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Tuesday 26th October

Fort. Trying out some men for promotion, some seemed very much better
than I had expected. Stoker brought an Ordinance officer to call, fat ex
traveller in soap. Saw various people.

BT came in to say goodbye, off to Cairo to a job he has made there -
teaching young officers about Arabs - very funny.

Didnt go out pm as dined with Godfreys, Hills, successor an RE major was
there, a quite awful person, ill mannered & bumptious, spoilt the party,
good dinner then to the cinema "one of our aircraft is missing" not very
good.

Wednesday 27th October

Didnt go out before breakfast. Office. Got through a lot of letters,
saw AA Kozadu re his big debt to Govt, Alarms & excursions re Abdulla
Suleman minister finance in S. Arabia who has been coming for some time.
HH wont put him up - the bankrupt bookmaker.

Rode in afternoon to the race ground with Police ponies & gave them two
gallops, one very good race, 6 furlongs. Stoker turned up - meeting
Generals, Marcus with me & she & Smith & Miss B drove, went round to
Smiths on way back. M very depressed, all the nice people here seem to
have left or leaving, now the Gunns are going to Karachi.

Thursday 28th October

Large dinner party at Campbells, a dozen people. Bridge. Quite a good
party.