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Mr. W. I. J. Wallace
Mr. Mangler Wa
Mr.
Mr.
Mr..
DRAFT.
SIR ORME SARGENT, K. C.B.,
K. C. M. G.,
FOR IGN OFFICE.
FURTHER ACTION.
54147/47.
Permt. U.S. of S. Parly. US. S.
Secretary of State.
Your Reference..
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For Sir Thomas Lloyd's signature.
Re-establishment of Hong Kong University
Dear Sargent,
Thank you very much for your letter
of the 10th September signifying your
agreement with us in our attempt to secure
Gilbert's assent to three propositions
regarding the Hong Kong University scheme.
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I am sorry to say that he has replied
that the Treasury cannot give us any
assurance of agreement to the scheme in
principle on which we might advise Hong Kong
to go ahead with it, using whatever funds
might be found, on an understanding of
reimbursement by H. M. G. later. The most
the Treasury can agree to now is a review
of the project next year. Gilbert further
says that in no circumstances could the
Treasury consider the provision, even
temporarily, of Colonial Development and
Welfare money for the purpose of educating
foreign students.
On the third proposition we referred
to him viz. that the decision to defer the
University scheme does not necessarily
comit