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Wednesday 23rd April

Rode round by the Palace & to Suk al Araba, a lot of new little houses are being built. Warm weather again.
Office, Marsh came in, going on leave, also Williams, I told him that Bn Gvt was not interested in Muharraq
scheme, they will let it to Casoc most likely. Went down with Narayan to get some furniture from the old
Rest House Store for the man who is to work under Leigh, HH wrote a strong complaint to P.R about APA
interfering in Bn affairs. Heard that he was very angry about the case of one of his people coming from
Qatar with a Bn passport. Went to the water garden & garden houses in the afternoon, have put Ahmed, my
old gardener, there, he seemed to be quite keen on it & full of ideas. To Jufair with the Hays to the Godfreys
for sandwiches, then to the amateur play at Awali. Full house, Novello. Very bored. They produced it well
& knew their parts but the men were quite frightful, the women quite good, then had supper with the Hays,
she is pleasant but gives one the impression of being so stupid & both are so very shapeless. Very late
getting back, could hardly keep awake.

Thursday 24th April