Council Agendas and Papers for a Council meeting on 21 January 1960 Signed DC Martin. Agenda: 1) Minutes confirmed 2) Arising from previous minutes a) Exchange of scientists with the USSR b) Foreign secretaryship length of tenure c) National Physical Laboratory Executive Committee, appointment to committee d) Lecturers proposed for Croonian, Bakerian, Leeuwenhoek e) Wolfson Research Professorship regulations, consideration of first appointment to the Professorship f) Application for grant from OE Lowenstien for expedition to Australia 3) Candidates for the Fellowship 4) Travelling expenses 5) Needs of scientific research in the United Kingdom. Meeting of the Officers with the Minister for Science. Discussed involvement of the Society in increasing relationship between government, universities, and industrial laboratories. Advisory Council on Scientific Policy making a review of scientific and technological effort in the UK. 6) Marine Biological Association 7) Scottish Marine Biological Association 8) International Marine Biological Association 9) Space Research 10) Imprest Account 11) Transfer between funds 12) Invitation from British Academy to a Wadham College dinner 13) Liverpool University Court, appointment of representative from Royal Society (RS). Professor HH Read present representative 14) Reports of committees i) Scientific Relief Committee ii) Soiree Committee iii) Paul Instrument Fund Committee iv) Tyndall Mining Bequest Committee v) National Committee for Geodesy and Geophysics vi) Royal Society UNESCO Committee 15) Sealing 16) Items of agenda drawn up in the form of minutes: a) International Geophysical Congress. Grant expenses b) International Geological Congree. Grant expenses c) Discussion meeting. Grant expenses d) International Geophysical Year. Grant expenses e) Busts. Removal of Charles II bust (J Nollekens) and Isaac Newton (LF Roubiliac) for repair, cleaning and insurance of busts f) Sealing 17) Bills for payment 21 January 1960