Nazi-era colleagues refused Horkheimer advice on clearing himself of partiality

Evidence

Horkheimer requested advice on how to dispel mistaken suspicions of unscholarly partiality, on the basis of which subordinate official bodies might delay or even prevent clarification of matters at government level'. The reaction from colleagues who were also aiming at normalization’ of the situation was that they were themselves unfortunately not currently in a position to give any advice at all. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 527

Categorization

• QUESTION: Who were these ‘colleagues aiming at normalization’ — other exiled or threatened academics, or ones positioning themselves inside the new regime? Worth chasing in the source notes.
• XREF: connects to: Frankfurt University officials had not yet decided how to treat Horkheimer as returnee — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 1708