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IN consequence of a recommendation of the Select Committee of the House of Commons on Estimates, the Prime Minister, in October 1926, constituted a Sub-Committee of the Committee of Civil Research βto consider the co-ordination of research work carried on by of under Government, to report whether any further measures be taken to prevent overlapping, to increase economy and efficiency, and to promote the application of the results obtained.β Mr. Ormsby-Gore was appointed chairman of the Sub-Committee, Major Walter Elliot was the other parliamentarian, the other members being perma nent officials of the various departments concerned in the inquiry. The inquiry was spread over a year, the Sub-Committee reported on Dec. 14 1927, and the results of its deliberations were made public on June 14 last.1
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The Impact of the State on Scientific Research. Nature 122, 1β3 (1928). https://doi.org/10.1038/122001a0
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