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Eleventh Annual General Meeting 
OSME's 11th AGM will be held on Saturday 15 July 1989 in the Lecture 
Theatre of the Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, doors 
opening at 1.30pm for a 2.00pra start. Speakers will include Mark Cocker 
(author of a new book, to be published later this year, about Richard 
Meinertzhagen) , and we await confirmation from Roderick Fisher (to speak 
on University College London's involvement in conservation in Saudi 
Arabia), and Michael Gallagher (to speak about Oman). In the event of 
Michael Gallagher being unable to be in England for the AGM, Geoff Welch 
has agreed to present an update on Djibouti. 
We hope to see both familiar and new faces at the AGM - non-members are 
welcome - but please remember that to obtain free entry to the Museum you 
need to obtain a ticket in advance. Please write, enclosing a stamped 
addressed envelope and stating number of tickets required, to The 
Secretary, OSME, c/o The Lodge, Sandy, Bedfordshire SG19 2DL, Great 
Britain. Due to our mailing arrangements with the Lodge, please allow 14 
days for delivery when ordering tickets. 
Thank you, QNHG 
OSME would like to take this opportunity to thank the Qatar Natural 
History Group for its donation of £50.00 to the Society's fund. We are 
extremely grateful for this generous gesture of support. 
Sir William Wilkinson 
OSME sends congratulations to W. H. N. Wilkinson, the first chairman of 
Council and currently a Vice President, who was awarded a knighthood in 
the New Year's honours list for his services to conservation, and in 
particular his chairmanship of the Nature Conservancy Council, the 
advisory body on nature conservation matters to the British government. 
British Birds 
Will members please note that OSME is not participating in the British 
Birds Reduced Subscription Scheme this year, and therefore members are not 
entitled to the 25% reduction in subscription to this journal. British 
Birds has been unable to provide us with information as to just how many, 
if any, OSME members make use of this offer. Therefore, will members who 
are now unable to obtain British Birds at a discount because of this 
action please inform the Secretary so that an informed decision can be 
make as to whether or not OSME should apply to rejoin the scheme in the 
future . 
