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Sunday 21st May

Spent most of the morning with A & S telling off young Shaikhs who drink. Out till 12.30 seeing about a
motor accident caused by Saud Ibn Shami driving with Abdulla bin Jabr's son, the former having drunk
some, two prostitutes & a hag in the car, one man badly damaged & cars smashed, searched one of the
ladies houses.

Monday 22nd May

Fort. Office. Spent a long time down at the Customs with Byard showing him the work there - which I don't
know much about myself. He seemed quite interested in it.

At the Palace in the afternon, Shaikh of Dubai arrived, suddenly, the day before his blood enemy Sh Mana
arrived so the position is somewhat delicate. We tried to find out why he had come - he was not saying.

Tuesday 23rd May

Fort. Had a 2 1/2 hour interview with Jones and Dr McDowall, got very irritated, both want all sorts of
things which they cannot have. Let them go at 2 pm, all three in not the best of tempers. Bush came in.
Drove out to Rafaa to see the Amir "Ali" but found him out. Golf Club meeting, but no business to discuss.

Wednesday 24th May

Fort, didn't stay long, went to Biladya garden & Sanyan & picked flowers for the house. HH came in, got
Byard round to introduce him - HH took scanty notice of him & Byard mumbled a few inaudible remarks.
HW came in & also Sh Abdulla, then Byard left & Sh Sulman arrived & we discussed the Dubai affair at some

length. The Shaikhs agreed to give good advice to Sh Mana - that he should agree to live away from Dubai
& so relieve his property there & as they said, await an opportunity. They are definitely friendly to Mana &
against Sh Said. Saw Stuart Worthy, Sh Ali bin Ahd, Sh Abdulla bin Hamed, discussed the liquor question
with the last, also about an orphanage. Arranged flowers in afternoon & had a cocktail party, about seventy