1 5. The holding of the meeting of the U.N.E.S.C.O. Visiting Committee 
tor Tropical Herbaria and the Fourth World Orchid Conference in Singapore 
and the U.N.E.S.C.O. Humid Tropics Symposium in Kuching drew a large 
number of men of science to Singapore, including many of international 
eminence. Details of the Visiting Committee for Tropical Herbaria are given 
in para. 38. Amongst other visitors may be mentioned the following: 
J. Muller, Palynologist, Brunei Shell, Seria. 
W. D. Raymond, Tropical Products Institute, London. 
Taib b. H. Andall, Federal Land Development Authority, Kuala Lumpur. 
H. J. Nicholson, Biochemist, Kansa City, U.S.A. 
H. W. Simmonds, Entomologist, Fiji. 
H. J. Frith, C.S.LR.O. Wild Life Service, Australia. 
H. Elliott McClure, U.S. Army Medical Research Unit, Institute for Medical 
Research, Kuala Lumpui. 
Lucy B. Moore, Botanist, D.C.I.R., New Zealand. 
T. C. Katayama, National Institute of Genetics, Japan. 
Anthony Johnston, F.A.O., Bangkok, Thailand. 
G. W. Gillett, Associate Professor of Botany, University of Hawaii. 
M.E.D. Poore, Professor of Botany, University of Malaya. 
J. S. Womersley, Chief of Division of Botany, Forest Department, New Guinea. 
Anwari Dilmy, Director, Herbarium Bogoriense. 
Tran Van Nao, Director of Forestry, Cambodia. 
L. M. Qureshi, Head of Division of Forestry, Forest Research Institute, Dehra 
Dun, India. 
A. J. Kostermans, Botanist, Bogor Botanic Gardens. 
P. W. Richards, Professor of Botany, University College of North Wales. 
E. L. Nuernbergk, Professor, Botanical Institute, University of Hamburg, 
Germany. 
Panich Chawanonda, The Siam Society of Plant Culture. 
B. E. Smythies, Conservator of Forests, Sarawak. 
G. S. Foster, Professor of Botany, University of California, U.S.A. 
Howard J. Teas, Program Director, Metabolic Biology, National Science 
Foundation, U.S.A. 
Maxwell S. Doty, Professor of Botany, University of Hawaii, U.S.A. 
Lennart Mattsson, Director, U.N.E.S.C.O. Science Co-operation Office for 
South-East Asia, Djakarta, Indonesia. 
Harold J. Coolidge, International Union for Conservation, Washington, U.S.A. 
16. Many research workers also visited the office and made use of the 
facilities of the herbarium, library and gardens. These were: 
Paul A. Zahl, Biologist, National Geographic Society of America ( Nepenthes ). 
K. M. Kochumen, Botanist, Forest Research Institute, Kepong (Forest botany). 
Kai Larsen, Professor of Botany, Botanical Institute, Copenhagen (Zinei- 
beraceae). 6 
R. E. Holttum, retired Director of Botanic Gardens, Singapore, 1925-49 (Ferns). 
Leslie A. Garay, Harvard University, U.S.A. (Orchidaceae). 
H. E. Moore, Director, Bailey Hortorium, Cornell University, U.S.A. (Palms). 
T. D. Pennington, Commonwealth Forestry Institute, Oxford University, 
England ( Meliaceae ). 
J. A. R. Anderson, Forest Department, Sarawak (Forest botany). 
L. Johnson, Botanist, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia ( Casuarin - 
aceae ). 
Llewellya H. Colinvaux, Phycologist, Te Vega Indian Ocean Expedition, Yale 
University, U.S.A. (Marine algae). 
W. Meijer, Forest Department, Sandakan (Forest botany). 
H. Sleumer, ’s Rijksherbarium, Holland ( Ericaceae ). 
Benjamin C. Stone, Associate Professor of Botany, College of Guam (Tropical 
botany). 
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