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Monday 21st December

Fort, strong shamaal, very cold day, Visey Fitz Gerald who was going didnt go. Office. Spent some
time at Agency discussing tyres with Dixon & Steele. Sh Abdulla called before, he he came back
from hunting a few days ago, looked very fit & lively. Discussed Muttar liquor case. Not so busy a
morning. Pm went for a short drive, very cold out but sunny. I had 14 people for dinner, M had to sit
up to avoid 13, had a sort of rehearsal for the New Year's Eve show - it went off fairly well. We
borrowed a lot of instruments from band & people made noises on them.

Tuesday 22nd December

Rode, Fort. Very cold stormy day. Visay Fitz Gerald left for mainland.

Busy morning in office, various people came in.

GP & Rogers came in to call before diner keeping M up later than she is meant to be.

Wednesday 23rd December

Rode with GP before breakfast. He rode Wahna & seemed to find her a handfull, went over golf
course & back via bazaar. A very cold rough day, Maxwell Darling still with us as down boat not yet
arrived.

Very busy morning, incessant phone calls, King came in about a launch, told he should seek advice of
"Mister Shaw" who he thought was a Mr Shaid. H.H. & Sh D re food quotas. Spent some time at
Agency with Dixon & D.I.went to customs, found DC again surrounded by women. Drove pm &