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Reference numberMC/33/57
Alternative reference number18057
LevelItem
TitleLetter from [Martin Onslow] Forster, Queen Anne's Mansions, S.W.1., to The Secretaries, Royal Society, Burlington House, W.1.
CreatorForster; Sir; Martin Onslow (1872 - 1945); chemist
Date7 June 1918
DescriptionNotifies that a resolution will be proposed at the next Council meeting of the Royal Society on 20 May. The resolution states that, due to the ongoing war and the lack of opposition from German scientists to their government's actions, the Council should take steps to remove all enemy aliens from the foreign membership of the Society. The resolution reflects the Royal Society's representative character among British scientific bodies and its recognition by the patronage of His Majesty the King.
Extent1p
FormatTypescript
Physical descriptionCarbon
Access statusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA7523Forster; Sir; Martin Onslow (1872 - 1945); chemist1872 - 1945
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