54147/49
PERSONAL & CONFIDENTIAL
Colonial Office,
2736
The Church House,
Great Smith Street,
London, S.W.1.
7th February, 1950.
mydra frantham
There has been, since Paskin wrote to you on
4th January about the University, one further development of which you should I think be aware.
Sir George Moss, who as you will recall was a member of the Hong Kong University Advisory Committee, has written to the Secretary of State making a number of suggestions as to the future of Hong Kong University, and in particular suggesting that the Government of the United States of America should be approached and American financial assistance sought with a view to turning Hong Kong University into a centre devoted to advancing ană maintaining the common Anglo-American-cultural heritage. Sir George hopes that it might be possi le to make the University capable of absorbing the numerous Europeans who at present hold posts in Chinese Universities and who are fairly certain to have to leave sooner or later in some numbers, now that the Communists are in control. I enclose a copy of his letter on which we would ce very grateful for your observations.
At present our views on the matter are that, whilst America and things American are detested in China the same is not true of Britain, at least not to the same extent; but the more that institutions etc. in Hong Kong become identified with American interests the more likely are we
SIR ALEXANDER GRANTHAM, K.C.M.G.
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