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1942

At Jidda, quite chilly sleeping outside in the early morning. After breakfast got all the prisoners &
built up a wall to see if the water rose much, found that it did, eventually it burst the mud wall &
overflowed. Spent most of the morning finishing of the painting of the tower on the cliff which came
out quite well. Meant to go to Eizeich but owing to stupidity of Magook the Police took the sailing
boat off.

Saturday 5th September

Fort - office.

Took tea with Sh Ali b Ahmed, PR & Hallows & Sh Mubarraq.

Sunday 6th September

Cold enough for blanket at night.

HH came in & stayed a long time discussing food question. Decided to augment the committee &
have a special meeting tomorrow to decide about bread & flour.

Sh Abdulla b Hamed came in to complain about Sulman, silly man. Large dinner party at Kizaibis
for P.R an excellent dinner. Sat outside on the edge of the cliff, dinner inside in the courtyard on a
raised Meglis.