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1944

Lunch on board the Capetown with O'Donnell the Captain who was in the
Gulf years ago in Emerald. Waterfield also present. A very pleasant
lunch & smooth trip there & back. A young man called Nicholson on board,
Vice Consul from Mundar Abbas on way to Bushire. He dined with us & we
took him to cinema, the Godfreys came in before dinner.

Friday 29th January

O'Donnell came to breakfast very late after a Burns Night party at Awali,
he stayed till about 11. Wakefield sailed in Capetown to Bushire to see
GP about DC & the food position. Lovely day, crisp & sunny. Went to
Budega in the afternoon, saw the pier which is being built with prison
labour & also the espelier arrangement for vines. Graham Gunn sailed for
India & school.

Saturday 30th January

Thick fog in the morning but warm & stuffy day. Went to Customs, the
more I see of it the more muddled the food control appears, then had a
food committee meeting here for a couple of hours. The committee is very
good & quite intelligent when given its head a bit, I fancy DC used to
over control it. An RAF Officer came in about recruiting overseers for
coolie work, offering about double what highly qualified long service men
are now paid here. Gardened, very few flowers in fact only alysun in
bloom. Went to library, stormy sunset.

Sunday 31st January

HH & Sh A came in but didnt stay as long as usual. Spent some time at
the customs. Various callers, Steele & Snows both for a long sitting.