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Monday 3rd June

A foul day, very hot and very damp, usual guard of honour at Agency, the men were soaked with sweat &
literally dripping onto the ground all along the line, the Shaikh was rather late too & we had a long time to
wait. Usual crowd, Cole floundered about in his Arabic but he can read & write quite well so he must
know more than he seems to. Stayed on some time after the call. A wire came for PR saying that Loch
had got a C.B.E. & Abdul Reggak a Khan Sahib. Cole & Metcalfe were exceedingly amazed as they had
just been discussing Loch & saying that he was in the soup & ought to retire when the going was good.
Horrible day, really one of Bahrain's worst. Big party at Agency in evening, mixed European & one or
two natives - I don't think its a very good plan. Everybody complaining of heat. Went to Jufair before
going to the Agency. Building is getting on well. I fancy Mohd Khalil finds Bliss a very great nuisance.