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Since it was essential, in the opinion of the Committee, that the Director should possess practical experience of tropical conditions in which the disease is prevalent, Dr. Bagshawe's qualifications were therefore held to be superior to those of Dr. Thompson.
4. As regards the duties of the Director, the Committee endorsed the view expressed by Colonel Bruce that these should consist, in the first place, in the collection from English and foreign sourees of all available information relating not only to trypanosomiasis itself, but also to cognate subjects.
Colonel Bruce laid stress upon the importance of the Director being well acquainted with German and French, in view of the large amount of information published every year in these languages, and of the necessity for direct correspond- ence with foreign investigators.
The communication to the various Governments concerned of this information, properly collated and edited, would be the next step; and the Director would also be required to furnish the Committee with regular reports on the work of the Bureau and the latest results of current research.
He would be responsible for preparing and keeping up to date a map of the whole of Tropical Africa, showing the distribution of the discase and of the different species of blood-sucking insects which are suspected of conveying it.
5. The Director will be required to devote his whole time to these duties, but will be expected to take an interest in the scientific investigation of matters connected with the disease, as far as may be compatible with the proper conduct of the work of the Bureau.
These duties will necessarily involve frequent and informal communication between the Director and foreign scientists. All official correspondence, however, will be conducted only after previous reference to the Committee.
6. Sir R. Boyce suggested Dr. Anton Breinl as being well qualified to act as translator to the Bureau, if such an appointment is necessary. It was decided to leave the matter over pending the selection of a Director.
7. Reference was made to the question of providing a laboratory in connection with the Bureau. Dr. Rose Bradford pointed out that this did not form part of the original scheme for an International Bureau, and the Committee accordingly agreed that it should be deferred for the present.
8. The Committee considered the proposal of the Soudan Government* that an expedition, accompanied by the Soudan Medical Officer at present investigating the disease, should be despatched to study sleeping sickness on the boundaries of Uganda and the French and Belgian Congo for the purpose of devising administra- tive measures for its control, and that in this event, the functions of the expedition should be subject to the control of the Soudan Government.
9. No such expedition for the purpose mentioned is at present contemplated. and the Committee agreed that the Foreign Office should be requested to inform the Soudan Government (1) that the Colonial Office would have no objection to a Soudan medical officer being attached to Colonel Bruce's forthcoming mission to study the disease in Uganda, at the expense of the Soudan Government, to whom he would report; and (2) that since it was possible that Colonel Bruce might return by the Nile route, it might be desirable that the medical officer in question should be qualified to report and advise on the adoption of such administrative measures for the control of the disease in that region as he might consider desirable.
10. A letter from the Royal Society was read, stating that the Society's officers had recommended that the same facilities as those agreed to in the case of the International Bureau should be afforded to the present Bureau, and that the matter would be considered by the Council on the 30th instant.
11. It had been agreed that the duties of secretary to the Committee should be performed by a member of the Colonial Office. Mr. R. Popham Lobb has accordingly been selected to act in that capacity.
12. The Committee approved a draft notice concerning the establishment and object of the Bureau, and agreed that it should be communicated to the Press as soon as the appointment of Director had been filled.
Colonial Office,
29 April, 1908.
R. POPHAM LOBB,
Secretary.
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SIR,
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No. 31.
THE ROYAL SOCIETY to COLONIAL OFFICE.
(Received 1 May, 1908.)
[Answered by No. 40.]
Burlington House, London, W., 1 May, 1908. IN continuation of my letter to you of 23rd ultimo,* I have now the honour to inform you that the President and Council of the Royal Society at their meeting yesterday unanimously agreed that, so long as the work of the Society will permit, the same facilities will be granted to the National Bureau for Sleeping Sickness as were agreed to be given to the proposed International Bureau.
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SIR,
I am, &c.,
ARCH. GEIKIE,
Secretary, Royal Society.
No. 32.
FOREIGN OFFICE to COLONIAL OFFICE.
(Received 5 May, 1908.)
[Answered by No. 37.]
Foreign Office, 5 May, 1908. WITH reference to the letter from this Department of the 25th ultimot respecting the proposal to consider Dr. Balfour as a candidate for the appointment of Director of the Sleeping Sickness Bureau, I am directed by Secretary Sir E. Grey to transmit to you herewith a copy of a letter from that gentleman asking for certain information in regard to the appointment.
Sir E. Grey will be glad to learn what reply the Secretary of State for the Colonies would wish returned to Dr. Balfour on the subject.
SIR,
LOUIS MALLET.
I am, &c.,
Enclosure in No. 32.
Wellcome Research Laboratories, Gordon College,
Khartoum, 20 April, 1908.
I AM authorized by Sir Reginald Wingate to communicate with you direct regarding the subject to which the attached copy of telegrams relates. I am, of course, much gratified that my name should be considered worthy of consideration, but before I reply definitely I would esteem it a favour if you would kindly furnishi me with information on the following points :-
1. What duties will fall to the lot of the Director of the Bureau of Sleeping Sickness; and what funds will be available for carrying out the work of the Bureau ?
2. To whom is the Director answerable for his work?
3. Is he under the direction of a Committee or is he himself responsible
to a high official of the Foreign Office for the general running of the Bureau?
4. Who will constitute the Committee if such exists?
5. Will the salary of the post remain at the sum mentioned (£500) during
the whole period of service?
6. What leave, if any, is granted in the year?
7. Will the work be carried out in England or will the Director be expected
to carry out investigations abroad?
The Under-Secretary of State,
Foreign Office.
I have, &c.,
ANDREW BALFOUR.
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