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10 should be given ull tho support and assistance possible

in increasing its influence in these rospects".

WAR TIME PLANS.

During dire war the Colonial Office kept the

Autorests of the University in mind. A Melor-

andum submitted to the Far Buebam Schutthee of the War

Cabinet on 20th February 1945 restated very clearly the

approval of the wider political value that the University might

have if properly supported, quoting squrents and donisions of

the Colonial Office and Foreign Offios in 1939. The

Memorandum was concerned not only with this long range policy,

Bo to call it, but not less with vint could be done to restore

the University as quickly as possible to meet the local need

especially of Doctors and tonskors - Goting Sir Humphrey

Prideaux Emmo the Memorandum points out "up till now it is

largely to Anorica that China has turned for help in this

educational field, whilst, unfortunate it may bo, Evitian is

associated in the Chinese mind with questions of commerce rather

"It scams to the

than culture".

The Memorandun concludes

Colonial Office, therefore, that from chaos of war an

opportunity has arisen which can be used to establish the

University finally on the lines intended by its Founder and

puvve it to be an important practical contribution to Anglo-

Chinese goodwill and understanding in future".

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