CO129-588-8 Hong Kong University- British Council scholarships and Rhodes Studentship 11-1-1941 - 17-12-1942 — Page 23

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Sir A. Burns.

Mr. G. L. M. Clauson.

Mr. C. J. Jeffries.

Mr. A. J. Dawe.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permi. U.S. of S.

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Secretary of State.

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THE LORD ELTON.

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for providing funds for

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For Mr. Gent's signature.

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Downing Street,

Dear Lord Elton,

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28 November, 1942.

The India Office have sent

us copies of the correspondence between yourself and Mr. Amery in which, in your letter of the 2nd July, you suggested that the Rhodes Trustees might be willing to consider the transfer of the offer of Rhodes

Trust post-graduate studentships,

which was made to Hong Kong

University, to students from Chinese

Universities.

We should, of course, not

wish in present circumstances to demur from this proposal, but we think howin

that the Trustees might like to know

that some 112 members of the University of Hong Kong have escaped

from the Colony since Japanese

occupation, and have, with the

FURTHER ACTION.

These arrangenen to have been made in consultation with ifumare Murarsoly

author tre

and

under the general

King, supersian of Repressed Dr Gordon The Dean of the Fawlty of Medicine

is working

in Hong Kung Umwarty who himself The Cofray Chines imperaty

excepied from

at a

assistance of the Chinese University-

authorities and under the guidanee-

of Professor King, a member of the University staff who himself escaped

and is now working in Chinese Universities, been placed in Universites

in China where credit is being given

to them for their studies so far and

they will be allowed to complete

their degree courses,

In