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Office closed. Eid. Went to Budeya in the morning, very warm, hot south wind. Sat in the Meglis at the
Palace in the afternoon & received visitors, quite a crowd of people. Cinema in the evening, first a cocktail
party at Howgates, dull affair, didn't stay long. Cinema very good. In the afternoon the wind changed &
shamaal, immediately cooler.

The Shaikh sent wire saying which was date of the Eid. Kadis very sour as they love deciding it.

Friday 11th February

Icy cold day & a howling shamaal. Went to Muharraq & called on Shaikh Rashid. No need to make any
other calls. Had a look at the new girls school & met Holmes there so we came back together.

Dinner & cinema with the Faulkners at Jufair, perfectly rotten picture.

Saturday 12th February

Icy cold day. Holiday.

Dowling, APOL & a young man called Green came round in the evening re YK.

Sunday 13th February

Worked on newspaper propoganda most of the morning & one or two other jobs. Cold but not as cold as
yesterday, bright & sunny. Did some gardening. M went to pay a call at the Jebel. Jap boat not yet left.
Unusually low tide, looked about 5 miles away, right up to the beacon off Busatien. Bridge & supper at
Faulkners. Have had no real holiday this Eid owing to the tiresome press article - it is awful tripe.
Skrimshire came to see me about the Kanoo affair - very worried. It seems they have behaved very badly.

Monday 14th February