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possibility of this means of assistance.
I hesitate to
approach the Lord Mayor's Fund ommittee here for a grant
for this purpose, since their available funds are already
earmarked for civilian relief and there would be considerable
opposition and delay. The tents are needed urgently now
and if any funds are available in Great Britain I would
recommend their being devoted to this purpose. I imagine that even old tents out of ray stock might prove useful
but ol-arly time would be saved if the tents could be
shipped direct from India where they are made. They should
in any case be consigned to Dr. Robert Li, Director,
Medical Relief Commission, National Red Cross of China,
at Fong Kong.
Would you mind seeing what can be done?
Yours ever,
(8gd) A.C.K.