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Sunday 12th August
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Meeting of the Labour committee at the Agency, Ward P proposed some pay increases because they had a i
strike on the mainland. 1 objected & the RAF too, eventually, left for a few days to see what hapens about
the war. Stayed on some time & then to the customs, L^igh came in so I could do little work, at 2pm when I
felt I couldnt stand him any longer, he suggested that I should go then to see the power house or mill or ""T .
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something - I refused so definitely that he looked quite startled. A dreadful little man

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Intended going over in the launch but it was aground, drove round Muharraq. Later on bathed & went in to
see Ham on the way back. His assistant a very colourless man whose name I never remember was there & I
later the Birds came in.

Theft of liquor at Birds Uousq, the day after he moved to the Agency.

Monday 13th August