Minutes of the meeting of the Optical Subcommitte of the British National Committee for Physics Present: Mr T Smith [Chairman]; Matters discussed 1. The minutes of the meeting held on 4 February 1953 were confirmed 2. Conventions and symbols in optics 3. Report on the International Optical Commmission meeting in Madrid, April 1953 4. Publicity of the International Opotical Commission in the United Kingdom 5. Membership fo the Subcommittee 6. Classification 7. Decisions be correspondence 23 June 1953