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RefNoCD/47/36
LevelItem
TitleLetter from A.P. Millar, Assistant Secretary of the British South Africa Company, to the Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society
Date17 May 1909
DescriptionRegarding the [geodetic] standard bar lent by the Russian Government, for use in the geodetic survey in North Eastern Rhodesia [Zambia], encloses a copy of a letter [CD/47/37] from Messrs. Van Oppen & Co., who shipped it back to St Petersburg [where it was opened and found to be damaged]. Asks if the Royal Society have heard from General Artamanoff. Discusses the insurance policy and claims.
Extent1p
FormatTypescript
AccessStatusOpen
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