CO129-559-12 Carnegie Corporation Grants- provision of a public library and museum 6-7-1936 - 14-4-1937 — Page 7

HONG KONG

CONFIDENTIAL

Бору

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53765/1/36

2

Downing Street,

2 NOV 1936

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sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge the

receipt of your confidential despatch of the 6th

July regarding the question of applying to the

Carnegie Corporation for the grant of assistance

towards the cost of compiling a history of Hong Kong

and providing a Public Library and Kuseum in place

of those formerly housed in the City Hall.

2. I shall be prepared to consider the

inclusion of these schemes in the list to be submitted

to the President of the Corporation next year. In

the meantime I shall be obliged if you will furnish

me with memoranda containing particulars of the

schemos and indicating the extent of the financial

assistance that would be desired.

I have the honour to be,

sir,

Your most obedient,

humble servant,

(Signed) W. ORMSBY GORE

GOVERNOR,

BIR ANDREY CALDECOTT, C.M.O., C.B.5.

eta.

etc.

etc.

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