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Tuesday 7th May

Went over hospital with Dr M - found her most unreasonable & excessively stupid, got really
annoyed with her, she fusses over immaterial things & ignores important matters.

Dined with Hallows, Weightmans there, then to the cinema. Quite a pleasant party.

Meeting of A M committee at Beladga, reduced the size of circles for filling in house wells -
quite a good meeting

Dinner with HH, took Snow out, also present Max & Leila. a pleasant party & excellent
dinner outside the big . HH looked tired & worried & only signs of animation when

talking to some of his boys. He seemed fussed about Hamed b Abdulla of Qattar coming
through. It looks very romantic & theatrical at Sahrir, light everywhere and lots of people &

colour, dogs, horses & lots of cars. We went into the Thornburgs afterwards.

Thursday 9th May

Went out to Budega before breakfast & met HH who visited the new cattle & then went on

in his launch to Omar Sabaar, Jida & Segireh. A long day for him & he looked tired to begin

with. Byard was there. He admired the cattle very much. Office. Saw Sh Rasid bin Abdulla
& cancelled his driving licence for a year for drunken driving. Vallance came in. Went up to
the fort p.m. & spent some time with the horses. The foal showing very big & getting

darker. Early dinner & to the cinema, good film, intermetzzo love story, very sentimental
but good outing.

Strong shamaal & quite cold in the evening.