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1974

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Saturday 14th July

Very hot & damp. Fort, very few men on parade. Shaikhs came in but spent most of the time gossiping, a
sheer waste of time. Office. Busy morning, then customs where I saw Penfold & Ham & A Kerim, people
discovering that I go there daily come & see me there. Made some appointments in FC office in place of two
clerks sacked. Discussed Shafi & . In the afternoon drove to Awali to a cocktail party at Andersons.
Quite pleasant, in the garden, talked to the Commodore, then went to the cinema & saw Jane Eyre, fairly
good but too much darkness, the modern tendency in films seems to have them almost black out. I suppose it
saves sets.

Sunday 15th July

A very busy morning in the office, people one after the other, Bin Mana of Qattar who I ticked off roundly
for going off without permission in his launch - I told him he had better stay away from here as he wasnt
liked by HH. Ahmed Fakroo about buying wheat, Shaikh Ibrahim & various other people. Got a good deal
of work done but didnt go to customs. Weather tolerable. Dr Steele came in, he is off to India shortly.