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1945

Wednesday 29th May

Weather getting hot, sticky in morning, rode. A great many new houses being built all about the town &
suburbs, some of the buildings are quite nice. Saw Snow about nurses & the new committee & then had a
Food Control meeting which lasted a long time, mainly about allowing cotton goods for barter. Smith stayed
on & we went over the accounts of the livestock on which we lost a lot of money last year. Saw Sulman bin
Mohd and Abdel Kerim. In the afternoon went to a certificate giving at Mhq school, a tea party, quite a good
show, Ahd Osprans made a very long speech. Dined at Rafaa with HH, a dinner for the PR, usual thing, had
a young camel for dinner. Kozabi & Fakroo discussed Hay's age all saying he must be very old.

Thursday 30th May

To Jidda after lunch, hot & calm so went all the way by launch.

Friday 31st May