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RefNoMDA/A/23/111
AltRefNoA3.7
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Sir Henry Thomas Tizard, to Professor Pettersson, Oceanografiska Institution, Hogskola, Goteborg, Sweden
Date12 September 1945
DescriptionRefers to information from Professor Proudman that Petterson is organising a Swedish oceanographical expedition to undertake further investigation of the nature of the sea bottom, and consequently the history of ocean basins. Tizard, Foreign Secretary of the Royal Society, follows up Proudman's assertion that Pettersson could possibly visit England in the near future, noting that the Society would welcome a visit from Pettersson to give a short account of his plans.
Extent1p
FormatTypescript copy
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialSee also MDA/A/23/167 for a letter on the 30 August 1945 on the expedition
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8290Tizard; Sir; Henry Thomas (1885 - 1959)1885 - 1959
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