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Monday 21st January

Letter to M & J

Rather amusing to wake up & feel that few people knew I was in Bahrain. Lovely weather. I prepared to go
out to see HH but he said he was coming in & did so with Sh A & a lot of young shaikhs. Spent the whole
morning seeing people who called. In the afternoon called on Galloway, his manner is very indifferent & his
appearance nondescript. He has a few more carpets & one or two pieces of good china, the room looked
quite comfortable. Went along to see the Gunns, who were out, & then to Dick Snow where I had a long sit
& enjoyed talking to him. All down there seems to be in fair order.

Tuesday 22nd January

Rode up to the Fort, the ponies very fit, 60 men on parade out of 380. We have now abolished the Special
Police who ceased to exist as a unit. Spent a long time at the Agency discussing ammunition case & other
matters. Galloway strikes me as being rather uncouth, a poor manner & rather stupid, he jumps to
conclusions with no basis to rest on, in appearance he is a heavy looking man & needs a haircut, what a