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Drove to Hedd in the afternoon.

Sunday 8th April

Somehow there seems to be a somewhat easier period since Hick's departure, the flood of letters from the
Agency had decreased to a stream. Office in the morning, got a good many letters written several about
the British Police who we are getting from England. I hope this experiment is a success, it is rather a new
idea. Went down to see Smith about various matters, he has still no news of his passage. Rode in the
afternoon, out to Suk al Khamis, Idari & back through the gardens behind Sanian. Looked at some old
stones with Arabic inscriptions in a village near the mosque at Suk al Khamis. Couldnt find a date on
them. Quite warm riding, wore a shirt & no jersey or coat. Tandy went to Kuwait. No letter from M.

Monday 9th April

Fort. Gray cloudy weather & a little rain in the afternoon. Court, all the cases we had were smuggling or
stealing goods imported from steamers, one man sentenced was the head storekeeper at Awali, another
case about Rs 4000 worth of electric fans stolen from the RAF in Mhq, a young corporal admitted that