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ue 2 Yj. ° 0 DO NOT TYPE IN THs SPACE copmote AD) orig Chacon 511.453 /4~-752 | FOREIGN SERVICE DESPATCH . . 26 FROM: AYE-BASSY, LONDON 42 Nor | : fu : TU DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON. April 17th, 1952 - : (for Fulo-ight Programs Branch) pare net ' ‘Aepartrent's Airgram 1159, Jenuary 30th end Amenbdespatch 3469, February éti: r 7 ACTION DENT. «ae eve | rece he DCR OLT IFPI sy Htacetved trent ie Stake Loe jaar tthe i | . i RECT * OTHER 4 | aPR ep ie ! Oo USEC/UK: Fulbright Program ; pe ere _ we ULLS/GK bas now received an application from hr. R. jardiner of the ‘ wivereity College, Ibadan, West Africa, for a Fulbripht travel grant. His evtdieation Is stronely sunvorted by the Colonial Office and the University .o wbeciigthen its quality will be waluable. There is no dou-t that Mr. Gardiner's participation in the four eenference3 of tha rriexds Service Committee enumerated in its letter of February 2&th to Ir; Cardincs. which is attached to his annlication, will be valueble from the point «7 viow of Antcrnational understanding and the Colorial Office and the Cunmission suld Mile to heip hin to attend these. It is, however, on the importance end Lasting valve of his work in the Dxtra-Mural Department of the University Collore *t ibacan that the Commission bases a request tot the Departrent, with the assic: -:- vt she Conference Board, shovld mgke every effort to arrenze a suitable pros ca Gerdiner to stucy adult education with special reference to the Mise of vised It will be noted that the Phelps-Stokes Fund, 101 Park Avenue, New York, is nrenurent te wake a dollar contribution towards Mr. Gardiner's exnenses but the actual arount is not given. This covld, hov.ever, be ascertained from the Frese: Frory Shere, hovever, will be necd for further dollar assistance if sieys “thros menths. Is there any possibility thet a Smith-Mundt erant fe to him? The Cormicsien understands that the Embassy would be +re- tie nd him to its reco: list ef British candidates in the advanced ecory in ease unforcseen rithcramls allow a few more candidates to be consid: for a travel avard if the necessary affil? Indeed it corside:s him cne of the st Pe ont to send it ferwar has not sub SG jis rez BS APR GO 152 Ts FOPMAT wk tree ty etebrity res ulatlins,