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1945

Friday 22nd June

Spent a really lazy day doing nothing in particular. Wilby came in to dinner, he thought he was dining at the
Agency but found on going there that it was the wrong date. Slept outside, breeze apt to fail in the evening.

Saturday 23rd June

Fort. HH came in not Sh A, after keeping him an hour HH reluctantly agreed to see Wilby to discuss school
affairs & the hostels in Cairo. He is not keen on it, he seems to dislike any activity outside Bahrain, spent a
long time at the Agency, Pelly found that having investigated the case I was not elibible for job if public
prosecutor so at the last moment had to switch & to put on Khalifah, really no time for him to set up the case
& I dont feel he is much good at the job nor is he keen on a conviction. How I greatly regret that 1 am not
prosecuting.

In the afternoon went to Awali & with Gomell & Hesketh looked for a site for camel races & eventually
found one, then to the club & to H's house & to a meeting ofthe war committee at Andersons. A long
meeting, not over till 9.30 when I had dinner with the Andersons. A heavy meal, they eat so heartilly.
Discussed the big case, A says Brown is the worst of the three men. Took Sharif out to the place to see the
courses. The men are very keen on it.