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Saturday 22nd November

Sh Mohammed off tomorrow to Kuwait. Rather a lazy day, some of the clerks away. HH didnt come in, out
hunting. A great muddle over calls etc as various people were wishing to visit him. Went over to see
Jackson about Hamed b Mohd going to college, they had no reply from England. Looked in on the customs
& passport office - about which I had various complaints also the PWD. Various people called, including the
Shia leaders to whom I gave one minute saying that arrangements had been made to deal with the procession
& then said good bye. Ahmed Omran came to tell of the talk with Highwood. Moved some seedlings in the
afternoon as the weather seemed gray & likely to rain. Sir Henry & Lady Holland came to call. Gornall &
Smith came to make the handicaps for the race meeting & G stayed on to dinner, they & M are the
committee. He is a nice fellow & a good type, a country farmer's son.

Sunday 23rd November

Holiday. Gardened in the morning & then drove out to Awali taking Dorothy Godfrey who came in but
missed the bus to Awali. Stormy gray day. After tea we went to a farewell cocktail party given by the
Hannas and then had people to dinner, the T.Ts, Grisewoods & three young men who were at Beirut with
James & who were friends of his, Hamed b Mohd, Yusef Chirduri & Abdulla Kanoo. The party was a great