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didnt have any talk with him, a tall rather heavy looking man. Quite a pleasant
party. M has lost a stone through being ill.

Saturday 11th November

M arranged for sale of poppies in Manama, K Snow & Mrs Haddow. Got 600/- Awali got
4000.

Fort.
Calls exchanged between HH & new SNO, usual thing & the usual conversation, HH made a
long speech about me & M & told SNO that she looked after the Palace. Return call at
Jufair, very pleasant on the veranda overlooking the sea. Then to a lunch with Sh M
in his garden, sat in the little house & ate on the veranda, as Khalifah said it
would have been pleasanter in the garden, only Sh M & his sons, G.P. Hick, Haddows &
Tandy & myself.
Cocktail party at Awali given by Nichols, rather hot & a lot of people in one room,
cheese sandwiches very good, one never meets cheese here. Phillips leaving in a few
days, she rather emotional at prospect of going for good, shall miss them. Snow came
in after tea.

Sunday 12th November

GP came over in morning to discuss the church meeting. Spent some time talking to
Leigh re cars etc. Dr Doeg in a fuss about one of the clerks who was impudent. Took
M Khalil down to law courts and had a thorough rout out. Found a good deal of muddle
there. Strong shamaal. Seeds coming up well, looked like rain, a magnificent
sunset. I am reorganising the court & moving some of the clerks, it needed a lot of
shaking up. After tea went up to the Fort & looked at the horses, Oleandar still
lame, Wadhna almost fit again. Leigh went to . Expected GP over but he did not
turn up. Tried using parrafin as polish for wood, all such things not available now.

Monday 13th November