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Sunday 11th May

Agency for some time in morning. Alban has a sort of complex about everyone being anti English, he

suspects almost all the local people here and gets into a sort of "state" about it, a definitely unhealthy
condition. I am afraid he will break out into wholesale deportations & then the fat will be in the fire.
Discussed Vallance. A suspects Sh A & Sh M of being actively A.E.

Had Snow for some time looking at some applications.

Drove to Rumaitha & called on H.H. He had been motoring with some of the boys & looked pretty well. Sat
in the car & talked to him. DC looked in before dinner.

A panic on mainland last night as they didnt know there was gun practice here & saw flares & supposed
another raid.

Monday 12th May

Shs S & A came in, discussed Vallance. Bahrain Court, dull cases. Saw the Iraqi officer who came to ask to
be taken off his job in the Defence Force. Not getting on with Hewitt. Rather like him but we couldnt take
him on at present.

Girls play at Muharraq, all went off well. Rode with Gunn, our usual ride, very nice out & not hot riding.

Met Elspeth at the bridge with a young man, riding.