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1945

Thursday 1st February

Spent some time at the customs.

Went for a long ride over the Aali plain & had a look at the sheep which are grazing there. A lovely day but
clouds on the horizon. K. Snow comes in every evening & often twice to do M's leg which is not yet well.

James had Jilian Snow to tea.

Friday 2nd February

Did nothing in particular all day, quite a hot south wind & sunny. ABJ came in with a bit of scandal, Ahmed
b Ali sold his house to Yussef b Mahmood, the buyer paid 20,000 to Sh Abdulla to get the sale through 5000
to Syd Hashim and 15000 to the unfortunate Ahd b Ali, HH said to be furious about Abdulla b Jasim's reply
to his letter - he asked for it! A case of smuggling in which three of the palace were implicated, two of them