the Scarborough Report. The Secretary of State mentioned
the latter's
this matter to Mr. Bevin (who had been abroad #hen
solvin
to England
the Foreign Office reply was sent) and the Foreign
Secretary intimated that he personally was lavourably disposed towards the University roposals
faice
agreed was to
he has
Mr Creech Jones decorulingly wrote a further letter te
the
Mr. Bevin urging that his support in joint approach
to the Treasury should be without qualification, and
this was accepted in a letter from Ir- Bevin dated
of which a copy is amadoras 17th February. A memorandum was drafted here setting
brandum
out the basis of our financial proposals for joint
presentation to the Treasury. This the Foreign Ofrice
have accepted, and I hope that the matter may now be
put to the Treasury in the very near future.
All this has involved a very disappointing delay which will
are now able to But at least we make it clear to the Treasury
that the whole matter has been fully and carefully
considered by the two Ministers and has their support.
be personally disaffiruling 18 you as it we clos
That
Before he left this country Sloss asked whether
copies of the Advisory Committee's Report might be made
available to certain individuals and members of the
staff of the University in this country, and also whether
copies might be available for certain appropriate bodies
in Hong Kong. Our feeling here, at the time the Report
was presented, was that it should be kept strictly
confidential penaing a decision on its recommendations
and thut its distribution should be restricted to
members or the Committee itself and to two or three
other persons only. I am sorry to say that owing to
papers have
the fact that the file has been in constant demand
no action has yet been taken on sloss' request.
ho
Obey Concrete result's
Miss Ruston, to whom his letter was addressed, is
writing to him personally to apologise for this delay,
but before coming to any conclusion as to the desirability
or making further copies available we shall be very
glad to have your views especially as regards its wider
distribution in Hong Kong.
haust will
appear until after you have left Hong Kong