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Monday 21 st January
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Letter to M & J

Rather amusing to wake up & feel that few people knew I was in Bahrain. Lovely weather. I prepared to go
out to see HH but he said he was coming in & did so with Sh A & a lot of young shaikhs. Spent the whole
morning seeing people who called. In the afternoon called on Galloway, his manner is very indifferent & his
appearance nondescript. He has a few more carpets & one or two pieces of good china, the room looked
quite comfortable. Went along to see the Gunns, who were out, & then to Dick Snow where I had a long sit
& enjoyed talking to him. All down there seems to be in fair order.

Tuesday 22nd January

J*°de up to the Fort, the ponies very fit, 60 men on parade out of 380. We have now abolished the Special
police who ceased to exist as a unit. Spent a long time at the Agency discussing ammunition case & other
^fltters. Galloway strikes me as being rather uncouth, a poor manner & rather stupid, he jumps to.
^elusions with no basis to rest on, in appearance he is a heavy looking man & needs a hai^j^^^^®