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Had dinner early & went to the cinema at Awali. quite a good mystery picture. Then to Sangan for a bathe,
very pleasant, seemed to be a great many people about from all the villages. Let Ali the driver have a bathe
& sat talking to Abdulla, mainly about the question of date lease remission which he tackles me about every
time I go there. HH wont allow any.

Wednesday 25th July

Went to Idari before breakfast, hot & very sticky, pleasant for those in the pool. Sh A came & we heard
some appeal cases, only finished three then he dashed off saying "the bridge" it makes a good reason for
escaping, customs for some time, had along talk with Allcard about building on a piece of land they own
then saw A Kerim & we discussed the case of selling wheat from one of GM's boats. Busy morning &
rather a tiring day. Rode with Pelly out to the Portuguese Fort, pleasant coming back into the wind. Quite
late getting in. After dinner worked with A Kerim on the report of the wheat case till the light again failed.
It does so constantly now. There were a few days of rain, most unusual in July.

Thursday 26th July