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Fort.

Court all the morning.

Muharraq in evening & dined with DC, our usual bridge.

Tuesday 5th May

Recruiting in morning. Getting on though not as fast as when we began. Another
RAF officer came in, a pleasant fellow, discussed the furniture we lent to Mrs G,
some still at the RAF house including the curtains - very busy morning, saw
various people.

Rode after lunch with MC Sehlah to Hussein's garden near Budega, pleasant riding.

Had some people to dinner to meet Thornton, Wakefield, Gunns, Blue, Snow & Four
played bridge & we then sat on terrace & talked. Dined outside.

Wednesday 6th May

Recruiting in morning - a poor lot, the men are getting worse & very few good ones
appeared.

Office, busy morning. Thornton came in otherwise nobody. All the morning
drafting letters.
Kadis wrote to HH about general immorality - an annual event.

After lunch read a bit, went to dentist, moved the lawn, to Awali to change books
& then to call on Phillips & to a cocktail party at the Cables & Wireless