Minutes of the Aldabra Research Committee: Station Management Subcommittee Present: Dr D R Stoddart (Chair); Professor T S Westoll Matters discussed: 1.) Minutes of previous meeting confirmed 2.) Seychelles independence 3.) Tortoises on Desroches 4.) Compressor 5.) BBC visits 6.) Review group 7.) Aldabra visit 8.) Finance 9.) Consequences of indpendence 10.) Personnel movements and appointments 11.) Aldabra seminar 12.) Dr J B Nelson 13.) Rain gauges 14.) Monthly events 15.) Insecticide 16.) Rothamsted insect trapping 17.) Perth Zoo 18.) Galapagos 19.) Date of next meeting Signed D R Stoddart 21 December 1976 Document reference ALD/61(76) 4 October 1976