| Description | Present: Professor L Hawkes, Chairman; Mr A J Butler; Professor K C Dunham; Mr W R Flett; Professor G Hibberd; Professor S R Hollingworth; Professor H H Read; Dr S H Shaw; Dr C J Stubblefield; Professor J H Taylor; Professor W F Whittard; Profesor D Williams
Matters discussed;
1. Minutes
The minutes of the third meeting held on 3 February 1961 were confirmed
2. British Mesozoic Committee
3. Permanent Commission for the Geological Map of the World
4. International Tectonic Map of the World
Resolved - That a Sub-Committee be appointed to examine and report on the 'Project of the legend for Tectonic Maps of the Ocean floor and to consist of the following members: Dr J C Stubblefield (Chairman), Dr R W Gindler, Dr M N Hill, Dr A S Laughton, Professor W B R King, Professor W F Whittard And the Hydrographer of thre Navy or his representative.
5. IUGS Constitutive Assembly, Paris, March 1961
6. IUGS future work
7. UNESCO Survey of Geology Teaching at Universities
8. International Meneralogical Association. £rd General Meeting, 1962
Resolved - That it be a recommendation to Council that a block grant of up to £300 be made available from the Royal Socirety funds towards the expenses of sending a British delegation to the 3rd General Meeting of the International Mineralogical Association to be held in Washington from 12 to 30 April 1962; and that the allocation of this grnt be referred to a Sub-Committee consisting of Professor L Hawkes (Chairman), Professor J H Taylor, and Professor L R Wager.
9. International Indian Ocean Expedition
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