§ 39. Mr. Hamlingasked the Minister of Overseas Development what recent developments there have been in Anglo-American co-operation for aid to education in developing countries.
§ Mrs. CastleA valuable conference took place under the auspices of the Ditchley Foundation at the end of March, on the extension and modernisation of educational aid to developing countries. Representatives of my Ministry and of the U.S. Agency for International Development, together with educational experts from developing countries took part in it. This conference resulted in a number of suggestions for further action by Britain and the United States on a joint or co-ordinated basis, and these suggestions are being pursued.