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of the time & not yet really hot. Having slept once on the roof I moved indoors as it was so windy & didnt
feel hot.

Gardened after tea, cut down a lot of the oleandar in the little white house in the garden, it had grown very
leggy. A cocktail party at the RAF at Muharraq, quite a pleasant affair outside on the edge of the aerodrome.
The TTs who are off on Saturday, came back to dinner, Bill, somewhat the worse for wear, went to sleep
after dinner & of course felt awful when he woke. Met a pleasant woman at Mhq.

Thursday 24th May

People to dinner at Jidda

Fort. Very busy morning in office and at the customs, Hesketh brought in a new labour man who had a lot of
questions to ask about workmen etc, Sh Abdulla called to say that his son Rashid was to be brought back
from Hawar, having done about 6 weeks there, I think a bit longer would have been better. Am having the
house painted, it was very shabby & most of the yellow come off, this time it is to be white. Left after lunch
by launch for Jidda. Very bumpy before turning the corner but quite smooth beyond. A lovely day & not a
bit hot. Found the building finished, except a few little things, & very nice. Agars arrived from Budega &
later Pelly, the Birds & Welch who had been fishing en route having come in the small Agency launch. Sat