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Meeting of Church Council, elected the Appeal Committee being itself the C.C but I as Chairman, Dodds had
to be persuaded to be chairman again & much enjoyed reluctant agreeing. The new members were mostly
silent. A horde of visitors who arrived before the meeting was over & really broke it up, first Wakelin
bringing his Angus Sillan who I knew, used to be Civil Sec Sudan Govt & then Sudan Agent, then one
Maxwell RAF who was here in the old days & three other men who were travelling with him, complete of
the committee, the visitors stayed till 8, rather a rush

Wednesday 14th February

Didnt ride cold raw day & a good deal of rain A.R Kozaibi called & asked more or less why I didnt try for
job of Adviser to King Ibn Saud - what an idea. Took Williams down to call on HH who seemed quite
pleased with him, he took lots of photos. James & Edward went to Jidda on their own with no servants.
Busy morning yet Hick constantly complains that he has nothing to do.

At race course all the afternoon practising starts with a major man as Tandy away. Hick came in after tea &
stayed awhile, very talkative.

Thursday 15th February