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Wednesday 16th April

Didnt go to the fort, a lot of office work. HH at last signed & returned the Budget, very slow about it.

Various people came in, Sh Khalifah, & others. Cold gray day & some rain, quite a return to winter weather.
Bad news about Yougo Slavs.

Didn't go out pm.

Bridge, three tables.

Gunn had wire re our Reserve - Agency quite wrong about it, there is no difficulty on it. G.P. got very
excited about it.

Thursday 17th April

Dinner party - very sticky, Albans, DCs, Metson, P , 10 altogether.

Friday 18th April

BULL

Did nothing much in morning, went to Air Sakhara in afternoon & started a sketch there. Lovely day & very
pleasant out there. Called on the Holmes in evening. He is going to Bushire. In some ways a good move -
he acted as informer to the Agency in various matters & made trouble.