| Description | Typed transcript of pp.1-49 of Belgrave's diary for 1 January to 11 May 1955. Topics covered include the giving out of New Year honours at the Residency (1 January), work on the police pension scheme (5 January, 26-7 April), cinema visits (6, 12 January, 3 February, 3, 16, 23 March), a meeting with one of the 'High Committee' (27 January), news of the death of the former Customs Director, Charles de Grenier, last June (4 February), a visit from the President of Turkey (14 February), arrival of a Mr Batt to start a daily English Arabic newspaper (16 February), visit from the Foreign Secretary, Anthony Eden (21 February), a violent storm that causes damage on the island and the loss of many fishermen's lives (23 February), visit from opthalmologist Sir Stewart Duke Elder (28 February-3 March) and from King Hussein of Jordan (7 March), death of Rai Sahib Nair (9 March), formation of the Education and Public Health Committee (13 March), a novel Mothering Sunday service at church (20 March), friction between the Navy and the Residency (26 March), departure of Belgrave's personal assistant Narayan for India (31 March), race meeting (1 April), continuing difficulties of the Cable & Wireless telephone company (3, 7 April), a successful fete that raised RS6000 (15-16 April), activities of an Elizabeth Arden agent in Bahrain and Qatar (19 April), first meeting of Labour Committee (30 April), brief refuelling visit from Prime Minister Nasser of Egypt (2 May) and the return of Lionel Smith-Gordon (11 May). |