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To Muharaq in the afternoon to see & open the new Kindergarten School in a house we bought from Sh Daij,
a very nice school & crowds of applicants then to meet Dick Snow at the Airways jetty, he came in to dinner

3 with us. Nice to have him back.

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Rode. Busy day. Didnt go to Jidda went to the PWD & arranged the furniture in the flat, it looks very nice
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& there seems to be plenty, went to see Smith at the customs & discussed the matter of the Civil List - HH
during my absence increased the cost of living allowance and put the whole cost of the addition to the family
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>1 onto the state thereby giving himself about 2 lakhs more income, a difficult affair. Saw Leigh to whom 1 had
written about his H/C Abdel Latif saying that HH disapproved of promoting because he drinks. Yusef
J Khduri came in & begged for a liquor permit, 1 told him that I disapproved of any liquor or permits & gave

him no sympathy. Paid calls in the afternoon, found the Allcards having a children's party & Dr Doeg at
k home. Pleasant cool day, a strong shamaal.

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