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12/12/1949 - Oxford to Date by John B. George

NOT FOR INSTITUTE OF GURRENT WORLD AFFAIRS Oxford Date T Longwall Street Oxford England eember Mr Walter S Rogers Institute Current World Affairs Fifth Avenue New York New York Dear Mr Rogers These three weeks I reading books Colonial Office documents trying select thesis topic studies better organized As student reading toward degree I shall enjoy number privileges normally accorded degree residents I incur obligations interfere basic studies East Africa I impression faculty tends concern students formal scholastic goals The degree I Baohelor Letters Political Science Colonial Government In applying I myself narrow specialty worry about whether I complete If I I later approval supervisor convert D Phil heavier research Reading degree means itself actually receiving another matter contingent changes after I East Africa Naturally I delay departure which I later summer The opportunity I killing birds stone additional effort The thesis subject I going provided approve Regionalism East Africa I accepted Mr Robinson tutor track weeks It issue today forces against regional union Kenya Tanganyika Uganda include everything political signif icance It touches racial political economic subdivisions population I think would permit point emphasis later selected which would almost I could after planting E African ground Because I matriculated result arriving Just before I Just informed acceptance Probationer Student degree B Litt This fortunate allowed which little prospective topic unfortunate delayed application formal candidature until Mr Robinson would appzo plans without delay Africa I getting tutor Hilary Term IBO Miss argery Perham tutor reputation expert Africa raches there The advantage having Miss Perham available tutor outweigh difficulties caused through changing tutors after first The tutor being Oxford lmportant figure individual student appraising authority aside examiners University itself If exacting requirements trouble Oxford student I I learn about Africa 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reonalsm aiming towards D Phil Should occur I obtain statutory residence credit first months I spend Africa This would enable receive B Ltt D Phil convence later On other should I research requirements exacting should I decide I milked Oxford intelligence I I chuck finish residence Oxford informal basis Trinity officially July Since I exams I least earller I certain amount reading finish visits England Accordingly I allowed several weeks leeway planning departure I travel agency checking reservations travel Mombasaor Dar Salaam sometime during July August If I should leeway putting fires Oxford I wonder would takin quick Europe Do think would useful I would useful indeed I could speak French If I become uthorlty Colonial Government general against East African affairs alone I least basic survey worklmgs Belgian French Colonial offices systems But being while I still first prlority investigations East African structures value I think would would general contribution international background Or should I confine European travel Dick Nolte I making Paris month short later visit during Easter vacation One thought sometime after years East Africa might useful sabbatical nearby Belgian Congo study French While observe administration operation contacts permitting Europe close Belgian French Colonial Offices At present notion definitely realm fantastic I think worth keeping A number British Colonial Service Officers I cholars French Belgian administrative systems their which challenge I mying about celenlal government required studi_es I guess gives rough picture academics In words above I detect strong suggestion awestruck possibility attaining graduate degree world famous educa tional institution I already taken counsel Phil Talbot regarding feeling I think I viewing matter correctly making I shall swerved according undue importance properly described union might about other aspects plans though I taken liberty postponing specific newsletters I mentioned letter order 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