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went out motoring to Tahiti Beach and Coral Gables
[[underline]] March 3. [[/underline]] Received a puzzling telegram from [[underline]] George announcing his arrival March 10 with Schleussner, Hays and Karpen to discuss important urgent matters. [[/underline]] I wonder what is going on and whether his former pessimistic letters were not prompted by [[strikethrough]] Hays, [[/strikethrough]] [[underline]] Schleussner and Karpen [[/underline]] so as to further some [[underline]] scheme of their own. [[/underline]] and tried to discourage George so as to bring me around?
Afternoon went out sailing ^[[with Celine]] viewing the sailing race [[strikethrough]] f [[/strikethrough]] in Commodore Munroes "Sunset"
[[underline]] March 4 [[/underline]] (Sunday) Wrote out definite federal Tax return 1927 [[strikethrough]] They amounted [[/strikethrough]]
My tax amounts to 46,978.00$.
[[underline]] March 5. [[/underline]] [[red underline]] Nina & Cornelia five children and two French Governesses [[/red underline]] arrived this morning
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[[red underline]] Nina & Cornelia [[/red underline]] to stay at the [[red underline]] Anchorage, [[/red underline]] the children and the [[strikethrough]] nur [[/strikethrough]] Governesses to stay at Prof. Swings cottage which Nina & Cornelia have rented for the purpose.
[[red underline]] Excited day for the children and everybody wanting to do a thousand things at once [[/red underline]] and at the same time
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Karpen & Schleussner schemes [[/vertical annotation]]
Got letter from [[red underline]] George B explaining why Schleussner & Karpen are coming. They want to put stock on the market etc. [[/red underline]] Or is this only a move to urge me to alter present Bye-Laws [[red underline]] so that I can no longer exercise my veto with my three or four directorships [[/red underline]] while R&H have only [[red underline]] 2 directors [[/red underline]] so that the remaining with my aid could change bye-laws etc.
[[red underline]] This move is exactly what I have expected from R&H since last year they tried to sell their stock to outsiders. [[/red underline]] If I concede this change the company will be ruled by a new majority and Karpen & R&H combining could overrule me in everything altho'