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fuesday 14th August

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Dffice. Fort, parade rather early, 5.30 - 6.30 so I dont see very much of it. Bird came in for some time to !
discuss the Jufair accident case & various other matters, then went to the customs.
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"i the afternoon I went out in the new launch as far as the Sitra anchorage & saw the causeway they are
■aking there which I had not seen for a long time. Very pleasant on the sea & nice & cool.

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— .rhea came in to dinner & we went to Awali to see Re-union in France, a very good war film about Paris ;
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nig the occupation, after the stories that AVM Stafford told I realise that the spy plots of movie pictures
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ot at all incredible, 1 used to think they were.

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>esday 15th August

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Khalifah came in, the latter is so bright during Ramadhan that I feel he does not fast. Spent some
the Agency discussing V. Day - as usual no news has come through though at home they celebrate it
c tomorrow, decided on Thursday & Friday. Owing to Ramadhan it makes no real difference.