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190 claims. Feel much happier about prospects with Europe. Evening had little friendly [[strikethrough]] di [[/strikethrough]] wild duck dinner in room B at U. Club. Bridges furnished the ducks and I the [[underlined]] home made wine. Pupin, Peet, Bridges, Mathews, Oudin, Richardson there.[[/underlined]] Excellent evening [[underlined]] just at the moment when I feel happy about prospects [[/underlined]] [[underlined]] Oct 30. [[/underlined]] Further discussion between Sachs, Hays, Karpen Geo B and Redman. - I kept [[underlined]] purposely [[/underlined]] in my office [[strikethrough]] all [[/strikethrough]] only keeping posted once in while what is going on. [[underlined]] All finished at 1 P.M. [[/underlined]] I read the provisional contract. My 28% of stock + 51% for Bakelite Corporation stipulated. Pointed out some necessary stronger stipulations, namely that patent-rights in each territory forbid importation of patented articles which will be considered infringements. - This to avoid importation here of laminated goods to our great detriment. Told Hays to insist on this. [[underlined]] Oct 31 Sunday. [[/underlined]] Studied carefully the contract and prepared notes accordingly. [[underlined]] Nov 1. [[/underlined]] Hurried discussion in morning with Hays calling his attention to put special emphasis as main point. 1/ Patent rights in each [[end page]] [[start page]] 191 respective territory shall be respected and expose importers of raw materials [[strikethrough]] half [[/strikethrough]] partly finished or fully finished goods to infringements suits. 2/ Mutual sole agencies for each other for all not patented goods 3/ Controling interest according to the respective laws of each country Then sessions with [[underlined]] Rossi who made his first visit. [[/underlined]] He looks entirely recovered. Reported what I had done and how I wish he would [[underlined]] use Lowe [[/underlined]] and [[underlined]] Oakes to visit and inspect plants frequently [[/underlined]] and thus act to them so as to keep all plants in frequent contact with office in New York. Then explained him our situation with [[underlined]] Germany, England [[/underlined]] and [[underlined]] France. [[/underlined]] He promises me that in the board of directors, whenever the question should arise of my vote and George's Baekeland vote standing opposed to all the other directors, in any case where important matters have to be voted upon with at least 8 votes according to the Bye-Laws - he will either vote with us or abstain from voting. [[underlined]] This in view of the fact that he is elected by my shares and that at present I only have 2 votes altho' [[/underlined]] I am the [[underlined]] largest stockholder. He consented willingly and cheerfully. [[/underlined]] Afterwards I went to Townsend