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near the golf course. Jasim Chirawi called about buying some land. Opening of the hospital in the afternoon,
the European nursing home is really very nice & it was quite a well done show, a few speeches & tea & then
we all looked over the place. Ham, Holmes & DG came in afterwards. After dinner I went to see Loch about
a Syrian Editor who has come here, passed on by Bickson who was very much taken in by him. A very
mischevious person & most undesirable.

Wednesday 16th January 1935

Very busy day. Fort before breakfast. Office all morning, many things to be arranged about the Accession
Celebrations & naval visit. At lunch time we heard that Mrs Creagh was arriving by air, James & nanny
went over to Muharraq to meet her. Usual tennis party, a lot of people. Campbell, one of Mespers directors