Page 1331 - Belgrave Diaries(N)_Neat
P. 1331

1328
                                                                                                              1328
                                                            1940




          The mare, Ibn Saud's, gave birth to a chestnut filly, a fine big foal.


          Took Vallance up to see it and then to the tombs on Budega road, we are opening one of
          them for the Ambassador to see, he is reputedly interested in such things.





          Polished our wood floors.




          DBs  &  Parke  came  in  just  before  we  dressed  for  dinner,  also  Mags  (Lang)  rather  a  silly
          woman.


          Dined at Agency to meet Sir Basil Newton, our Ambassador in Iraq, a tall pleasant person but

          does not look very brilliant, he has a young secretary with him, a friend of Richard & Paula.
   1326   1327   1328   1329   1330   1331   1332   1333   1334   1335   1336