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THE first of a series of discussions on the organization of scientific research in the British Commonwealth, arranged by the Society for Visiting Scientists, was held at the Society's House at 5 Old Burlington Street, London, on December 5, with Prof. A. V. Hill in the chair. The speakers were: Dr. S. Siddiqui, director of the Chemical Laboratories C.S.I.R., Delhi; Dr. J. L. Simonsen, director of the Colonial Products Research Council; Dr. E. B. Worthington, secretary of the Freshwater Biological Association, and author of the section on "Science in Africa" in Lord Hailey's "African Survey"; Major-General Sir John Taylor, late director of the Central Research Institute, Punjab. Those who took part in the subsequent discussion included: Dr. W. R. Aykroyd, director of the Nutrition Laboratories, Coonoor, Central India; Sir Lewis Fermor, late director of the Geological Survey, India; Mr. C. Y. Carstairs, assistant secretary at the Colonial Office; Dr. C. H. Waddington, and Dr. C. Gordon.
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Scientific Research in India and The British Colonies. Nature 156, 758–759 (1945). https://doi.org/10.1038/156758a0
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