C. O.
Mr. Rogers 16. M.
Mr. Gent (6
Mr. Dawe 16
M`B Sir C. Parkinson. ulinson.
Sir G. Tomlinson
Sir C. Bottomley.
Sir J. Shuckburgh.
53750/36 Hong Kong
1 16/12/86
For M. Boyd's segnative
18
16th
My dear Alexander,
Downing Street,
November, 1936.
61
In my letter of the 27th October
I told you that we could not answer
Permt U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. of S.
Secretary of State.
(3)
DRAFT.
Hardinge's letter about Colonial
Rayal
Universities with claims to patronage
or
until we received a reply from one of the
MAJOR ULICK ALEXANDER, C.M.G., C.V.O., O.B.E.
Colonies concerned.
This has now been
received and I enclose a copy for your
The position now is that the
Malla
27.10.36. (7 on 89048/36)
information.
FURTHER ACTION.
Universities of both Hong Kong and Malta
appear to have strong claims to Royal
Patronage, but that there are no other
educational bodies of comparable status in
In addition to
the Empire. Beside/the
Beside/the points raised in
the petition from Hong Kong which we
forwarded to Lord Wigram on the 24th June
we feel strongly the importance of the
Universit
sity's