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Sh. A. came in. Meeting of ARP committee, quite a good meeting.

Dined with Gunns & went to the cinema, didnt care for the picture, Wallace Beery.
Gunn's assistant made the fourth.

Sunday 26th April

Spent a long time at Agency, HH came in first also Sh A on their way to visit
schools.

At Agency met two Air Commodores, Col Braun commanding Iraq levies & Major Hall
their Adjutant, both rankers & both enormously fat & comic to look at. Later they
came to see me in the office.

TTs came when I was going to have lunch & stayed two hours. After dinner went
over to see W to talk over files but TT came so didnt get much done.

The RAF made various nice remarks about the work we are doing for them & how the
AOC was impressed - hope it is really appreciated.

Monday 27th April

Fort. Spent some time at hospital saw the new nursing sister, fat & very oriental
eyes, quite pleasant, seemed capable. Discussed Ismael who seems mental &, I
hear, frequently been before. Too busy to go to court. Saw Steele, Chase &
various people. Warm day. Slept after lunch, then to library & on to a cocktail
party at ALO's. Elspeth going next week to Persia to stay with two men one
belonging to Embassy. A crowd of people in uniform, Bahrain beginning to look
like a garrison town. Dinner Agency to meet two Air Commodores, Russell &
Coleman, the first led a fighter squadron & very lively the latter a bomber, quiet
& more to him, I liked both. Decided to begin recruiting tomorrow. A very
pleasant party & quite a good dinner.

Letter from M from Karachi.

Tuesday 28th April