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RefNoCMB/36/23
LevelItem
TitleCopy, letter from Arthur Schuster, Secretary of the Royal Society, to the Secretary of the Reserved Occupations Committee, Whitehall
Date20 November 1915
DescriptionInforms the secretary that the guidelines set out to prevent enlistment of men engaged in essential war work do not apply to all those working for the Royal Society Committees, many of whom are receiving no remuneration; suggests that the Royal Society is the best to judge which men are doing work essential to the war. Insert p30.
Extent2pp
FormatPrinted
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA6483Schuster; Sir; Arthur (1851 - 1934); physicist1851 - 1934
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