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of the Scholarships would be initially about £8,000, rising to £16,000 in the second year and to £20,000 in the third year. (The sterling cost should remain constant at this figure, if it can be assumed that about half the Scholars would remain for a third year. It is also assumed that about one-third of the Scholars would be married and would so qualify for an extra £200 a year.)

6. If my colleagues approve this proposal in principle, I consider that an announcement should be made in Parliament before the recess; but I propose that this announcement should be in very general terms. It could be limited to the first paragraph of the annex. The details of the scheme should be further considered in connexion with the proposed legislation.

Recommendations

7. I recommend that my colleagues should-

(a) approve the project outlined in the annex; and (b) authorise me to announce it at an early date.

Foreign Office, S.W. I,

16th July, 1952.

A. E.

ANNEX

MARSHALL SCHOLARSHIPS ́

Purpose and Scope of the Project

It is intended to introduce legislation and to appropriate funds annually which will enable twelve Scholarships to be granted each year at British Universities to United States students. These Scholarships will be designated "Marshall Scholarships." Scholarships will be tenable for two to three years at any British University and are open to all United States students up to the age of 30, including women and married men, who have graduated at a United States University and are nominated by the Selection Committees in the United States (see below).

Value of the Scholarships

Scholars will receive £600 a year, together with an agreed sum for trans- Atlantic passage on taking up the Scholarship and on return to the United States after completion of studies. Married men will receive an additional £200 a year.

Method of Selection

District Committees will be set up in the United States covering the four main areas: the Pacific Coast, the mid-West, the South and the East Coast. Each District Committee will have four to five members, including the British Consular Officers residing in the principal city of the area where the Committee will customarily meet twice yearly. Secretarial and administrative services will be provided by the British Consular Officer and his staff. Prominent American citizens, either men or women, especially those with academic qualifications, normally residing in the area, will be invited to serve on the Committees; travelling expenses will be paid, together with an honarium of $100 for each meeting. The first annual meeting of the District Committee will be held in order to study the postal applications received; the second meeting will be devoted to interviewing selected candidates. One half of the travelling expenses of candidates selected for interview will be paid. Each District Committee will select three candidates each year and will forward their names, preference for University, subject of study, &c., to Her Majesty's Ambassador at Washington, who will be responsible for co-ordinating the work of the District Committees.

For this purpose Her Majesty's Ambassador will be aided by a small Advisory Committee in Washington, which would include eminent American citizens.

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