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Saturday 21st November

Gunn family & Bill Steele arrived.

Fort.

GP arrived by steamer in middle of the morning so no official reception, he must have been annoyed.
Sh M came in with Sh A the former asking for tyres for a hunting trip & very persistent about it.

Went to see Packer about accommodation for Blue & then to Customs, DC is really getting too stupid
for anything.

M to a committee meeting, went out later to Awali.

Dined with Hewitt to meet the Chaplain General & another military chaplain, quite pleasant, some
played bridge, I sat out.

Wakelin returned from Kuwait where he went for a fortnight to advise on education.

Sunday 22nd November

Spent some time on usual calls on PR. The Agency party all wore heavy dark suits & looked very
hot, GP & W both looked rather sour. Sh Mohd came back afterwards worrying about motor tyres.
Sh A went to mainland to hunt, Sh M going later - I shall have a rest from their visits. Busy morning.
Various people came. Looked at pearls to add to M's necklace from Hassan Madaifa. GP went off in
afternoon by RAF machine. Drove to Muharraq & to church in the evening, the two military
chaplains officiated, went to the TTs afterwards. Food supply position a little better.