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gets and gets as much as [[underlined]] Cooper [[/underlined]] who has [[underlined]] incomparably higher [[/underlined]] responsibilities. - Furthermore he has taken room space in Dumard's offices for which he does not pay and furthermore keeps supervision on all what goes on in Dumard thus nullifying our recommendations to [[underlined]] occupy [[/underlined]] an [[underlined]] absolutely neutral attitude [[/underlined]] towards the [[underlined]] European [[/underlined]] and not by any act convey that he is nearer one or another
[[underlined]] Potter [[/underlined]] was [[underlined]] very discreet [[/underlined]] and fair in his answers and whole attitude towards Bishop. [[underlined]] Roni [[/underlined]] reproaches Bishop of by the latters unasked for meddling of [[underlined]] having brought about [[/underlined]] an altercation in the [[underlined]] Italian contract [[underlined]] which results in a less advantageous position of Bakelite Corporation.

[[underlined]]Potter relates [[/underlined]] of a [[underlined]] recent [[/underlined]] 

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happening where a [[underlined]] German inventor [[/underlined]] who had letter of introduction for Dumard was [[underlined]] stopped by Bishop [[/underlined]] - who was in the office discussed the whole subject (sandpaper process) of which he understood nothing with the inventor and when he was all thru handing the results of his interview to Potter, altho' the latter was the only one qualified to handle the subject.

[[underlined]] Potter's ship [[/underlined]] was caught [[underlined]] in a storm [[/underlined]] and Mrs. Potter is still ill at the hotel Gotham from this experience. 

Hence meeting discontinued at 1 P.M. to be resumed tomorrow. Spent afternoon with Mr. Gerald Hart of Hartford Conn. then back to office for further work. [[underlined]] Swan [[/underlined]] was there he tells me his reasons why he prefers not to have [[underlined]] Layman on his staff [[/underlined]].