Record

RefNoEXP/11/1/1/144
AltRefNoH.BAY/183
LevelFile
TitleHalley Bay expedition, file 'IGY 1', press releases, resolutions, orders and financial arrangements
Date1956
DescriptionFile from the Royal Society International Geophysical Year expedition to Halley Bay.

Royal Society, British National Committee for the International Geophysical Year reports - Proposed cosmic ray programme at Department of Physics, University of Bristol; resolutions of the fourth CSAGI meetings, Royal Society Base, Halley Bay report, Papers of the Fourth CSAGI conference, financial agreement between the Trans-Antarctic Expedition and the Royal Society for the mutual use of the 'Magga Dan', report to Council on third Antarctic regional conference.

Press cuttings: 'Explorers play golf in the Antarctic' - Major Gus Watson
Meeting Minutes - Liaison Subcommittee with the Trans-Antarctic Expedition; artificial satellite subcommittee
Halley Bay press releases - Royal Society Antarctic Expedition
Correspondence - naming of the Halley Bay Base; copy of letter about US IGY observations in the UK and Colonies, correspondence from Secretary General of CSAGI; copy of letter about chemical phenomena during the sunspot cycle, draft orders for the leader of the main party of the Royal Society Antarctic Expedition
ExtentOne file
AccessStatusOpen
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