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Qattar with a lot of so-called sick people. Held them up. Fine sunny
day. Garden very backward.

Rather tiresome cold.

Saturday 3rd April

Shs came in, S & A discussed the show on Thursday which they didnt think
much of and considered they might have been given seats. Went to the
Customs, people asking for more permits to export stuff to Persia.

Drove to Muharraq.

The TTs came in & stayed till dinner time. Rather a bore.

Sunday 4th April

Warm day. Office. Spent some time at the Customs, in Import yard &
going in Police station doing a bit of third degree on some smugglers.
Maxwell Darling came in looking for bran for loqust poison bait - says
there are swarms on the mainland.

Drove on Meni road pm & did a drawing for a sketch - but a very difficult
subject, a road with trees on each side & sun on coloured loz leaves.

Monday 5th April

Fort - court. Had the captain of the US navy tanker & two USA naval
observers to lunch & took them to call on HH. The ship brought us a load
of much needed wheat so I felt the most I could do was to have them meet
HH which they wanted to very much.