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thinks that if they decide to build a port on the mainland nothing we give them now will stop them doing
so. The Coles are having a very tiresome time at the Agency, she has to spend most of her time in her
room as there is constant official conversation going on in the drawing room.

Tuesday [19th March]

Fort. Shaikh Abdulla came & we had a long talk about the delegation & other business. Worked in office
all the morning. Davies came to see me & various other people. Meeting of the delegation who were told
what we propose giving them and apparently they made no outcry though its nothing like what they asked
of us. Busy morning. Played tennis at the Mission & then went to the Agency again to have a
conference. DG was there & a lot of Air Force men came in to call when I was there. I had been there