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30 entirely with my our conclusion. Will advise Hasslacher to drop negotiations. [[strikethrough]] April 30. Beautiful spring day. Feel very happy today Remained home clearing up my belated correspondennce Quiet restful day [[/strikethrough]] April 28. Went to New York early [[underlined]] Hasslacher [[/underlined]] and [[underlined]] Dubois [[/underlined]] hesitate somewhat rejecting the 80/20 proposition. Dubois specially told [[Luren/Sven?]] who announced his opinion that patent fights are expensive and onerous and therefore we should not reject lightly a possible combination. After I argued with them they changed their opinion and agreed with me to [[underlined]] stop [[/underlined]] cancel negotiations on former base. Lunch with ^W^ [[underlined]] Grosvenor [[/underlined]] at Chemists Club - talk about [[end page]] [[start page]] 31 campaign for [[underlined]] patent - reform [[/underlined]] propaganda. Then back to N.Y office then to University Club to dress for German Club dinner which Hasslacher offers to Dr. [[underlined]] Brieb [[/underlined]] and Mr. [[underlined]] Koerting [[/underlined]] and other people connected here and abroad with [[underlined]] gas industry [[/underlined]] Large round table. Many guests among them [[underlined]] Drory [[/underlined]] a nephew of the [[underlined]] Pauli's [[/underlined]] and [[underlined]] Drory's of Ghent [[/underlined]] Also Mr. Miller of [[underlined]] Schutte and Koerting [[/underlined]] etc. [[underlined]] Celine [[/underlined]] there. A jolly evening. Celine made a speech so did I. Koerting - Brieb and Dubois made all reference to Bakelite. Took Hasslacher home in our auto. When we arrive at Snug Rock found [[underlined]] George [[/underlined]] and his party of boys in the kitchen improvising their supper. [[underlined]] April 29. [[/underlined]] Dictating letters most of day. All to bed early tired [[end page]]