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suggested that a further sum of £15,000 should be

put aside to cover certain outstanding debts due

to the University from the Chinese Government

in respect of scholarships.

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Since the matter was originally taken up with the Chinese there has been a good deal of

correspondence about procedure and also about

certain difficulties connected with the expenditure

of the money on Railways which are not of immediate

After the negotiations had been going on

concern.

for some weeks Sir C. Clementi telegraphed (in No.39) asking for a deferment of the final decision

until the arrival of his despatch of 9th of May

(now received, No.50). It was felt to be quite

impossible to accede to this request and after

discussion with the Foreign Office the reasons

why it was impossible were explained to Sir C.

Clementi in our telegram of the 28th of May (No.42).

Since then, with Sir M. Lampson's telegram enclosed

in No.47 and the Foreign Office reply, of which we

have not yet received a copy, negotiations have

moved a stage nearer completion and the considerations

referred to in No.42 are of even greater force.