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Thursday 3rd April

Spent entire morning at Bepco office going over the electric report. A good deal of it reflects unfavourably

on Steele. It is complicated & difficult to follow.

The Gunns to dinner & bridge.

Saturday 5th April

Fort. Office, Sh M came to say he had put off going to Iraq owing to the news from there. Agency,
discussed electric report with GP & various other things, nowadays G.P. appears to dislike anything that has
been done here since he left - a form of jealousy. He wants to get rid of Steele & I think he wants to put in
some of his own protegees here. GP left pm by boat for Bushire, he looked in after lunch.

Went out to Sakhrir with Snow & the factor to see about drainage etc. Very stormy afternoon & fine cloud
effects. News of coup d'etat in Iraq. HH's house in a perfectly filthy condition & pigeons everywhere. Had
a dinner party, eight, Kennedys, Gunns Smith & th. Bridge. Heavy rain in the evening.

Monday 7th April

Fort, very wet everywhere after heavy rain last night. Court. Dull cases. Did nothing much pm, went for a
drive & then to Smith's bridge & on for dinner.

Wednesday 9th April