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Fort, on the range. All the sections are to do a musketing course this year. Office. Sh Abdulla came to see
me, by request, about the case of ... bin Abdulla. Played golf in the afternoon very badly & then into the

Holmes' and after early dinner went to the cinema, saw the late King's funeral & a poor American film. Very
stuffy in the club.

Friday 17th April

Got up late, drove to Sitrah to see the new school. It is getting on well but rather narrow in comparison to
length. Major Holmes to lunch, stayed till 4 as after lunch we discussed oil & looked over his draft
agreement. It seems fairly sound but the amounts of money are still left blank. Played golf - badly. DG
came in to play Bridge & stayed for dinner. Rather bored by him. Cool day, a shamaal blowing.

Saturday 18th April

Fort, Court, Office. Cocktail party at Jebel, we left at about 8 o'clock. Others returned after dinner & there
was a very nasty row made by a bunch of English Tyneside workers who apparently had a grouse about
conditions etc. Several men were badly hurt including Skinner who got a severe beating & face bruised etc.
The plans arrived at the club when we were there and this attracted people so they returned after dinner to
hear it & it was then that the row started.

Wednesday 22nd April

Fort. Spent most of the morning at the Agency at a meeting with Loch, SNO & Mohd Khalil about the fish
traps at Jufair. When I got back Sh Abdulla & I held an enquiry into the case of the girls school & the mullah,
seems to be a very disgraceful affair so we ordered the school to be closed at once. Anywhere else the man
would have got a stiff punishment. Tennis & Bridge as usual in afternoon, quite nice weather, a shamaal
blowing. There is a tremendous lot of talk in the bazaar about the row at the camp & it is being said that
there is a "war" out there between the English & the Americans.

Thursday 23rd April