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greet him. He arrived after a five hours non stop flight from Karachi
looking very well & extremely handsome, a tall lively looking young man,
lightish colour & good features & eyes. Then to the Airways pier to see
his brother Mansoor en route to Palestine. Sh Sulman arrived seated in
the trolley, peering over the top, a most grotesquely undignified
appearance. He only stayed a few minutes. The two Egyptian gents who
were returning after a mission to S Arabia were there also YK so a lot of
passengers from here. Mansoor looked very ill & was accompanied by a
doctor, some mystery about why he goes to Palestine & also why HM ordered
Mohd to return at once to Arabia. In the interval I went to the Agency
with Dixon & saw Thomas who arrived in the morning.

After lunch called at the Palace but only stayed a few minutes as I had
seen HH so much already. A great many visitors. M went to call on
Shaikha Latifa having visited Ayisha in the morning. The latter said
most people didnt fast this year, the former related her interview with
Sulman, she & Latifa have made it up.

Friday 1st October

Went to Mhq to call on Sh Abdulla but met him on his way to see off the
Amir Mohammed so came back & called on Sh Rashid & then spent rest of day
painting. In the afternoon we went a drive, to Idari & Gassari which is
coming on very well. An east wind, hot & rather dry. Had meant to go to
Jidda but the launch was at Hawar.