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Friday 15th June

Jidda

Lazy day, very cool. Bathed read & wrote letters. Got back about sunset. Found A Kerim & Ali Merza with
two Persians who gave information that two Americans had offered to sell 20 new tyres for 4000 to be
handed over at 3.30am at the Awali Sitra crossroads. Very exciting. Went out after dinner to see Anderson
who sent for several of his senior men. Had a conference & made plans combining Police & oil employees
then came home, had two hours sleep & went off with a truck of Police & the two informants. Dark night.
Met Anderson near Rudam Kawali only to learn that the two men with the tyres in the lorry had been caught
after leaving the camp &, seeing they were followed, heading back to camp. Had them identified at the cross
roads & then sent them to the Fort in a lorry full of Police & went on to the camp to see the lorry & the tyres.
A very exciting night but rather exhausting, disappointed that I was not in at the kill. Some trouble with the
men at the Fort, but eventually they went quietly.

Saturday 16th June

A long time at the Agency - very tired after yesterday. Shaikhs came in & I told them all about the affair,
they were naturally extremely interested. Went up to the fort & saw the prisoners, very tough couple, one an