diff --git a/addons/crm/crm_lead.py b/addons/crm/crm_lead.py
index ef9eff16eac..31e5b9d049d 100644
--- a/addons/crm/crm_lead.py
+++ b/addons/crm/crm_lead.py
@@ -278,6 +278,8 @@ class crm_lead(crm_case, osv.osv):
                 message = _("Opportunity is <b>created</b>.")
             elif obj.type=="lead" :
                 message = _("Lead is <b>created</b>.")
+            else:
+                message = _("The case has been <b>created</b>.")
             self.message_append_note(cr, uid, ids, _('System notification'),
                         message, type='notification', need_action_user_id=obj.user_id.id, context=context)
         return True
diff --git a/addons/crm/crm_lead_view.xml b/addons/crm/crm_lead_view.xml
index 699b11b9bfe..185f9f55ef8 100644
--- a/addons/crm/crm_lead_view.xml
+++ b/addons/crm/crm_lead_view.xml
@@ -434,6 +434,10 @@
                     <button name="action_makeMeeting" type="object"
                     string="Schedule Meeting" icon="gtk-redo" />
                     <newline/>
+                    <button string="Send New Email"
+                        name="%(mail.action_email_compose_message_wizard)d"
+                        icon="terp-mail-message-new" type="action"/>
+                    <newline/>
                     <field name="date_action"/>
                     <field name="title_action"/>
                     <field name="priority" string="Priority"/>
@@ -520,37 +524,7 @@
                         <field name="optout" on_change="on_change_optout(optout)"/>
                     </group>
                 </page>
-                <page string="Communication &amp; History" groups="base.group_extended">
-                    <group colspan="4">
-                      <field colspan="4" name="email_cc" widget="char" size="512"/>
-                    </group>
-                    <field name="message_ids" colspan="4" nolabel="1" mode="tree" readonly="1">
-                        <tree string="History">
-                            <field name="display_text" string="History Information"/>
-                            <field name="email_from" invisible="1"/>
-                            <button
-                                string="Reply" attrs="{'invisible': [('email_from', '=', False)]}"
-                                name="%(mail.action_email_compose_message_wizard)d"
-                                context="{'mail.compose.message.mode':'reply', 'message_id':active_id}"
-                                icon="terp-mail-replied" type="action" />
-                        </tree>
-                    </field>
-                    <button string="Add Internal Note"
-                        name="%(crm.action_crm_add_note)d"
-                        context="{'model': 'crm.lead' }"
-                        icon="terp-document-new" type="action" />
-                    <button string="Send New Email"
-                        name="%(mail.action_email_compose_message_wizard)d"
-                        icon="terp-mail-message-new" type="action"/>
-                </page>
                 <page string="Extra Info" groups="base.group_extended">
-                    <group col="2" colspan="2">
-                        <separator string="Dates" colspan="2"/>
-                        <field name="create_date"/>
-                        <field name="write_date"/>
-                        <field name="date_closed"/>
-                        <field name="date_open"/>
-                    </group>
                     <group col="2" colspan="2">
                         <separator string="Misc" colspan="2"/>
                         <field name="active"/>