A List of Scientific Institutions in the Pacific Area 
O. A. Bushnell 1 
INTRODUCTION 
This list of scientific institutions in the Pacific 
area is presented with the frank hope that, in 
its way, it will help in the dissemination of 
knowledge and the exchange of information 
upon which the friendship of nations and the 
peace of the world are built. The Editors of 
Pacific Science believe that most scientists, as 
should all men, seek peace as earnestly as they 
do truth; and they believe, too, that, with the 
world as it is now, scientists and teachers—no 
matter what their disciplines may be—bear 
much of the burden of hope which the people 
of the world have placed upon their leaders in 
their yearning for peace. 
The opportunity to exchange ideas and per¬ 
sons, freely and without constraint, is one of 
the most important elements in understanding 
either a people or a nation. Any program or 
action, then, which can facilitate this exchange, 
is a useful one. Many such programs have al¬ 
ready been initiated, and many more of them 
are contemplated. The admirable policy of ex¬ 
changing teachers and students among nations; 
the programs and aspirations of UN, UNESCO, 
WHO, FAO; the programs of governments 
(such as that of the Fulbright Act), of inter¬ 
national congresses (such as the Seventh Pacific 
Science Congress in New Zealand next Feb¬ 
ruary), of universities and research foundations, 
of churches and of organized and private char¬ 
ities; the quiet work of individuals, all are con¬ 
tributing, as wars and treaties never can, to 
understanding and to peace. The mere presenta¬ 
tion of this list of scientific institutions in the 
1 Department of Bacteriology, University of Hawaii; 
Assistant Editor, Pacific Science. Manuscript received 
May 29, 1948. 
Pacific area is a very small step toward this 
goal, but—if only because no such catalogue 
has ever been published before—it is felt that 
the list will be of value to those individuals 
and institutions throughout the world who may 
be aided by it in making their larger progress 
toward that goal. 
In the compilation of this list, information 
was sought direct from sources in each of the 
countries concerned. Letters of inquiry, asking 
for the names, addresses, and special qualifica¬ 
tions of scientific institutions in each of the 
countries in the Pacific hemisphere "at which 
visting scientists might find the facilities (and 
the invitation) to pursue research in their par¬ 
ticular subjects,” were sent to the Embassies, 
Legations, Consulates, and Information Services, 
in the United States, of each of the Pacific coun¬ 
tries. Identical letters were sent to the Em¬ 
bassies, Legations, Consulates, and Information 
Services of the United States in each of the 
countries concerned. Similar requests were sent 
to the Office of the Director General of 
UNESCO, Paris, and to the Executive Secretary 
of the United States National Commission for 
UNESCO, Department of State, Washington, 
D.C. 
The co-operation received in response to these 
letters of inquiry was amazing and heartening. 
Answers were received from almost every office 
addressed, and the information which was re¬ 
quested was freely given by every country, with 
one expected and regrettable exception. The 
list as it is published can be assumed to present, 
along with the facts which were sought, the 
good will and the interest of the countries 
represented in it. 
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