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merchants there but M had been invited, quite a pleasant party & didnt
last too long. Hick, Smith & the Hadows were present.

Monday 6th March

Fort.

Kit inspection & went up again in the afternoon for orderly room staying
there for two hours. Always a lot of work there & innumerable men coming
up for various reasons. Court, dull cases.

In the evening went out to Awali to the library & with the Godfreys to
see the film Bambi & then back to dinner with them. An attractive
picture but the moon on the screen took much of the colour from it.

Tuesday 7th March

Prophet's Birthday, holiday, didnt go out in the morning, Hick came over.
In afternoon took some prisoners to Mhq & made a mound along the race
course, finished half the distance necessary.

In the evening went over to the Agency & met two UKCC men, one of them, a
Jew, used to be Bank Manager at Nairobi, quite an amusing fellow but
didnt care for him. Warm day.

Roselle came in in the morning.

Wednesday 8th March

Rode as far as Senobis & across to Zinj & back by Gasari. Police doing
exercises. Office, went over to Mhq with Hick to meet Air Marshall Park,
didnt much care for him, a New Salamander, rather oily, they stayed half
an hour then on to Sharjah, drove after tea & then met two Group
Commanders who we put up. Brought them back just in time for a dinner
party, 12 altogether, two tables of people. One is the new PMO, rather
dour, the other a man called Pollard, quite pleasant.

Campbell, Security Officer, came in, the Cheshire Cat.