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Saturday 5th May

Went to see the weaving at the school, some nice coloured mats being made by the boys with dyed cotton.
HH & Sh A came in & discussed most of the time arrangements for feed. He decided to ask 400 troops
instead of 200 as I had suggested & agreed to have the dinner in front of the Palace.

Went to the customs & then to the hospital, our people having trouble with the RAF sisters who do nothing &
dont realise that the hospital is mainly for our own people. War Charities committee meeting at Awali, the
new committee, a good many people away only six of us present. They seemed quite a good lot. Came back
& went to dinner with Sh Abdulla at Muharraq. only Pelly & Bird, a dull little party but an excelent dinner &
lots of very nice fruit. Ali b Khalifah b Daij & Ali b Abdulla were there. A lovely day & a very pretty
evening, the town looked so attractive driving over after sunset.

Sunday 6th May

A constant stream of visitors, Said Said about various cases & court matters, Sh Ibrahaim about piece goods -
he had been to the funeral of Abdulla Zaid who, as he said, killed himself by drink. Ahmed Omran about the