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Monday 29th June

Fort, still rather limp so didnt stay there, spent some time at hospital, new ward
getting on well & A/matron nearly done. Office, Gunns came in about having killed
a man in a driving accident, a nasty affair & I suspect he was speeding. Court,
on the way went to Customs, DC unusually provoking, a trick of whistling to
himself has developed lately. Court, on robbery & injury case, a very nasty
looking specimen who got a well deserved four years jug, saw Sh Kh about air raid
practice & finished off various things. TTs came to tea & sat talking a long
time, Egypt news very serious. Air raid practice after dinner, all worked well
except the sirens which were quite useless and carried hardly any distance.
Medical organisation very good. Afterwards went to the hospital.

Tuesday 30th June

Fort. HH & Sh A came, former in a very bad temper, owing to the bad news from
Egypt. He dressed me down for going about in the sun & so getting a cold, seems
to know just where & what I did on Friday. Then got very angry & emotional about
supplies & Qattar. Then Hills, Shaw, & various other people and at the Agency
till 2.30 re some oil news, which looks like further reduction in royalty. Went
to Mhq in afternoon, work going on very slowly, and dined with Grisewoods & to a
perfectly awful film which bored me stiff. Cold much better. Hot damp weather.
Gloomy letter from M.

Wednesday 1st July

Fort. Long time with Sh A. b I & Kozailu about the latter's debt to HH. Not at
all satisfactory, suggested a final settlement as better than any temporary one.
Went down & saw Steele, news awful, I forsee losing Alex in a day or two. Went to
Budega, Ali b Ahmed was there, rather gloomy, the news makes everyone depressed.
Long letter from Rob.

Thursday 2nd July