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Saturday 13th February

Fort. HH & Sh A came in but didnt stay as long as usual, they said how
nice it would be to be able to walk about like we do but they would be
stopped & Salaamed by everyone they met.

Had Madams & Laurent to dinner & played bridge.

Sunday 14th February

Barber. Busy morning, saw a lot of people, all Arabs. Didnt go out in
afternoon, gardened later on.

Dined with Reynolds, a very pleasant party, Dixons, Gunns & Campbell.
Had some good Bridge.
M called on Sh Sulman's wife & while there Mrs Kidd bounced in, a very
common young person who is getting herself talked about as she is too
familiar with some of the young shaikhs.

Monday 15th February

Fort. Office, then court & then spent some time at customs. DC. arrived
unexpectedly and lunched with us, looking very well & full of the
personages he had been meeting in Baghdad. I did not tell him that he
was leaving. It is a trying business. Rode with Marcus, Sehlah -
Budega, a lovely day. Rode the filly. Quite hot in the afternoon. We
saw dates arriving for sale at Budega and spent some time in the garden
there where wheat is growing well. M had school teachers to tea. Went
into the Bank on the way back.

Put a police guard on the pier am trying to keep out the people who
loiter there & steal. The whole place needs a good shaking up.