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pleting a bibliography on North Africa, and a detailed account of 

 various typical units of population. The Board declined, partially be- 

 cause of its policy restricting grants of money, but likewise because 

 it felt the study was not only too late to be of practical war service, 

 but also that the new data being acquired would outmode the value 

 of the work. 



2. AFRICA COMMITTEE PROJECTS 



The Committee on African Anthropology applied for $i,6oo for 

 completing its personnel lists, making a tribal map of Africa, and for 

 miscellaneous expenses. The Board thought that the map project 

 should be supported but that other sources of financial support would 

 be more appropriate. 



3. DIRECTORY OF ORGANIZATIONS IN AMERICA CONCERNED 

 WITH OCEANIA AND SOUTHEAST ASIA 



The East Indies Institute applied for $500 for the compilation of a 

 directory. The request was first turned over to the American Council 

 of Learned Societies but was soon returned with the comment that 

 it seemed to be a proper undertaking for the Board. It was also 

 pointed out that a similar directory for China had recovered its sub- 

 sidy by sales to Government agencies. The Director thought that the 

 proposed directory would be of little service to his office, since he 

 had not had great occasion to use the analogous one on China. The 

 following decision was reached (Minutes of the Executive Committee 

 Meeting, April 27, 1943) : 



The Executive Committee approved sponsoring the project only in case the 

 Director is able to secure orders, paid in advance, from one or more government 

 agencies, such as the B.E.W., the O.S.S., or the State Department. 



This was a most eitective dismissal, since to my knowledge the 

 Government has never been known to pay for anything in advance. 



4. THE STUDY OF MODERN CHINESE CIVILIZATION 



Ralph Linton, of Columbia University, applied for financial sup- 

 port for compiling a bibliography on China's rural social and economic 

 conditions and for working with local Chinese informants. The re- 

 quest was turned down because of the Board's policy of not making 

 grants. 



5. MAP OF INDIA 



Helmuth de Terra applied for $300 for assistance in making a 

 map of India showing the racial distribution of peoples on the eastern 



