10 should be given ull tho support and assistance possible
in increasing its influence in these rospects".
WAR TIME PLANS.
During dire war the Colonial Office kept the
Autorests of the University in mind. A Melor-
andum submitted to the Far Buebam Schutthee of the War
Cabinet on 20th February 1945 restated very clearly the
approval of the wider political value that the University might
have if properly supported, quoting squrents and donisions of
the Colonial Office and Foreign Offios in 1939. The
Memorandum was concerned not only with this long range policy,
Bo to call it, but not less with vint could be done to restore
the University as quickly as possible to meet the local need
especially of Doctors and tonskors - Goting Sir Humphrey
Prideaux Emmo the Memorandum points out "up till now it is
largely to Anorica that China has turned for help in this
educational field, whilst, unfortunate it may bo, Evitian is
associated in the Chinese mind with questions of commerce rather
"It scams to the
than culture".
The Memorandun concludes
Colonial Office, therefore, that from chaos of war an
opportunity has arisen which can be used to establish the
University finally on the lines intended by its Founder and
puvve it to be an important practical contribution to Anglo-
Chinese goodwill and understanding in future".
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