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TitleMinutes of a meeting of the Provisional United Kingdom Committee of the International Biological Programme
Date7 May 1963
DescriptionPresent at the first meeting of the Provisional United Kingdom Committee for the International Biological Programme held on 7 May 1963: Professor A A Miles (Chairman); Dr R S Glover; Sir Patrick Linstead; Mr E M Nicholson; Dr J D OVington; Mr N W Pirie; Dr JA A FRaser Roberts; PRofessor C H Waddington; Dr J S Weiner; Dr E B Worthington
Professor D G Catchside and Mr F W G Baker attended by invitation

1. Terms of Reference
It was noted that the terms of reference, as approved by Council on 4 April 1963, are to assist in the international planning and to consider means of financial support, on the understanding that when the IBP reaches a more precise stage, the provisional committee would give way to a National Committee to co-ordinate United KIngdom participation in the programme.

2. Membership
Membership approved by Council was noted as follows; The Biological Secretary, Sir Lindor Brown; The Foreign Secretary, Sir Patrick Linstead; Chairman of BNC/Biology, Professor A A Miles, FRS, Chairman; Chairman of BNC/Biochemistry, Professor F G Young, FRS; Chairman of BNC/Physiology, Professor A L Hodgkin, FRS; Dr R S Glover; Mr E M Nicholson; Mr N W Piries FRS; Professor P W Richards; Sir George Taylor; Professor C H Waddington, FRS; Dr J S Weiner; Dr E B Worthington; Dr J D Ovington; Dr J A Fraser Roberts, FRS.

3. Informal meeting held on 10 January 1963
The Committee took note of a report [IBP/6 (63)] of an informal meeting of UK scientists already concerned with the IBP which had been held in the Royal Society on 10 January 1963.

4. Means by which the UK can assist the International planning

5. Likely support of IBP by scientific authorities most closely concerned in the United Kingdom

6. Present state of progress in the international planning

7. Establishment of a National Committee

8. Reprints of Professor Waddington's article in the 'New Scientist'.

9. Next Meeting
This was fixed for 26 June 1963 at 2.30 pm
Extent3
FormatTypescript
PhysicalDescriptionTypescript pages pasted into a volume
AccessStatusOpen
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