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Telegraphic Address: TRANSMINRY, RAND, LONDON." Telephone No.: WHITEHALL 8400.

Any further communications should

be addressed to-

THE SECRETARY,

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NATIONAL

SCHEM

MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT,

METROPOLE BUILDINGS,

MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT,

METROPOLE BUILDINGS,

FOR DISABLED

MEN

NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C.2.

Your Reference is

Please quote this Reference

Number on any reply S. G. 6647.

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NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE

79

LONDON, W.C.2.

May 1939.

May

Sir,

4121

2 MAY 1939

I am directed by the Minister of Transport to refer to your letter of the 18th April, enclosing a

copy of an enquiry from the Warden of the China Institute as to the situation of Chinese students in this country in the event of war.

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In reply, I am to explain that while the Minister will be glad to assist so far as practicable, the primary responsibility for planning the evacuation of the University of London rests with the Ministry of Health and the Board of Education. Any transport arrangements will depend upon the plans formulated by those Departments and cannot be considered until their plans are known.

Copies of this letter have been sent to the Ministry of Health, the Board of Education and the Air Raid Precautions Department of the Home Office.

The Under Secretary of State for

Foreign Affairs,

Foreign Office,

Whitehall,

RC.

S.W.1.

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I am, Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

Autory Clark

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