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1935

Misty day. Fort in the morning, looked round with Steele. Office, had meant to go to Hedd but couldn't get
away. Motored in the afternoon, detained a lot of beggars who were making themselves a nuisance in the
bazaar, all foreigners, we shall have to repatriate them. A Whist Drive at the oil camp in the evening, dinner
first at the Nixs, rather an awful show, whist is so dull compared to Contract Bridge.

Friday 1st March

Got up very late as we didn't get back till late from the oil camp. Went over to see Loch after breakfast &
discussed the coming conference with Ibn Saoud's delegation about the tarif question. They are supposed to
be coming on Saturday next. Then got a message about an attack by armed men on the village of Barbar &
we went out there with some Police. M waited in the car while I heard what the people had to say. The men