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Room reserved for me was an immense double room cost 24 Mk! These are New York prices with a revenge. Dining room seemed filled with German officers in all their splendor of brass and gilt plate. Slept very poorly.

Feb. 13. [[underline]] Segall [[/underline]] came about 10 AM to fetch me in his Limousine Was very friendly. Took me to our new office building very well planned but seems very dead compared to New York office buildings. [[strikethrough]] Confere [[/strikethrough]] [[underline]] Lebach [[/underline]]had come from England. Spent all morning in conference with him Dr. Samanter and Dr. Weger in relation to opposition
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proceedings against [[underline]] Aylsworth [[/underline]] in England.
Then [[underline]] Segal [[/underline]] with his wife came to fetch us for lunch to Hotel Elite a new hotel. Afternoon further conference in regard to patents until 7.P.M.
Saw a quantity of pretty samples umbrella handles. Am astonished to hear [[underline]] Wagenstaller [[/underline]] has not yet started use of Bakelite. Seems to play a rather hesitating game. Perhaps wants to avoid [[underline]] bakelite [[/underline]] come in to compete with [[underline]] amber [[/underline]] which after all is his mainstay. They tell me he is a rather [[small?]] man.
Evening. Moser. Weger. [[underline]] Lebach [[/underline]]