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Saturday 1st April

Still blowing hard & quite cold, wore thick clothes & sent the Police out
for a march as they seemed so chilly. Didnt ride. Anderson came in
about some survey work, discussed the Kozaibi house, till Sh H left, then
the usual Zubara talk also very angry about an announcement by Hick on
Bahrain wireless about his exporting a car etc. He dislikes H extremely
but I think GP even more. Now & then he doesnt bother to conceal the
fact. Campbell looked in, Stoker & K Steele came to see M when she got
back from Rafaa. Took a drive after tea & wrote letters.

Sunday 2nd April

Office,

M had a large party of Arab ladies to see the cinema, in the Garden -
after dinner. I dined with Steele, the Gunns were there - & played
bridge. Didnt get back till late.

Monday 3rd April

Races postponed owing to a terrific storm and such thick sand that one
could not see across the race course. Went across at noon to see what it
was like & then put it off, sent out a crier to tell people. Drove out
in afternoon, it was clearer but very strong gale. The Gunns came in to
diner and bridge & stayed, I thought, over late.

Fort - Court. Went to the Fort in afternoon, usual crowd of men for
orderly room. Hick told me he was allowing Ali son of Shaikh of Qatar to
come here for medical reasons.