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referred the matter to Bushire as we were prosecuting on a charge that needed a sessions court, this means a
double hearing.

Had McGinty & the USA consul to dinner, they stayed till 12 & we had an interesting talk about Arabs, Ibn
Saud, who has 45 sons one only 2 months old, & showed the coinage that James had found.

Tuesday 19th June

Fort. Very few men on parade. Shaikhs came in & discussed Cairo School hostel scheme which HH now
thinks much too expensive & altogether he doesn't seem keen on it. Much talk about the Saud party, there
were 24 amirs, they sent a man here to do some shopping, shoes by the dozen, sweets by the 100lbs etc, all
black market. Went to the customs where I saw Allcard about a site for a sea repair dock at Muharraq. More
alarms & excursions about the prisoners & the case. Cool weather, the Bara blowing hard, sleeping indoors.
After tea drove out to Gasari and back by Senian where I bathed. Airways gave a cocktail party at the end of
their pier at 7.30, awkward time, didnt get back till 10.30, an awkward sort of time for a party but quite
pleasant. Mrs Goldsworthy, a persistent & common female, tackled me about .1. teaching English to
Ayesha's grandchildren 2 artesian well.

Talked some time to Hesketh. Heard that Kessel's article in time has been published with a picture of myself.