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23rd August 1969

Since I last wrote on 26th July about

the progress over our plans for a polytechnic, I think the Planning Committee are beginning to make rather better progress which I think I ought to report, since I understand P. Y. Tang will be in London soon.

We have been able with some difficulty

to modify some of the Committee's original ideas, at least to the point where a workable solution to the question of the structure of the organization may be in sight: although there are aspects to the current proposals which I still think may be making the Polytechnic rather too independent of the degree of control appropriate to this kind of institution and more independent than Executive Council envisaged. However, I am anxious not to interfere too positively again unless and until necessary, and would prefer to let the Planning Committee now reach as much agreement as they can between themselves before coming to any premature conclusions. Perhaps you could take a similar line in London if P.Y. Tang mentions the matter while there.

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W.S. Carter Esq., C.V.O., Foreign & Commonwealth Office, London, S.W.1.

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