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usual conversation, then we went ashore. I had a guard of honour of 100 men from the Police, looking very
smart, at the end of the pier & the natives all wearing new white robes & red head cloths, there were a great
crowd of people looking on. Mrs Rose & the Secretary's wife came ashore with Loch & M & Mrs Creagh
met them & they all went to a veranda to watch the procession. Then the Admiral & his staff arrived & we
proceeded to the Meglis above Police Station where the call on the Shaikh was paid & then all went off in
cars. The Shaikh used his very handsome new Buick given by the oil company. I changed & then dashed up
to the Fort to see about various things then to lunch at the Agency, we were quite a party. I had an interesting
talk with the Admiral who discussed his visit to Teheran & his audience with the Shah who took the line that
he was just a plain soldier & not a diplomat, our Minister & the Persian Prime Minister were present. The
Admiral seems pleased & impressed by the Shah. After lunch, when the ladies left, we talked business.
Captain Phillips said that I could give much help and information & was very complimentary to me.
Arranged to see land tomorrow. Went up to the Palace in the afternoon. We sat outside the Palace watching
the dances, the Police did a march past & then the boy scouts did a show. It was rather cold. The whole