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36/ various foreign countries. [[left margin vertical in red]] Ittner [[/left margin vertical in red]] Also an [[red underlined]] excellent speech by Dr. Ittner, [[/red underlined]], now president of American Institute of Chemical Engineers [[strikethrough]] Met my [[/strikethrough]] Met [[red underlined]] Sir Robert Mond [[/red underlined]] who has not changed much except that his former bald head now has nothing but white hairs. Introduced me to his wife he married a few years ago. A rather heavy, rather stout and undistinguished looking woman. - [[red underlined]] When some years ago he wrote me a letter announcing me the news [[/red underlined]] that he was about to marry I thought that I was to meet a more impressive person. I understand she is french. (Normandie) [[underlined]] June 26 [[/underlined]] Went to office for steamer tickets etc: then to luncheon at Savoy Hotel in honor of the British National Committee of organisation. Have cabled to New York that [[red underlined]] I leave on the Bremen [[/red underlined]] [[strikethrough]] and [[/strikethrough]] but first am going to participate at the [[red underlined]] Liverpool meeting of the Society of Chemical Industry. [[/red underlined]] We have rain for the first time since I arrived in England. Luncheon well attended. Speeches as usually, no ladies. Afternoon went to Broadhurst, Clarkson & Co. opticians and [[end page]] [[start page]] 37/ bought a second hand 8x30 German Binoculars and one French made 14 Monocular prismatic. [[strikethrough]] after luncheon [[/strikethrough]] At luncheon met Messrs Gillet, Ecculisse, F. Gulissen - Brussels & [[strikethrough]] Dr. [[/strikethrough]] Dr. J. Bing 5 Rue du Sfax Paris XVI. Also a Dr. Cadman who was very kind and who seems to have met me before. Rain stopped afternoon. [[left margin vertical in red]] Imperial Chemical Building [[/left margin vertical in red]] Evening there was a [[red underline]] reception and ball [[/red underlined]] and visit of the enormous offices of [[red underlined]] Imperial Chemicals House [[/red underlined]] on the Thames. Very well attended, to ^ many ladies, buffet and drinks abundantly served, met again many old friends, introductions etc. [[underlined]] Saturday [[/underlined]] [[left margin vertical in red]] O'Connor [[/left margin vertical in red]] Went to office. [[red underlined]] Rossi [[/red underlined]] had cabled that [[red underlined]] O'Connor [[/red underlined]] of Formica Co is now in London and desires to see the new plant of Bakelite Ltd at Tilseley and recommends that Potter does so because [[strikethrough]] he [[/strikethrough]] [[red underlined]] O'Connor [[/red underlined]] did allow Robinson to visit his plant when the latter was visiting U.S. - Told to Potter can see no other way but to grant him visit. Perhaps this may be a way of dividing the delivery of laminated panels etc. for the coming bids in relation
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