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1942

Fort - office.

Went to Budega p.m.

Thursday 15th August

Big party at Bapco's garden at Kozahua, really quite pleasant &
wonderfully cool. An excellent supper, some bathed in a small tank &
some went sailing.

Friday 16th August

Went to Door in the morning to see the new built by prison labour - a
great success. Stayed awhile with the Camel Section who had caught a big
haul of fish, then drove down to Seadad where I lunched & bathed. A hot
day but quite pleasant morning. The sea very hot, about 100.

Saturday 17th August

Very hot & damp in the morning, so sticky that I didn't ride. Fort. Shs
A & S came in, discussed buying Mohd Ali Quarnal's property, near the
customs, my idea of its value & the Shaikhs' were far apart. Court, to
hear the case of a Mhq Biladza clerk who made off with about 800/-.
The case showed up lamentable lack of supervision in accounts - a good
chance of weeding out several undesirable people over there, one in any
case, will go to prison.

Fort in evening with my volounteers & to the cinema. Men are not Gods -
a good film & good action, English.