The compilation of the Eleventh Annual Report for the period 1 April 1970 to 31 March 1971 has been hampered by the failure of some participating countries to submit their contributions by the dates requested. Publication was delayed in the hope that reports would eventually be received from all countries, but since this has not happened the report appears in an incomplete form. The Report of the Working Party on the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan published in the Fifth Commonwealth Education Conference Report (pp 3.6-3.7) expresses concern at the difficulties experienced in the compilation of successive reports and stresses the importance of prompt replies by agencies to requests for contributions.