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Monday 9th June

Fort.

Sh Khalifah not well & absent for some days. Bara blowing strong & weather very cool. Court, quite
interesting cases. Office. Went to Awali P.M to change some books. M paid a call & then had a drink with
Thompson Taggetts.

The Vallances to dinner. Sat on terrace which was pleasantly cool.

Tuesday 10th June

Fort.

Cool weather. Office. Lebhicher came to call, he used to be Bapco's London representative. Had come out
via Pacific, by air, & interesting to talk to, Saw one or two people.

PM drove along new road aali & then to dinner with Lipp, M dined with Agesha at at Rafaa to celebrate a
wedding & then came over to Awali to join us. Sat on the lawn, beautiful night, nearly full moon. Almost
chilly.

Wednesday 11th June

Didnt go to Fort, finished off a long letter about Dundas' wild scheme for a College, tore it to pieces, a
most extravagant & innopportune scheme - typical I am afraid of the B.C. Sh A came in & stayed for some
time, A looked in, presumably to see what we were up to. Discussed Me Tajara & food control with Sh A,
also the war in Syria. Busy morning saw various people. Sh A bin Hamed came again about his house which

he wants either HH or the Govt to buy - at probably huge price. He is said to be willing to consent to return
to court if we buy it, this I regard as blackmail.

Didn't go out pm. Not many people to bridge as Kozailer had a big dinner at Refaa.