diff --git a/src/documentation/content/xdocs/changes.xml b/src/documentation/content/xdocs/changes.xml
index c69140847..7a955b303 100644
--- a/src/documentation/content/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/src/documentation/content/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 
 		<!-- Don't forget to update status.xml too! -->
         <release version="3.0.2-FINAL" date="2008-??-??">
+            <action dev="POI-DEVELOPERS" type="fix">43902 - Don't consider merged regions when auto-sizing columns</action>
             <action dev="POI-DEVELOPERS" type="fix">42464 - Avoid "Expected ExpPtg to be converted from Shared to Non-Shared Formula" on large, formula heavy worksheets</action>
             <action dev="POI-DEVELOPERS" type="add">42033 - Add support for named ranges with unicode names</action>
             <action dev="POI-DEVELOPERS" type="add">34023 - When shifting rows, update formulas on that sheet to point to the new location of those rows</action>
diff --git a/src/documentation/content/xdocs/status.xml b/src/documentation/content/xdocs/status.xml
index 6cac38bf5..6c8b47b46 100644
--- a/src/documentation/content/xdocs/status.xml
+++ b/src/documentation/content/xdocs/status.xml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 	<!-- Don't forget to update changes.xml too! -->
     <changes>
         <release version="3.0.2-FINAL" date="2008-??-??">
+            <action dev="POI-DEVELOPERS" type="fix">43902 - Don't consider merged regions when auto-sizing columns</action>
             <action dev="POI-DEVELOPERS" type="fix">42464 - Avoid "Expected ExpPtg to be converted from Shared to Non-Shared Formula" on large, formula heavy worksheets</action>
             <action dev="POI-DEVELOPERS" type="add">42033 - Add support for named ranges with unicode names</action>
             <action dev="POI-DEVELOPERS" type="add">34023 - When shifting rows, update formulas on that sheet to point to the new location of those rows</action>
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/DrawingRecord.java b/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/DrawingRecord.java
index d73702b6a..d6b34b6be 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/DrawingRecord.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/DrawingRecord.java
@@ -106,4 +106,17 @@ public class DrawingRecord extends Record
         this.recordData = thedata;
     }
 
-}
+    public Object clone() {
+        if (recordData == null) {
+            recordData = new byte[ 0 ];
+        }
+        
+    	DrawingRecord rec = new DrawingRecord();
+    	rec.recordData = new byte[ recordData.length ];
+    	rec.contd = new byte[ contd.length ];
+    	System.arraycopy(recordData, 0, rec.recordData, 0, recordData.length);
+    	System.arraycopy(contd, 0, rec.contd, 0, contd.length);
+    	
+    	return rec;
+    }
+}
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