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afterwards. Dined with the Dames. The Russells came in here first on the way there & we drank a bottle of
champagne.

Sunday 10th December

Court. Wrote letters in afternoon. Motored out to see the work on the RAF pier, it is nearly done now.
Bridge at the de Greniers. Had dinner with the Lochs, just ourselves. M told them that Mr Skinner had asked
to join with us for the Christmas party. Loch got very excited & disapproved. I asked to cancel the
arrangement. He has a complex about the American influence, which is really influence of dollars &
considers that if we give a party on Xmas day it should be an official party, & not shared. Quiet evening &
very pleasant, although they are sometimes very tiresome it is pleasant talking to people of owns own sort,
and the Lochs are very decidedly gentlefolk & the only ones in Bahrain.