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Shaikhs as usual, HH very off colour & cross & Sh A exceedingly sour, discussed suggestion of Agency that
house rent rules should be applied to shops, HH all against it, tried to get him to deal with a lot of papers but
he said he had a tummy upset & left the office - previously he had called on the PR.

Spent a long time with Daij going over the entries for the races, every Arab horse is called after its family so
there are lots of one name & HH changes all the time. Gardened in the afternoon & didnt go out as we went
to Awali early.

Got the list of horses sorted out with the Bradleys who came to tea. Dined with the T.T.s & went to a very
poor picture at the cinema - I thought it was something else - all very bored. Bill had a heavy cold. The
Godfreys came in after the cinema.

Sunday 17th November

Office all the morning, never stopped seeing people, a long sit with Leigh, then saw Sh Ibrahim, the Shia
Kadi back from the Haj, who said Ibn Saud did the pilgrimage round the stone in a wheeled chair & most of
the pilgrims regarded it as dud because it was on the wrong day. His story of it all was most interesting. Had
a talk with Tunnicliffe, our is on a ship.

Saw tomb of Sh Ali father of Sh Isa on the battlefield near Rafaa, never knew it was there, & his son
Ibrahaim. Met Ali b Ahmed near Rafaa after tea and had a look at a place where we propose making a new