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Wednesday 15th October

Rode round the town, out to the water garden & back by the Suk al Araba & to the customs. Watched people
using the new passenger baggage room which all people entering & leaving the pier have to walk through
now, most eyed the long table very apprehensively. A court instead of last Monday, dull cases, sat in the
north room which is very much cooler. Looked in for a minute on the Kadis, more than ever like three old
sheep. After court we talked politics awhile, the Persian claims & the number of Persians now living here.
Daij & Ali both think something should be done to reduce a future "minority" an excuse for Persia butting in.
Saw Ahmed Omran, he talks too much. To Budeya in the afternoon, the garden looked in very poor shape,
as usual Hussain full of excuses. I think he is getting lazy, not surprising as no supervision. After early
dinner went to the cinema, "Man of two worlds" about Tanganyika, I enjoyed it, acted mainly by Africans.
Went in to the Agar's with Mrs A, he was already in bed, Miss O'Sullivan came in too. Sahan & another
wireless man came to call & got in though we were "out"

Thursday 16th October

Fort.