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Friday 25th February

Very stormy day, rain at intervals. Two young men from Bapco came to call in the morning - quite harmless.
Took a number of photos of the Law Courts, for annual report. After lunch went to the cinema at Jebel to see
"Parnell" very good indeed & most interesting, then called on Shenos, who were out, & brought Mrs Steele
back to tea. Deacon & Thornburg called, T said he had been to see Marchant at Oxford & met all sorts of
people there & was bringing out M's son in October to Bapco,

Saturday 26th February

Dined at the Deacons, a large rather tiresome party, played roulette.

Sunday 27th February

Office, very busy with the Budget & finishing all the end of year business.

Dinner at the Skrimshires, a pleasant party, played Bridge.

Monday 28th February

Fort. Dull grey day but no rain. Long meeting in the morning to discuss the formation of a Department for
looking after the Estates of Minors, the meeting went pretty well but the Shias & Sunni did not see quite eye
to eye, the former wishing to be entirely separate from the Kadis. M went to the Fort as usual & I gardened
and did some work in the office. New air mail service began, it means air mail almost every day & all
ordinary letters to be sent by air mail - in a way rather tiresome.