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The Gunns came round in evening. Dinner with Hewitt, Bridge, a pleasant
party & quite a good dinner. When I got in I found there had been a row
between two policemen & the NCO I/C Agency guard.

Tuesday 28th September

Al Wadhna served

Fort. Spent some time hearing the case about the man who attacked the
Guard Commander last night. Shaikh Khalifah has not put in an appearance
yet. Office, the RC priest came in, spent almost the whole morning at
the hospital discussing medical affairs with the doctors & matrons.
Owing to very high salaries offered for military nursing services in
India many of our staff wish to leave. It is the same everywhere. Slept
after lunch & later drove to Budega & saw the Garden which is quite
empty, no vegetables growing. I think it might have been more fruitful
if local things planted.
The Harrisons came in in the evening.

Wednesday 29th September

Fort, dealt with the case of two men who fought N.C.O. GC pay deducted
and beaten. Saw Ahmed Omran who discussed conditions in Mhq then school
headmistress re opening schools. No difficulties in that direction
apparently, then ABJ re Ibn Saud's sons who are coming through tomorrow.
I dont feel very interested in them. Drove out to Awali and called on
Hills, who is still in hospital, not looking as bad as I expected but a
frightfully swollen face, then to the TTs & to dinner - pot luck - with
Hutchings & on to the cinema to see a very funny silly film with Zazu
Pitts, altogether a pleasant cheerful evening. Mrs H - "Misery", not as
doleful as usual & quite a good cold dinner.

Thursday 30th September

A day of comings & goings. Went with Dixon to meet the Amir Mohammed,
son of Ibn Saud, at the Mhq aerodrome. A great concourse of Shaikhs to