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YET another sign, if such be needed, of the intangible bond which links together the several members of the British Commonwealth of Nations is provided by the letter printed on p. 21 of this issue, from the honorary secretary of the Australian National Research Council. In this letter, Dr. H. R. Carne offers hospitality in Australian laboratories to scientific workers in Great Britain who are unable to make any direct contribution to the war effort. Not only scientific workers in Great Britain, but also the many students from other parts of the Empire who would normally be proceeding to postgraduate courses or research work in this country but are prevented by present circumstances, are offered an invitation to utilize the universities and research institutes of Australia, to carry on their work. While it is unlikely that many in Great Britain will be able-or will indeed wish-to leave the country at the present time, scientific workers everywhere will appreciate the friendly spirit in which the invitation has been given, and will wish to thank their Australian colleagues for the very practical form which their concern about the influence of war-time conditions on research has taken. Although the outbreak of war in the Pacific may make it necessary for Australian institutions to modify their offer (Dr. Carne's letter was dated September 19), the fact that it was made by a country already deeply involved in the War is worthy of record.
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The Empire Bond. Nature 149, 17 (1942). https://doi.org/10.1038/149017b0
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