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Tuesday 29th July

Cool windy day, came down from the roof as it blew so hard. Alban left this morning going on , suddenly

as he couldnt get places on plane later.

Fort, rode over to Kozahea.

Shs A & S came in & we dealt with three Appeal cases, one the Sh Jasim case which is a bad case.
Unanimously decided that we should have a Sunni as Kadi as the Kadis are becoming so bad at their
work.

In the garden after tea & then to dine & cinema with the Godfreys, the Steeles & an RAF man were there. A
very fine film, Elizabeth & Essex, in colour. Some really beautiful colour scenes & good acting. One of the
best colour scenes I have seen lately.

Wednesday 30th July

Office. Fort.

One or two people came in. Maddams is using my office so I work in the veranda room which is very cool &
pleasant.

A lot of trouble over currency - people from here have discovered an exchange wrangle & send rupees to
Kuwait where they have Iraqi notes & after various transactions they make a profit of 7%, the result is that
the bank is upset / all our silver leaving the island & being sent north. Some pearl brokers called
complaining that Qattar wont accept the new rupee coins & also that Bank wouldn't give them silver.

Bathed Senian after driving round the new road.

Dinner Van Peursems, Deane made the fourth, pleasantly cool sitting outside in their compound & a good
dinner.