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Shaikhs came in, HH in a bad temper about a Qatar incident, a man who left here came back with a letter
from Sh A & a Qatar passport. Sh A looked very off colour. Saw Sh Khalifah later, a Kerim & various
others. In the afternoon went out for a drive & met the Godfreys who came in & tried to ring the Hays but
one can never get Jufair. A muddle over the party for the play tomorrow as the TTs who were having it are
both ill with malaria.

Dined with the Leighs & lent my cook as theirs had walked out on them, she is difficult with cooks -
according to mine, & wont pay even control prices for things so gets bad quality. Fenton, RN, & 3 Hays &
another rather awful young naval man were the party.