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1945

Meeting of Church Council, elected the Appeal Committee being itself the C.C but I as Chairman, Dodds ha
to be persuaded to be chairman again & much enjoyed reluctant agreeing. The new members were mostl
silent. A horde of visitors who arrived before the meeting was over & really broke it up, first Wakeli
bringing his Angus Sillan who I knew, used to be Civil Sec Sudan Govt & then Sudan Agent, then on
Maxwell RAF who was here in the old days & three other men who were travelling with him, complete c
the committee, the visitors stayed till 8. rather a rush

Wednesday 14th February

Didnt ride cold raw day & a good deal of rain A.R Kozaibi called & asked more or less why I didnt try m
job of Adviser to King Ibn Saud - what an idea. Took Williams down to call on HH who seemed qir~
pleased with him, he took lots of photos. James & Edward went to Jidda on their own with no serval
Busy morning yet Hick constantly complains that he has nothing to do. s

At race course all the afternoon practising starts with a major man as Tandy away. Hick came in after te
stayed awhile, very talkative.

Thursday 15th February