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SIR Y K PAO'S CHEVENING WEEKEND, 15-16 MARCH 1986
SIR Y K PAO'S SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Points to Make
1.
Delighted with progress towards working out details of your scholarship scheme: useful discussions with Mr Pan and
with Chinese authorities. Remains high priority to attract
more Chinese students to Britain. Your scheme can make a
major contribution. Imaginative, generous and welcome.
2.
Hope implementation can begin soon and that you can
agree to proceed on basis of paper given to Mr Pan. Draws
on considerable ODA and British
managing Chinese student schemes.
way
forward.
Council experience of
Believe it provides best
can agree to early
UK and Chinese
Particularly hope
y ou
between
technical discussions in London
specialists and your representatives.
3. Your understanding of Chinese position?
Defensive Points
Why not capital sum?
4.
Precluded by our system of government
financing. But
annual contribution we
envisage would give scheme roughly
the same spending power.
Early discussions difficult: wish to be present myself
5.
We envisage discussions at expert level, reporting to you and
to British and Chinese Ministers. Inevitable long
lead time
time in setting up any Chinese scholarship scheme even after details agreed (our experience indicates up to 18 months). Believe Chinese would welcome early discussions.
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