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Mr. G. L. M. Clauson.
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For Mr. Gent's signature.
MARTIN BLAKE, ESQ.
British Council.
3
Downing Street, 5 Dec.
November, 1940.
DHA
FURTHER ACTION.
Dear Blake,
Many thanks for your
25 letter No. HK/5/1 of the 18th
November. We are deeply grateful
to the British Council for their
generous offer to provide £1,000
for scholarships for Chinese
students at Hong Kong University.
I enclose a copy of a telegram which
we are sending to the Acting
Governor informing him of the
Council's decision, and asking
him to proceed immediately with
the detailed
arrangemOTOS
plans