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Am waiting to hear further from George why they do not want to send anybody to Germany. This European complications includes possible [[red underline]] break down of Mills. I foresaw many years ago. Never felt sure about Mills since his breakdown in Toronto [[/red underline]] and since [[red underline]] Redman after engaging him told us repeatedly that Mills is subject to these break downs. [[/red underline]] 
Rained all day. 
[[underline]] Feb 4[[/underline]] Long letter from [[red underline]] Redman [[/red underline]] in answer to [[red underline]] my recommendations of [[/red underline]] bringing more method in research program and expenses and consult sales & mfg Depts as well as operating committee.
Feb 5. This afternoon [[red underline]] Howard his wife and his daughter [[/red underline]] entered our yacht basin with their [[red underline]] Yacht Alice. [[/red underline]] coming from Cuban ports
Have started writing [[red underline]] Redman [[/red underline]] on the subject of his letter concerning [[red underline]] Method and Budget [[/red underline]] in research '
But George wrote me I should 
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wait until I had seen the answer of Rossi, Swan, Sanford Brown and himself
[[underline]] Feb. 6. [[/underline]] Long [[red underline]] letter from Sanford Brown about European situation telling he foresaw the [[strikethrough]] brea [[/strikethrough]] nervous breakdown of Mills and urging to send there a business man because a technical man not needed.[[/red underline]] All this seems to clash with George's telegram which announced that it was the opinion that it was not necessary to send some one. So I wired him expressing my puzzled situation since receiving this letter from SB furthermore remarking that I had thus far [[red underline]] not received any letter from him explaining the opinion [[/red underline]] expressed in his short telegram Later on [[red underline]] received telegram from SB that a letter is [[/red underline]] being mailed on the subject. - Whose letter?
[[left margin]] Had visit here of representative of Spruill-Cordon Paint works Inc. 33 N.E 79th Maine who wants to make Bakelite paints [[/left margin]]