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Tuesday 14th January
Fort. Hot damp weather, yesterday it went up to 87 at Awali, unusual for this season.
Very busy morning Shaikhs for 2 1/2 hours dealing with various matters. Dr M looked in. Saw various office
people.
To Budega with Gunn, rode over the hills & through Beri Jumra, had a look at the police, garden & cattle, a
calf arrived yesterday.
Awful cocktail party at Agency - most of the Manama people present, a really grim affair & quite horrible
drinks.
Wind turned shamaal at last.
Wednesday 15th January
Fort.
Spent most of the morning with Steele at Agency discussing Electric Schemes, Alban very difficult to
convince, I always find myself that the amounts are hard to understand. Did a bit of gardening PM but very
unpleasant out.
Shaikhs to dinner with Lipp, self, Alban & SNO present also some company men. An excellent dinner,
afterwards cinema of Sh Mohd in India, having seen it twice I slipped away soon after it began.
