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Tuesday 5th September

Out at the camp all the morning with HW. Went round the posts and saw all the guards etc. The pony
section returned to the Fort & some other changes made. All rather confused but less so than before. Had a
most excellent lunch at the mess hall. Went to dinner with Lipp & then to the cinema.

Wednesday 6th September

Office. Went over linen order with Dr McDowall, a big item & saw various people. To Budeya in
afternoon.

Thursday 7th September

Sh Abdulla came in for a short time, told him that Prior was coming here for the time being. Office, Agency
& spent some time at the Customs.

PM took M Saleh round some places near palace which need dealing with to prevent mosquitoes breeding.
Saw the sea road work which is good, at this end, & bad at Muharraq, & also the drain in front of palace, a
great success.

Friday 8th September

At the Agency for some time in the morning talking about the Defence Scheme. I think people are making a
muddle of it because so many different people have a hand in it. I regard myself as being in no way
responsible except as regards the Police - it was supposed to be worked out by military experts & one
presumes - I myself doubtfully, that they know best. A lot of trouble out at the oil camp, a crowd of young
Englishmen want to go home & enlist, also some Americans, construction men, making themselves
objectionable. Four were sent off in a hurry to Arabia & the bazaar had it that they were discovered to be
Germans. Went to Jidda in afternoon in HH's launch, took just over an hour, quite choppy, & shorter time
returning. All well there, police & prisoners seemed happy & building going on well. Looked in on Holmes