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RefNoMDA/A/14/74
LevelItem
TitleLetter from T R Merton, Treasurer of the Royal Society, to J D Griffith Davies, Assistant Secretary
Date2 October 1941
DescriptionSuggests that he postpone the delivery of books to Winforton. Regarding Miss Straghan's salary, suggests that the Ministry make up the difference between the amount she is offered and the worth of her services - 'a firm stand should be taken against the practice of Government Departments of paying their employees salaries which are smaller than their services merit, and leaving it to such bodies as the Royal Society to make up the difference'.
Extent2pp
FormatTypescript
AccessStatusOpen
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