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FOREIGN OFFICE, 9.5.1.
27th July, 1939.
Dear Mr. Cheng,
You will recall that in my letter No.
F 5085/3262/10 of the 27th June, I informed you that
we were giving further consideration to the question
of the evacuation of Chinese Boxer Indemnity students
in the event of war.
2. This question has been referred to the
Universities Bureau of the British Empire, as the
evacuati n of students from the Universities is in the
hands of the Universities themselves, and not of His
Majesty's Government.
3. We have now been informed that it does not
appear necessary for the Boxer Indemnity scholars other
than those at London University to be evacuated in the
event of wer since they will presumably remain in their
Universities or leave this country. As regards the
Boxer Indemnity students in London, the University of
London are being consulted as to the possibility of
evacuating them to receiving Universities.
Mr. Chang Su-Lee.
China Institute,
16, Gordon Square,
W.C.1.
3./
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