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I do not think that we are quite yet ready to take all the action suggested by Mr. Thorogood.
In the first place you will see that in No. 72, the G.M.C. have said that they will be prepared to recognise Degrees conferred under our scheme, provided they are satisfied as to the methods of examination of students at the Chinese Universities and as to the standards of proficiency required from candidates at such examinations. If, on enquiry, the G.M.C. were not so satisfied, then there would be no such Degrees to be recognised, in which case, there would be no point in our having gone to the trouble of making an Order-in-Council and setting up the necessary machinary under it. It seems to me,
therefore, that the first thing is to ascertain whether there is likely to be anything that the G.M.C. will be prepared to recognise. As to this, most fortunately, Sir R. Needham is now in Free China and it might be that,if his assistance can be enlisted, the G.1.C. might be prepared to rely on his judgment, without insisting on all the evidence being sent home for formal consideration
by the G.M.C.
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I should, therefore,/disposed as a
next step, to discuss this with
Mr. Heseltine and if he agrees, we would then get the Foreign Office to send a telegram to Chungking asking the Embassy to arrange for Sir R. Teedham and
Dr. Gordon King to go into this question on the spot.
As regards the financial matters discussed in r. Thorogood's minute, it is quite clear that the time has come when we ought to have an Advisory Committee (which would also be available for consultation on other matters relating to the University,
such
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