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Fort, several orderly room cases, one about a Police wife who had been causing trouble, the other about a
man who had been smoking opium. Cool day, shamaal blowing, I am still wearing thick clothes.
Another meeting with S.A. delegation. The Shaikh came in & he, I & Abdulla & Sulman went to the
Agency & discussed the negotiations with the Resident. The Shaikh made some feeble remarks showing
that he was quite willing to give them even more than they had got but the Resident was very firm and
overrode the Shaikh. I often wonder what would happen if the Shaikh refused to be "guided" by the
British Government, it is fortunate for them that he is so amenable. I stayed on at the Agency & drafted a
long letter to the S.A. delegation, more or less on the lines of one I had already written. In the afternoon
the Shaikh came round again to see the letter which was drafted. The Resident came over in evening.
Dined at camp.
Sunday [7th April]
