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mrr Drove to Hedd in the afternoon.

Sunday 8th April

Somehow there seems to be a somewhat easier period since Hick's departure, the flood of letters from the
Agency had decreased to a stream. Office in the morning, got a good many letters written several about
the British Police who we are getting from England. I hope this experiment is a success, it is rather a new
idea. Went down to see Smith about various matters, he has still no news of his passage. Rode in the
afternoon, out to Suk al Khamis, Idari & back through the gardens behind Sanian. Looked at some old
stones with Arabic inscriptions in a village near the mosque at Suk al Khamis. Couldnt find a date on
them. Quite warm riding, wore a shirt & no jersey or coat. Tandy went to Kuwait. No letter from M.

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Monday 9th April

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Fort. Gray cloudy weather & a little rain in the afternoon. Court, all the cases we had were smuggling q*1—
stealing goods imported from steamers, one man sentenced was the head storekeeper at Awali, anothe
case about Rs 4000 worth of electric fans stolen from the RAF in Mhq, a young corporal admitted thi