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the morning going over accounts in my upstairs office. Some people called Glens came to call. Italian-
Americans from the oil camp. He sat in my office while she called upstairs, rather a bore for Maj as I was
busy, they afterwards called on Loch which is of course quite incorrect especially as only Mrs G left a card
for him. Tennis in the afternoon but only a few people came, the court is very good now, far the best one in
Bahrain. Went out on an arak raid at night & had quite a good haul, we got a big tin of arak & found where it
was being made, the people were Persians.

Thursday 3rd {January]

Fort in the morning. Went over to the Agency for some time, discussed various matters including social
problems arising from the numbers of people here now, questions of calls etc. Motored in the afternoon, we