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    "ocrText": "and public institutions will cooperate in the program. Scores of the\nleading universities have, through their scientific staffs, participated in\nthe formulation of the program. In the course of these formulations, not\nonly has the participation of many key scientists and groups been assured,\nbut it has become apparent that services of the highest order of competence\nwill be made available to the programe From a budgetary point-of-view,\nit is estimated that these volunteered services may total several million\ndollars in value; at the same time, various institutions -- for example,\nmany astronomical observatories -- will engage in unusual (as against\nnormal) operations in order to assist in the program.\nINTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC UNIONS\nSPECIAL COMMITTEE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL YEAR\nChairman:\nProf. S. Chapman, International Union of Geodesy\nand Geophysics (Great Britain)\nVice-Chairman: -\nDr. L. V. Berkner, International Scientific Radio\nUnion (United States)\nSecretary General:\nProf. M. Nicolet, International Astronomical Union\n(Belgium)\nMembers:\nDr. J. G. Beynon, International Scientific Radio\nUnion (Great Britain)\nProf. M. Boella, International Scientific Radio\nUnion (Italy)\nProf. J. Coulomb, International Union of Geodesy\nand Geophysics (France)\nProf. A. Danjon, International Astronomical Union\n(France)\nIng. E. Herbays, International Council of Scientific\nUnions (Belgium)\nSir H. Spencer Jones, International Astronomical\nUnion (Great Britain)\nDr. R. LaClavere, International Union of Geodesy\nand Geophysics (France).\nDr. V. Laursen, International Union of Geodesy and\nGeophysics (Denmark)\nDr. J. Van Mieghem, World Meteorological Organi-\nzation (Belgium)\nDr. J. M. ordie, International Union of Geography\n(Great Britain)\n- 6 -"
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