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RefNoCMB/36/19
LevelItem
TitleMinutes, meeting of the War Committee
Date15 July 1915
DescriptionLists those present with Sir William Crookes in the Chair. Lists business of the Committee including the report from the Physiology Sectional Committee on a memo concerning possible gas bombs and the public; a letter to the Commissioner of Police on this topic; a letter from the War Office requesting chemists and physiologists to study defence against irritant gas; discussion about membership confidentiality; resolution to recommend that the Ministry for Munitions appoint a committee 'upon the best possible means of securing the maximum efficiency from Munition factory workers; sectional appointments; consideration of an instrument designed my G W Walker. p20-6.
Extent6pp
FormatTypescript
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8188Crookes; Sir; William (1832 - 1919); chemist1832 - 1919
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