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1942

Gardened in the morning & to the cinema pm.

A great deal of unpleasantness going on about whether the shaikhs should pay gate tolls on bridge, the
young ones & Mohd are being very bolshie over it.

Saturday 20th December

Fort.

Office. Saw Sakhram, telegraphs, about the new building they want to put up. DC ill with cold, very sorry
for himself on phone. Busy morning in office.

M went to Muharraq & Hedd to pay schools.

Rode with Gunn from Selah to Hussein's garden via Budega. Lovely day for riding, quite cold but sunny.

Reid gave a cocktail party at the Rest House, it became very lively towards the end & he & others, sung. Got
home after tea.

Saturday 21st December

Dinner TTs & then to church, a so-called Carol service, a lot of children, really quite well done. They used a

gramaphone for the first time & it sounded well.