal I cherished and subscribed to, until I could no longer afford it. There were a few letters by Manfred Blank to me, and by me to him, and he apparently ended up arguing, in a meeting of the editorial board, in favor of the publication of my text in the Filmkritik. As it turned out, his plea in favor of publication and Jean-Marie Straub's endorsement of the text were not sufficient to get it published at the time. 

This late publication of these texts is a small attempt to say thank you once more, both to Manfred Blank and to Jean-Marie Straub.
The texts are dedicated to the memory of Danièle.
 

AW