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1935

Lunched with Loch to meet some RAF people who, as often happens, did not come, Worth was there, rather
a gloomy meal, left soon after. Drove out to the oil camp and called on the Boones. We had just returned
from Sitrah having seen the tanker sail. She took 15000 tons of oil which means Rs50,000 royalties to us.
Mrs Boone is quite pleasant. She showed us over the house. Dined with De Grenier, quite a party, played
pontoon after dinner. Loch came across after tea & discussed various points about thenaval visit. He has had
special cards printed for his cocktail party & for the tea at the Sports, done by Cartier & sent out by air mail
which cost, as we calculated, about 1/- each, seems a waste of money.

Sunday [13th January]