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1942

Friday 10th January

Went out to see M in the morning, very fed up. Met Dr M in the hall looking very highly coloured. Fine day

but south wind.

To the cinema in afternoon, quite a funny play, took James & Elspeth who called on M & came back to tea.
Italy talked about Bahrain & produced the wonderful idea that British Land sold their interest in Bn
company to USA in order to get it under USA flag - all bilge.

Coates & another RAF youth came to call. Didnt speak & looked dullish.

Saturday 11th January

Fort.

Office

Alban came over & discussed electric affairs - behaved very strangely down below, apparently the office
boy did not recognise him, not surprising, & he shouted some remarks about everyone being anti-English
which all the clerks heard. He arrived in my office in a very queer condition and talked about peoples
throats being cut - I tried to calm him down & eventually succeeded.

Either he is ill or slightly mental, he looked very ill when he came up.

Mohammed Jafar back which is a relief.

Census work going full swing. Shuloon became involved in a case owing to a scrap with a football referee.

Went out to Awali in the afternoon.

Took James with me.

Dined WCs, awful party, very mixed lot & played 21 till midnight - bored stiff & very sleepy.