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In morning went with HH to Mhq for a parade of the RAF Levies, a good show but marching poor,
arms drill very good, afterwards coffee & biscuits in the officers mess, quite a lot of them. Kaja Place
in charge, wearing filthy uniform & dirty buttons.

Meant to go to Jidda but didnt go owing to stormy weather. Some rain. Went up to the palace to see
the new dining room.

G.P. came over in the evening, he is getting to look very heavy about the jowl. He seemed quite
amiable.

Friday 11th December

BULL

Showery day. Gardened in the morning & to cinema in the evening & then tea with the Godfreys. In
evening Jinns & one Lloyd Taylor, of airways, came to call, the latter seemed a pleasant amusing
man, also Dr Holmes & DC came in.

Saturday 12th December

Fort, very slippery riding. Went to hospital & had a look round. HH came in & called on GP, usual
visit. A lot of trouble over the liquor case, HH wants to let out grandson of his Muttar as Sh Ahmed
ran over & killed one of the family in the summer & they did nothing about it. Maxwell Darling came
over later on. After tea went to a party at the Sikh camp - a very sticky affair, had to drink a glass of
rum & water. As only one of the Sikh officers spoke English it was a difficult to make the party
chatty. On return heard that the Wakelins son died in hospital after an operation for the tonsils - a
dreadful affair, Snow & Mrs S very cut up about it. Had dinner at Airways to meet Lloyd Taylor, GP,
Wakefield, Anderson and the Godfreys were there. G.P. sulked after dinner I think because he didnt
like the place he was sitting in.