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fellow, Omani or Hejagi & has several different names. He has sold to a lot of people but we can follow
up his sales. Didn't get back till late. Tennis in afternoon, a fair number of people, the PR arrived from
Baghdad & is going to Qattar. His visits are incessant this year, really it is rather a bore. Quite cool
weather still, usually a shamaal blowing.
Thursday [30th May]
When I got up I found Ali Merga here who reported that the 4 Baharna prisoners in the Zinj case had
escaped. The guard at the police station showed gross stupidity. Hamood was walking along the sea road
near the Bank at about 8pm & passed two men hurrying along who he though he recognised as two of the
prisoners, he hurried to the police station & asked if the prisoners were there saying he saw them outside.
