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Catalogue description Colonial Office: Colonial Higher Education Commission (Asquith Commission, 1943-1944)
| Reference: | CO 958 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Colonial Office: Colonial Higher Education Commission (Asquith Commission, 1943-1944) |
| Description: |
This series contains papers of the Colonial Higher Education Commission consisting of papers circulated to the Commission's members; these contain the written evidence submitted to the Commission. |
| Date: | 1943-1944 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Colonial Higher Education Commission, 1943-1944 |
| Physical description: | 3 volume(s) |
| Publication note: |
The report of the Commission was published in June 1945 as Cmd. 6647. |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
The Colonial Higher Education Commission was appointed in Aug., 1943, under the chairmanship of The Honourable Mr. Justice Asquith, "to consider the principles which should guide the promotion of higher education, learning and research and the development of universities in the Colonies; and to explore means whereby universities and other appropriate bodies in the United Kingdom may be able to co-operate with institutions of higher education in the Colonies in order to give effect to these principles." |
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