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Loch about various things. On the whole rather tiresome. Sh Mohammed came in before I went & talked
about the land question again. I know his argument off by heart. Drove out to Sakhrir & called on the
Shaikh. Told him what Fowle had said about his visit to England, and that next year would be better. He
accepted it quite easily but I think he is rather disappointed! Discussed the Govt nominated members for the
Municipal Council. He approved of my list of possibilities & left it to me to settle. There will be a lot of
feeling about this election as we have not re-appoinnted any of the old lot who have sat on it for so long.
When I called on the Shaikh I found him in his big megli, with a lot of arabs, looking at the Times photo of
the King at the Microphone which DG sent to him. DG came round before dinner. A strong shamaal & quite
cold. Our mail is ...