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terms of reference of the Committies.

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You may feel

possibly that a grant of £100,000 should to some extent

be conditional on the conclusions reached as the result

of the Committee's advice. I would stress however

that the grant asked for is in respect of past obligations.

In (I think) the unlikely event of the University being

wound up and the Government taking over such of its

functions as are considered essential to the Colony

(e.g. the Medical School) any necessary financial adjustment this estimated could then be made in relation to the £29,000 which t

the

University will hold after its obligations have been met

if the grant is received.

Mr. Sloss's note is a rough one, but you will

appreciate the difficulty of obtaining accurate figures.

If there are any further points upon which you wish clarifi-

cation would you like me to bring Mr. Sloss to the Treasury

to meet you?

If, as I hope, you agree to sanction this grant we

shall arrange for the issue of an Order in Council setting

up a small Finance Committee empowered to exercise the

relevant powers of the University Council, to administer it.

Two of the four members would be members of the

Colonial Office.

Brug

actasked

Yours sincerely,

-dd the Ruston