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GOVERNOR
HONG KONG
Po.
9301
# Sent.
COMMISSIONER GENERAL,
SOUTH EAST ASIA.
b. 352.
1300 hours.
518751
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Gst.
Mr. Hall 118
Mr. Palmer 2/t
Mr. Sidely than 2/8
Mr. Hall 3/8
thor Parkin 4/5
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Permt. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. of S.
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RECEIVED
-j AUG 1951
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In 7. J.
Distribution :-
Copy for 19261/63 A.
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Wt. 23588/882 50m 9.49 Wa. & Co. 51/3
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My telegram No. 900 and your telegram No. 812
University Endowment Fund.
Personal from Sidebotham.
Begins.
Abso
at (32)
In view of paragraph 6 of your savingram No.756
both Morse and Lo recomended, and Secretary of State con-
curred, that target for Endowment Fund should be $16 million
and if announcement was suitably worded it should be
possible for balance of $4 million to be raised locally.
Subject to para. 4 of this telegram it is proposed
therefore that on same date as the announcement referred to
that
in your telegram No. 812 is issued, after/date has been
synchronised with Commissioner General, S.B.A., announce-
ment should be made in London as follows:-
"The University of Hong Kong has recently sought
assistance from H.M.G. towards the creation of an
Endowment Fund of £1 million for the University.
As has recently been announced, the Japanese
assets in the territories which were over-run by
the Japanese will be placed at the disposal of the
Secretary of State for the Colonies to be applied
for the benefit of all the territories so over-run.
After consulting the Governor of Hong Kong, the
Secretary of State has decided that a sum of £750,000
out of the assets so made available for the benefit
/of
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