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87/ [[red underline]] the moment at least; [[/red underline]] before [[red underline]] we have reached the point where we have decided to accept his conditions for acquiring his patents.[[/red underline]] Celine met [[red underlined]] George Roll [[/red underlined]] by appointment in New York. The latter [[red underline]] is very meek and still hopes I might [[/red underline]] intercede. - Wants to make an appointment but I cannot afford to do it. - Am too busy and need all my concentration. [[underline]] Sept 30 [[/underline]] At home all day. Have told [[red underline]] Ripper he has 2 days to himself, for sight seeing etc. [[/red underline]] Nina here for luncheon with her two boys and [[red underline]] little Celine. Ninette [[/red underline]] is in [[red underlined]] boarding school [[/red underlined]] and doing well. [[left margin in red]] small earnings [[/left margin in red]] [[underlined]] Sunday. [[/underlined]] Oct 1-1933. Celine out painting as usually. All morning busy studying [[red underlined]] Ripper situation [[/red underlined]] and studying means for equitable arrangement taking in consideration our risks in relation of our license with [[red underlined]] Cyanamid Co. [[/red underlined]] and our [[red underline]] present limited net earnings of average 6.4% on our net [[/red underline]] sales, during these last 4 months. [[underline]] Oct 2. [[/underline]] Immediately after arriving at office conferred with George and Rossi explaining him my program and method of proceeding with [[red underlined]] Ripper [[/red underlined]] in relation to pending negotiations for acquiring his patents. First of all a thorough patent search and in meantime push all work on [[end page]] [[start page]] 88 [[left margin in red]] Ripper [[/left margin in red]] comparative tests in Bloomfield and when the latter are sufficiently far advanced take [[red underlined]] Ripper [[/red underlined]] to Bloomfield to discuss and criticise the tests etc. This will give us a chance to consider his patents on their merits before discussing terms of license. [[left margin in red]] Rodgers paper Dr Silverstein [[/left margin in red]] [[underlined]] Oct 3. [[/underlined]] At 10 AM. meeting with men of [[red underlined]] Rogers Paper. [[/red underlined]] Mr. Ray president, [[red underlined]] Silverstein chemist, [[/red underlined]] and another man. Present Geo B. Rossi, Sanford Brown and myself. [[red underlined]] Silverstein [[/red underlined]] submitted samples of thick cardboard and moldings of machete handles made thereof and reported repeated sales to General Electric for Refigerator door-linings where he had displaced the material of Manning Paper Co. Now they want to go further and offer their [[red underlined]] Bakelite cardboard [[/red underlined]] to our laminating customers and ask our permission to do so. I showed them how [[red underlined]] this new field may work at cross purposes not only with our laminating goods sales but make a dangerous inroad [[/red underlined]] in our [[red underlined]] molding material field, [[/red underlined]] not only reducing our sales but depressing our prices. That nevertheless we were willing to do our best to meet their request and that I left the subject to further discussion with George, Rossi and S. brown, but before that wanted to have the opportunity for us to discuss it among us and think it over till tomorrow when we shall meet again. [[underlined]] Oct 4. [[/underlined]] Early this morning before Rogers men came in, discussed situation with George, Rossi and S. Brown (latter came late again and I reprimanded him. Then let them discuss it with Ray etc
