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Sunday 12th december

Office all the morning, innumerable people in & out, Snow for over two
hours about medical budget, went to Budega in afternoon, the seeds are
not doing very well, seem to be growing so slowly.

TTs, Godfreys & Hutch came in after tea for a first rehearsal of the play
for New Year's Eve, it is quite good.

Monday 13th December

Fort, find the mare stumbling rather badly, also Khalifah's, cant think
why. Court, not very interesting cases. Old Sh Rashid looking very ill
& of course quite useless in the court. Fine sunny day & quite cold. In
evening went to cocktail party at the Awali nurses quarters, a great
crowd and very stuffy. Always a tiresome form of entertainment.

Hick went down the coast by air. GP departing tomorrow.

Tuesday 14th December

Fort
Various people came in, Rashid Zagani, Steele, Dixon, the last are
leaving here for Persia.

Drove out in evening, spent some time at Suk al Khamin shop watching
villagers buying bits of cotton cloth for clothes. All seemed remarkably
cheerful. Played Bridge at the Gunns after tea going back for dinner.