Excerpts Taken From the Minutes of the Meeting Held in Oslo, 

 Norway, 19 August, 1948 



Members present — 



Professor H. Boschma (Chairman). 



Professor Louis Fage. 



Professor J. Proudman. 



Dr. Harald U. Sverdrup. 



Lieut. -Colonel R. B. Seymour Sewell (Secretary). 



Visitors who attended the meeting — 



Dr. J. N. Carruthers. 



Mr. Jens Smed. 



Dr. Johan T. Ruud. 



Lieut. -Commander J. R. Lumby. 



Dr. F. S. Russell. 



Dr. N. A. Mackintosh. 



Dr. H. Blegvad. 



Captain C. D. Meaney. 



Dr. Helge Thomsen. 



Dr. G. E. R. Deacon. 



Dr. J. D. H. Wiseman. ^ 



Mr. John B. Hart. 



Consideration of Matters Arising Out of the Minutes of Previous 



Meeting 



The Present Position of the Oceanographic Institute of Paris and its 

 Oceanographic Laboratory at Monaco. — Professor Louis Fage explained 

 the present position of the Institute. He pointed out that at the present 

 time it is very difficult for physical oceanographers to find suitable 

 laboratories in which to carry on their studies ; there are much better 

 facilities available to marine biologists. Professor Fage pointed out 

 that there was before the Commission a proposal to set up an inter- 

 national committee of experts in order to encourage the foundation of 

 many more oceanographic stations all over the world, but he thought 

 that existing stations should have a prior claim to help. He had discussed 

 the present position of the Oceanographic Institute of Paris with 

 Dr. Joseph Needham, the representative of UNESCO at the meeting 

 of the International Union of Biological Sciences, and it was agreed 

 that UNESCO ought to help. 



He therefore proposed that the Commission should transmit his 

 report to the Conseil International des Unions Scientifiques and should 

 recommend that UNESCO should be asked to give support financially 

 to the Oceanographic Institute at Monaco. 



This proposal was discussed, and it was unanimously agreed to 

 support Professor Louis Page's proposal. It was decided that a letter 

 should be sent to the Secretary of the International Association of 

 Physical Oceanography to inquire whether that Association will support 

 such a resolution, and if they agree to do so, that the resolution should 

 be sent to UNESCO through the Conseil International des Unions 

 Scientifiques. 



152 



