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Mr. Noyes submitted the following draft of recommendations of the Divi- 
sion of Chemistry and Chemical Technology with respect to the formation 
of an International Chemical Council: 
Recommendations of the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Technology with 
Respect to the Formation of an International Chemical Council* 
1. That an International Chemical Council be constituted; and that, if possible, arrange- 
ments be made for transferring the funds originally given to the International Association of 
Chemical Societies to this International Chemical Council. 
2. That the object of the International Chemical Council be to initiate and promote 
international cooperation in chemistry; for example, by arranging: 
(a) For international cooperation in the preparation and publication of chemical literature. 
(b) For the appointment of international commissions to deal with special chemical 
questions of standardization (such as atomic weights, nomenclature, etc.) 
(c) For international cooperation in the prosecution of special research projects. 
(d) For the calling of international chemical conferences for various purposes; and also 
for the organization of an International Chemical Congress with meetings at stated intervals, 
and including all of the scientific and technological branches of chemistry. 
3. That the International Chemical Council be constituted of delegates representing the 
leading chemical societies and other chemical research organizations of the several allied 
and neutral countries, these delegates to be selected as described in Paragraph 5. 
4. That the International Chemical Council be affiliated with the International Re- 
search Council; and that the National Research Council of each country, or its National 
Academy when no Research Council has been created, act as the intermediary in communi- 
cations between the International Chemical Council and the chemical organizations of 
that country, and arrange for the proper representation of those organizations in accordance 
with Paragraph 5. 
5. That the delegates from each country shall in general be chosen by the major chemical 
societies in that country, but that the number and distribution of such delegates and their 
voting strength within the delegation be determined initially by the National Research 
Council of that country, with the understanding that in countries where a National Re- 
search Council shall not have been organized the National Academy itself shall fulfill this 
function until the National Research Council is organized. 
6. That upon all questions voted upon by the International Chemical Council the num- 
ber of votes cast by the various countries shall be determined by their population as follows: 
Countries of less than 5 million inhabitants have 1 vote. 
Countries between 5 and 10 million inhabitants have 2 votes. 
Countries between 10 and 15 million inhabitants have 3 votes. 
Countries between 15 and 20 million inhabitants have 4 votes. 
Countries over 20 million Inhabitants have 5 votes. 
The inhabitants of colonies and possessions are included in the population of the country 
to which they belong, according to the indications of its Government. Each self-governing 
Dominion has the same number of votes as an independent country according to the above 
scale. 
7. That the International Chemical Council, as soon as it shall be organized, shall 
elect an Executive Committee of seven members, which shall exercise such functions as 
may be assigned to it by the Council. The Executive Committee shall appoint an Executive 
Secretary, who shall have charge of correspondence and of the central office of the Council. 
*The designation "Council" will probably be changed to "Union" to correspond to 
similar international organizations in astronomy, geophysics, etc. 
