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Saturday 13th July

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Police learning to ride motor bicycles. Feel tempted to try myself. Shaikhs as usual, HH in a bad temper
owing to various things, difficult about the Palace & very annoyed with Ahmed b Ali who complained to
Agency at not being allowed to go to India. Saw a Mr Phillips - Disposal Officer, had Tunnicliffe in to see
him - a queer little man with apparently no knowledge of his job, as he said not an engineer or a bad
salesman. Went to see Ball and looked in on the Packers who seemed in good form - for him. Invited to tea
with Hassan Madafa but excused myself owing to the picnic which I had to arrange as M not well. Went to
Gasari after tea till 7 then back to get M. We had 17 people, a full moon & excellent cold supper, later
people played about in the boats on the pool.

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