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1945

Didnt ride as men out at Safra. Worked in office before breakfast. Shaikhs came in & we had a talk with
four Arab notables about the sunni Wahf Dept, HH tackled the matter very well & got a good response from
them, they agreed that there should be a committee they said they had told Sh AL many times that he should
but the public know what is going on about wahfs etc & they strongly supported HH's views on the matter.

Drove over to Muharraq, very cool day.

Miss Adamson & her "intended" came to see me, didnt take to him, a pushy little man with guardie
moustache but not out of top drawer. Cinema after an early dinner, a tree grows in Brooklyn" sordid new
York life but quite well done & some good acting, rather sob stuff.

Wednesday 16th October

Rode, office all the morning. A long session with Tunnicliffe, Ahmed b Named came in, going on the Haj,
by plane. Son of Sh of Qatar coming so HH put off hunting trip. Rather warm & very damp day. Saw ABJ
about the house in Mhq. Gardened, worked on a picture of a diving dhow, difficult. Went to the hostel after
tea & spent some time there, about 40 boys, all looked very happy except a few new boys from the village.
Then to a cocktail party at ALOs to seen A.V.M Stratford, not a very big party, quite pleasant, Mrs Galloway
made he debut - very small & very badly dressed, not in any way interesting. Got away fairly early.