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(4282-150) Wt. 38815-61 10,000 (*5444-150) Wt. 45767-68 30,000

12/39 T.S. 695 2/40 T.S. 695

53611/3/40.

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Mr. Monson.

20/11.

Mr. Cox.

21/11.

Mr. Gent.

21/11.

For Mr. Gent's signature.

XSir A. Burns.

22/11.

Mr. G. L. M. Clauson.

Mr. C. J. Jeffries.

Mr. A. J. Dawe.

Downing Street,

Dec.

November, 1940.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

X Permt. U.S. of $23,11,

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

5 DRAFT.s.

4.

El Gant

3/12/8.

THE LORD ELTON,

Rhodes Trust,

Rhodes House,

Oxford.

Dear Lord Elton,

May I refer you to the

(19)

telegram which we sent to the Acting

Governor of Hong Kong about the

possibility of a grant for the

University, a copy of which was

ACTIO FURTHER ACTION.

Copy to Sir Geoffry Northcote, comp.dft.

Northcote (30)

من

to

Sis

(20)

enclosed in my letter of the 4th

September. The Acting Governor.

consulted Dr. Sloss before replying,

and the latter concurs in his views.

The reply expresses the belief that

a grant of £1,000 for the purpose suggested in our telegram would be gratefully accepted. Of the schemes

mentioned in that telegram, the

Acting Governor does not consider

that a Chair of Colonial History

would be entirely appropriate. On

the other hand he thinks that a

studentship for a post-graduate

course for students from Chinese

Universities