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remark, then quite suddenly, when they said that it was they who should make the laws, he lost his temper
and really let himself go, he fairly dressed them down & told them very firmly that if there was the slightest
trouble or disturbance they themselves would be personally responsible and would be punished, one of them
said that this was unjust & he would leave Bahrain by the next boat, to which the Shaikh said he could jolly
well get out - or words to that effect - the Shaikh then dismissed them and went to his car. Abdulla & I had a
meeting about Sitrah fish traps & the oil company & then he came to my office and discussed the situation,
we agreed that the thing to do was to take a strong line, but the danger always is that the Shaikh will weaken.
A very busy morning & really quite exciting. Rain in the afternoon, however we drove out & I went to see
Loch after tea. Mrs Holmes came to tea & after dinner we went out to a dance at the oil company's club at
No.2 camp. It was quite a good dance & I really enjoyed it, we didn't stay very late.
Friday [1st February]
