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shower of rain & very grey muggy day. Went to Palace & looked on at the horse riding & dancing & the
SNO & Hewitt called on the Shaikh. A letter to Shaikh from Agency re navy customs, we discussed it.
Tuesday [23rd April]
On the range in the morning, very stormy looking day & a little rain while we were shooting. Then at the
Fort for some time arranging about route march, nobody seems to be able to make bread out of foors - the
Police are not accustomed to camping out. Office. Steele came in, we went to Agency to see the air maps
of Bahrain, I didn't think they were good. Cole, whenever anyone goes there, assumes an air of excessive
business which I don't believe in. Davies & Smith were there looking at the photos. Went to Jufair after
tea, as I was leaving, Fisher, Bliss & a new young man called Price came along & I stayed talking. Fisher
