- that there being
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A despatch has now ben receives from
Malta (no 7 on 89048/36 malta), putting the case for the grant of Royal Patronage
to the University of Malta.
It is dear that the University
katta has a good claim for Royal Patronage: like the University jstk,
but it has not,
enjoyed the patronage of pusious Sovereigns,
nor has it the personal connexion withi
tie (resent thing.
Think, thefore, hat (subject to the
Arous fler P.M. Dept),
cops
we should reas
acces of (1) on 89048/36 to the Palace
with further reference 15(5) bacon, saying
that
we
are
prepared to support
the proposal in respect feach Universiting,
concational bodis but that in the case
f Comparat :
Hating in the
Colonial Empir
case fAth. the refusal
of the petition in (1) would certainly
cause
dis her in ItK.
where the leniv.
not out sujged the patronage of the late
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