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Occupied most of the morning by the unexpected arrival of some of the British Police including the T
Inspector. Not very favourably impressed with him,too full of complaints, the S/Major type. The Scots
sergeant looked a good fellow. I spent a long time up at the Fort and the four men had lunch & dinner with
me - but I was not present. I am wondering much how these men will get on here, I feel that there is really
not enough work to occupy them.
Drove in Muharraq to buck up the dynamo but mostly flooded so couldnt. Dinner Birds & then to Jufair to
see the cinema, quite a good film a war picture.
Thursday 30th August
Hot day & damper. Went to the Fort. The town is very dirty & roads are quite awful, Mohd Saleh is realy
extremely lazy. Inspector Crowe came in & I gave him a note to Hesketh re rations and Naafi. A lot of
tiresome letters re Electric Dept & other things. Went to see Mrs Ellison at the hospital, she looks frightfully
ill, & then some time at the customs & back to office where didnt get done till 2. Ll Com Webster & one
Phillips came in & tried to get me to release the two drivers in the Jufair case. Spent all the afternoon going
over & packing clothes, a tiring job & after dinner A Kerim came in. Later I bathed at Senyan. Got a cable
from Smith arriving Sunday.
