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letters. In evening dined with Snow also present Harrison, the RAF
doctor & a USA. FC doctor, a nice fellow. Went to cinema - awful
picture.

Thursday 22nd June

Police changing over. Pleasant day, shamaal. The Bara is doing well
this year. Sh Abdulla came in also Smith, Shillington & Wakelin, in fact
spent most of the morning seeing people. HH didnt return to Qatar
agreement & I fear he still has some doubts about it. A great nuisance.
Went to Jidda in the afternoon.

Caught one of the men with a bottle of arak, disappointing as he was a
fellow I liked, who looked after boats & fish trap.

Friday 23rd June

At Jidda.

Bathed & wrote letters & had a lazy day. Reading Forsyth Saga again.

Dined at Agency to see the invasion film, it was not very good but
interesting to see it. Hick & - were the party. Hick had 2 very nice
books on China.

Saturday 24th June

Fort.

HH & Sh A came in, discussed Mohd al Mana who they both say is two faced
& engaged in smuggling sugar from Qatar. HH talked about my leave,
approved grudgingly, also re lending his launch to SNO. He is moving