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[[left margin in red]] Union Carbide [[/left margin]]
to evoke unnecessary questions or publicity or gossip 
Also discussed will Hays in [[red underline]] detail the  present European situation [[/red underline]] and the present [[red underline]] problems of Bakelite Corporation [[/red underline]] He left at 4 P.M... Visit of Dr. & Mrs [[red underline]] De Vecchi [[/red underline]].
The weather became cooler this evening: [[red underline]] Celine [[/red underline]] is [[red underline]] leaving [[/red underline]] to morrow morning for [[red underline]] Adirondacks [[/red underline]] Goes first to Au Sable Club thence to our camp 
[[underline]] Aug 11. [[/underline]] [[strikethrough]] Had [[/strikethrough]] Told to [[red underline]] Redman [[/red underline]] & [[red underline]] Rossi [[/red underline]] present situation with Un. C&C. They are [[red underline]] in favor of [[/red underline]] favor of [[red underline]] continuing negotiations [[/red underline]] Pledged them to secrecy and told reason why. Evening at U.C for supper. Much cooler this morning. 
[[underline]] Aug 12 [[/underline]] This morning 58° F but still no rain in sight 
Further conferences with [[red underline]] Mills [[/red underline]] etc.
[[underline]] Aug 13. [[/underline]] Time set for Thursday next week for visit of Barret 
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etc. to Bloomfield and Perth Amboy
[[underline]] Aug 14. [[/underline]] Luncheon [[red underline]] Japan Society [[/red underline]] India House in honor of Ambassador Forbes who leaves for Japan
[[underline]] Aug 15 - [[/underline]] [[strikethrough]] 16 [[/strikethrough]] ..usual routine
[[underline]] Aug 16. [[/underline]]. Resting at home all day.
Aug 17. Ditto & busy studying pending problems
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[[underline]] Aug 18. [[/underline]] [[red underline]] George B., Rossi, Swan, and Sanf.  Brown [[/red underline]] have seen [[red underline]] Trist's Pantone printing [[/red underline]] process where Bakelite laminated is now used and [[red underline]] declare it a success[[/red underline]] and Swan submits proposed terms of purchasing patents. - I fear this [[strikethrough]] [[underline]] Aug 19 [[/underline]] Meeting [[/strikethrough]] [[red underline]] whole matter comes [[/red underline]] up at a [[red underline]] very inopportune time [[/red underline]] and will furthermore deflect our attention to [[red underline]] an entirely new business [[/red underline]] and in which none of us is versed. That [[red underline]] B.C [[/red underline]] at present is [[red underline]] undermanned [[/red underline]] and everybody so busy with so many questions as to make it increasingly difficult to give proper attention to each matter in proportion to its importance