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Watif election at Muharraq, it didnt take long & for once in a way there
was no talk of dates & food.

Monday 1st February

Fort. Didnt go to court as I had so much to do. Innumerable people came
in, Dixon for a long time about food problems - it does seem that DC has
been most amazingly stupid over a lot of important things. Saw various
people, Kumby & M Salah about food & census returns - awful revelations
of muddle in the food control & rationing.

Drove to Muharraq, new aerodrome being marked out.

Tuesday 2nd February

BULL

White Indian

Didnt go to Fort as I had so much work. Strong Shamaal, very cold day.
Innumerable people came in, Hills, Kinnaird & another man, Sh Abdulla,
Mansoor Aragth[MUST BE MANSUR AL URAYYAD] & others, the last about the
distribution of the dates to the poor. The Shias are very upset about
the proportions, with some reason, & their committee refuses to deal with
the distribution. To Kirzakhan in the afternoon for the last of the
country elections, which went off very well. Quite a lot of greybeards
attended & we sat in a clean looking meglis. Took a long time arriving
as I went by the wrong road & had to double back across country. Fine
day but very cold. TTs came in, we went to cinema, quite a funny rather
vulgar film with - Formby, refreshingly English. Went in to TTs
afterwards.