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1935

dinner at the Russells. The Agency party was very dull - gloomy in fact. The PR had had a bad trip up by air
& seemed very off colour. He is very busy. I have an idea of trying to start a municipality in Hedd, if we
can afford a little money in the next Budget.

Thursday [21st February]

The Shaikh called on the Resident at the Agency & the PR returned the call at the Palace, very dull calls &
took up most of the morning. Abdulla & Mohammed were present. There was no conversation of any
interest. Gardened after lunch & then had a Police report about the arrest of a Jew woman with some arak,
went round to her house with the Police & searched it, found more arak. The people are Persian Jews & live
in a big house which used to be a good arab house, now it is very ruinous and just like a rabbit warren