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Fort. Office. Saw a good many people about various things. Tennis in the afternoon, Davies brought
Rhoades, one of the three geologists who came here seven years ago, rather a pleasant fellow. He is
working at Kuwait. I can't quite think why he has come here. He belongs to the American Coy in
Kuwait.
Thursday [13th June]
Shaikh Abdulla came round early before municipal meeting to discuss a letter from Agency about Biladya
elans not applying to foreigners, all very ridiculous. It was written by Metcalfe who of course knows
nothing, we also discussed the naval customs affair, Abdulla is very annoyed over it all & thinks the
Agency is suddently taking every opportunity to make itself unpleasant to the Bhn Govt! Manama