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went up in the most crazy way, then collapse and further collapse and still more at present. - [[red underlined] Will they profit by their lesson. [[/red underlined]] - In the meantime I [[red underlined]] must shoulder the situation, and have additional preoccupations when I am  already overtired of my duties and problems of Bakelite [[/red underlined]]
[[underlined]] Dec. 23. [[underlined]] [[red underlined]] Freeman met me and George at 10:30. Asked him following questions: 1/ Have you been authorised by anybody in a responsible position of [[red underlined]] General Electric Co to approach [[/red underlined]] us on the subject or has anybody ^[[of them]] asked you make a proposal. [[strikethrough]] 2/ [[/strikethrough]] No. - But in talks with [[red underlined]] Dillon & Read the possibility of a [[/red underlined]] combination had been touched upon and [[red underlined]] Dillon & Read have effected [[/red underlined] several such arrangements. Lately one between Siemens & Halske and G.E on a cash payment base.
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2/ Are you part of Dillon & Read firm? No, but in several large transactions I was the intermediary to start interviews as a contact man 
Then [[strikethrough]] Dillon [[/strikethrough]] D&R went into further examination of the subject and after the ground was further prepared more direct negotiations took place.
[[black and red underlined]] George asked: [[/black and red underlined]] [[red underlined]]What is your commission or compensation [[/red underlined]] for such deals?
-- [[red underlined]] [[strikethrough]] G [[/strikethrough]] D&R [[/red underlined]] are paid indirectly a percentage by floating loans or raising subscriptions or sale of stock.
We then terminated the interview and told him [[red underlined]] we expected absolute secrecy [[/red underlined]] of the subject until we were ready to tell him otherwise. That before going a step further George and I would examine the desirability of a further interview and we would let him know.
[[underlined]] Dec. 24. [[/underlined]] This morning had a very [[red underlined]] unpleasant surprise with Sanford Brown. [[/red underlined]]. I had a very busy