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Motored to Budeya in the afternoon & had tea there, country looking quite green, lovely day. Dinner party,
Young Jameson, Cubbitts, Howes, Ayars, Dr Barney, quite a good party.

Friday 21st April

Cinema - quite good, then went down to Sitra with the Thornburgs & Lipps & for a trip in the new launch
which is to be presented to HH tomorrow. A very smart launch, scarlet & white, the Bn colours. It was
however rather rough so we turned back after about ten minutes going.

Saturday 22nd April

M & I went out before breakfast to Sitra for the presentation to HH of the new launch by the oil coy. It is a
beautiful thing, very smart & finely fitted up and a most civilized affair, one could imagine seeing it at
Cowes. We went out in it to the steamer anchorage, quite a party, it went very well & very fast. Then back
for a late breakfast. HH showed a great interest in ladies legs - whether or not they were wearing stockings

- some were so transparent as to appear non-existent. Mrs Lipp had quite an ordeal as he constantly
pointed to her legs & asked me questions about them. The party was a success.

At Agency for some time in the morning, discussed the Hawar claim, saw HW's letter regarding the whole
thing, our case looks strong, Abdulla bin Jasim has no argument except that the islands are close to his
shore.

Rehersal of the tattoo, rather confused but eventually we got it fixed up. The coloured lanterns are a great
improvement on the plain torches which we used before. Steele was assisting. Went into the fort for a

drink after the show.

Sunday 23rd April

Office busy morning. Drove about in afternoon & spent some time up the Palace considering red carpet for
new stairs and the question of a sort of canopy over the archway.