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r> A busy day. Sh Mohammed came to settle his money affairs, very annoyed because HH wouldnt give him
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return passage, usual talk about expenses. Jones of the Disposal board trying to sell a lot of food stores. Sh
Khalifah about new launch engine. Mansoor & Seyd Said talking about an affair of the Shia Appeal Kadi &
also about wahf buildings, Ahmed Omran on school affairs & Salim Araydh to discuss court changes as H
has decided to close one junior court as the magistrates on it wont agree.
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In the afternon went to the race course where we met Tunnicliffe then to the gymkhana club site & then the
Water Garden. Then a club committee meeting lasting 1 1/2 hours here, a lot of crossness on the part of the
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members about the arrangements for the tank. The Pettigrews called but I was occupied so didnt appear.

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fj In court all the morning. Daij did not come. Ali b Ahmed discussed the liquor problem saying that more &
more people were taking to drink partly because it was forbidden & that it looked so bad that some of the
a young Shaikhs went about drunk & nobody did anything about them.

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