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international nature, the admission as members not only of the 

 United States of America and Canada, but also of other parts of 

 the world, would be heartily welcomed. Mr. Dorph-Petersen 

 expressed pleasure at Sir Lawrence Weaver's remarks, especially 

 in view of the fact that the seed trade was truly international. 



Mr. Devoto intimated that not only did the Argentine Govern- 

 ment desire to become a member of an International Association, 

 but they had already decided to contribute whatever might be 

 fixed as their subscription to the funds of the Association. 



Mr. Insulander pointed out that the proposed constitution 

 of the Association admitted as members only official seed testing 

 stations and corporations managing such stations under Govern- 

 ment control. If this were so, no scientific man, even if he had 

 made researches of greatest value to the seed-testing work, 

 could be a member of the Association unless he was connected 

 with such a station; nor could a Government which pays an 

 annual contribution to the Association nominate a special delegate 

 to the Congresses with power to control the way in which the means 

 are used and to propose improvements in the work of the Associa- 

 tion if there seems eventually to be room for such. He con- 

 sidered that such rules could not, in the long run, be useful for 

 the work of the new Association. Mr. Dorph-Petersen replied 

 that where the Government of a country itself contributed to 

 the Association, it would, of course, be entitled to representation 

 at Congresses, but not otherwise. He proposed that this should 

 be made clear in the Constitution. 



Mr. Devoto thought that there should be close relationship 

 between the Association and the International Agricultural 

 Institute, Rome, and that arrangements should be made for the 

 issue of reports regarding the activities of the Association through 

 the medium of the Institute 



Mr. Main enquired whether it was the intention to make the 

 new Association an integral part of the International Agricultural 

 Institute. He pointed out that several Governments were already 

 contributing to the Institute and might object to further expendi- 

 ture. He suggested that a committee should be appointed to 

 settle as soon as possible the basis of contributions and other 

 necessary details, so that delegates would be iu a position to 

 obtain a decision from their Governments and thus enable the 

 International Association to become a fait accompli with the 

 least possible delay. 



Sir Lawrence Weaver, after intimating that he thought he 

 was correctly interpreting the views of Mr. Dorph-Petersen and 

 Dr. Volkart, stated that it was the intention that the Association 

 should affiliate with, but not form an integral part of, the Inter- 

 national Agricultural Institute. The association with the Insti- 

 tute would not, however, be so close that there would be 

 any confusion regarding contributions. He agreed that it was 

 necessary that a committee should be appointed immediately 



