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Ayesha came to call, looking very well and gorgeously dressed. Col He called at the same time remaining
hidden in the dining room.

Friday 5th December

Drove round about the place in morning, to Uhzaar, Idare & Beladya garden. Really cold day & very clear &
dry.

To Budega PM. taking tea. Called on Elspeth who looked very well, about the flat. D.C. came in. Boat didnt
sail owing to weather as no unloading possible so we have the Hay boys for longer. They are nice well
mannered lads and not much in the way.

Seeds in the garden doing very badly.

Saturday 6th December

A really tiresome morning. Strafed an NCO for keeping the jail dirty, dealt with the sweepers who gave
orders to the Police about prisoners, searching the dhobi bay & found one of our towels & had various
other tiresome affairs in the office. One Morsa Baluch returned from Muscat, a notorious criminal, the
Muscat schoolboys made a nuisance of themselves & we discovered that our new passport books had
Swastikas all over the paper as a design. The Shaikhs got very keyed up about it & we have had to cease
using them - Muscat has the same .

Cold day but less wind. HH wrote giving date of departure from his hunting camp & saying he had met Sh of
Kuwait as well as Ibn Saud, he returned an important letter unsigned which I sent for his seal.

Sunday 7th December

Office.