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AS one of the measures deemed necessary for the reduction of British expenditure overseas, and particularly for the conservation of ‘‘dollar resources, an announcement from the Board of Trade early last autumn re-introduced the system of licensing imports of books and other literature. Certain classes of books were completely excluded, and others, including scientific and technical books, were admitted up to a limiting money value. During the War, the licensing had, of course, been in operation; but there was the additional need at that time for extreme economy in the use of shipping space, which made restrictions almost inevitable.
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Imports of Scientific and Technical Books. Nature 161, 75–76 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/161075a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/161075a0