Minutes of a meeting of the British National Committee for Geology Present: Professor P Allen, Chairman; Mr A M Clarke; Pprofessor G Y Craig; Mr J B W Day; Mr F W Dunning; Dr J M Hancock; ?Professor R A Howie; Dr J G MacDonald; Dr P A Sabine; By invitation: Sir Arnold Burgen, Foreign Secretary RS; ?Professor D L Dineley; Professor F W Shotton (vice professor R G West In attendance: Dr P T Warren, Deputy Executive Secreatary, Roya, Society; Mr C R Argent Unable to attend: Professor D R Bowes; Professor J C Briden; Professor G M Brown; Professor W R Dearman; Mr D C Ion; Dr A S Laughton; Dr W H C Ramsbottom; Dr R C Selley; Sir Morris Sugden; Professor F J Vine; Professor Janet Watson; Professor R G West 1. Minutes The minutes [NGL/47 (82)] of the meeting on 8 June 1982 were confirmed 2. Membership 3. Initernational Geological Congress 1984 4. IUGS Subscriptions 5. Geological Map of the World 6. Centre for Geological Exchanges and Training 7. Relations with Spain 8. Relations with Ireland 9. Quaternary Research 10. Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry 11. Hydrogeology 12. History of Geological Sciences 13. Engineering Geology 14. Coal Study 15. Support for Geodesy 16. Public Understanding of Geology 17. International Lithosphere Programme 18. European Geological Societies 19. European Union of Geosciences 20. European Federation of Geologists 21. IUGS Executive Committee 22. Discussion Meetings 23. Next Meeting Agreed to hold the next meeting in time to consider the agenda for the 1984 IUGS Council meeting, and to enquire of the IUGS Secretary General when he expected to send that agenda to national Committees. Summary of recommendations Minute 2 Membership Minute 5 (a). Geological Map of the World Subscription - That the UK should continue to subscribe $1500 per annum to the CGMW until the Commission produces a bnudget for examination by the Committee Minute 7. Relations with Spain - That in view of the rejection by the CNG of the draft agreement on geological reserch and training visits to Spain] the necessary financial provision be made to support the visit to Paris of up to three representatives of the Society for mutual exchanges of information with representatives of the Franco-Spanish and German-Spanish joint geological working groups. 27 July 1983