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Went to Muharraq Biladya meeting. Not a very exciting one, but I had not been for a long time. Very nice
going over in the launch. Afterwards usual office work. Saw Mohd Saleh in the afternoon & then went to
tea with Holmes & then to a "garden party" at the Agency. Quite a pleasant entertainment & the garden
looked nice but little growing except orleanders, they however were lovely especially when they had the
coloured lights on among the trees. Golf committee meeting at the Skinners after dinner. The Coles left
early in the morning - didn't see them go. Holmes returned on down mail from Bushire. He is dishing out
gold watches to some of the Shaikhs - rather old fashioned, nowadays most people expect to get at least
motor cars from concession hunters. Discussed electric supply agreement between us & navy with Steele -

shall be glad when all that work is done.

Wednesday 8th April

The Police went out for their route march round the island, sleeping tonight at Budeya. Office. Went to call
on Sunni Kadis & had a long talk about the Wakf department - they have a certain right on their side. Office
work afterwards. Tennis party in the afternoon, the court was rather dry but we had a lot of tennis & then
Bridge. The Lochs brought their guest, Mrs Pocklington, a rather talkative old lady of about 64 who seems
to spend most of her life travelling & is on her way from Delhi to Cyprus, then S. Africa & then over to S.
America - the only two countries in the world that she had not been to. She was quite pleasant, & admired

the house & the china very much. A lot of people came. Very stormy evening & I thought it was going to
rain but it turned into a strong shamaal. Examined some of the people from Shakhoura but could get no
more information from them about the "treasure". One old man said they had got a long necklace made of
hundreds of gold coins.

Thursday 9th April

Manama Biladya meeting, quite a good one, then office. Played golf & then went to the cinema, a
moderately good film.

Friday 10th April