(4282-150) Wt. 38815-61 10,000 (*5444-150) Wt. 45767-68 30,000
12/39 T.S. 695 2/40 T.S. 695
53611/3/40.
28
D.
38
C. O.
Mr. Monson.
20/11.
Mr. Cox.
21/11.
Mr. Gent.
21/11.
For Mr. Gent's signature.
XSir A. Burns.
22/11.
Mr. G. L. M. Clauson.
Mr. C. J. Jeffries.
Mr. A. J. Dawe.
Downing Street,
Dec.
November, 1940.
Sir J. Shuckburgh.
X Permt. U.S. of $23,11,
Parly. U.S. of S.
Secretary of State.
5 DRAFT.s.
4.
El Gant
3/12/8.
THE LORD ELTON,
Rhodes Trust,
Rhodes House,
Oxford.
Dear Lord Elton,
May I refer you to the
(19)
telegram which we sent to the Acting
Governor of Hong Kong about the
possibility of a grant for the
University, a copy of which was
ACTIO FURTHER ACTION.
Copy to Sir Geoffry Northcote, comp.dft.
Northcote (30)
من
to
Sis
(20)
enclosed in my letter of the 4th
September. The Acting Governor.
consulted Dr. Sloss before replying,
and the latter concurs in his views.
The reply expresses the belief that
a grant of £1,000 for the purpose suggested in our telegram would be gratefully accepted. Of the schemes
mentioned in that telegram, the
Acting Governor does not consider
that a Chair of Colonial History
would be entirely appropriate. On
the other hand he thinks that a
studentship for a post-graduate
course for students from Chinese
Universities