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RefNoNLB/27/881
AltRefNoNLB/27 p516
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
Date16 December 1903
DescriptionIn reply to the Under Secertary's letter of 5 December, transmitting a copy of a despatch from His Majesty's Minister at Lisbon, the Committee of the Royal Society charged with the investigation into Sleeping Sickness in Uganda learn of the arrival of cases of Sleeping Sickness in Portugal with great interest. The Committee has been making efforts by private means to have cases brought to England, so far without success, and would be glad to know if it would be possible to take steps to effect this. The opportunity to study cases in England would be of extreme value.
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FormatCarbon
PhysicalDescriptionTypescript
AccessStatusOpen
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