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Wednesday 21st August

Hot damp day.

Didnt ride as too sleepy after such a late night. Spent some time at the Fort and then to the Customs,
Cochrane came to see me about MacClennan who has flopped entirely owing to prickly heat & weather, but
Snow says its mainly mental & he is not really ill, just letting go of things. Said Said & Tajar came to see me
& talked of the doings of the Khalifah in the past, story of a man with a ring having finger cut off and Sayd
Said when a child losing all his inheritance. Didnt go out after tea, later to dinner with the TTs & to the
pictures. It seemed to me cooler at the cinema that is their house. Not a bad film, "Medal for B ." A rumour
in the bazaar that I am going on leave - another rumour that beer is to be allowed to the public because Dr
Snow said its good for V.D"! Incredible how these wild stories get about.

Thursday 22nd August

Office, went to see Hay at Jufair & stayed there an hour. Discussed our investments in India, very
unofficially he advises us to remove our money from India, he is not of course allowed to give such advice