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Minutes, Annual Meeting - 58 - Apri l 28, I956 2. ACTIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Voted that the actions of the Executive Committee as circulated to a l l members i n the minutes of the meet- ings of Oct. 8 and Dec. 3, 1955, and Feb. 11, 1956, be r a t i f i e d . Dr. Russell reported that the Executive Committee had met on Apri l 27th to review matters pending and receive information but there had been no business requiring action. The minutes would be circulated as usual. 3. REPORTS Annual reports were received from officers, committee chairmen, and Division representatives listed below; those marked with an asterisk were distributed by mail and the others were available at the meeting. Only the report of the Chairman was presented orally at the meeting and discussed. ^Chairman of the Division Executive Secretary Advisory Committees ^Climatology, Weather Bureau â¢Fellowships and Awards *Geography, ONR, combined with Geographical Field Research i n Foreign Areas U. S. National Committee of the International Geographical Union â¢Waste Disposal, AEC Technical Committees â¢Clay Minerals â¢Glacial Map of the United States, East of the Rockies â¢Measurement of Geologic Time â¢National Atlas ^Topographic Maps I l l u s t r a t i n g Cultural Geography â¢Treatise on Marine Ecology and Paleoecology Divisional representatives Committee D-5 on Coal and Coke, ASTM U. S. Advisory Committee on American Cartography, Pan American Institute of Geography and History Board of Directors, AGI, Included i n Chairman's report Voted to accept the reports enumerated above and recommend continuation of the committees for an addi- tiona l year with such membership as the Executive Committee recommends. No report was received from the Committee on Paleobotany. Difflng Dr. Russell's presentation of the Chairman's report, attention was called to the efforts made to establish procedures by which nomination of delegates to the International Geological Congress might be made when requested by the Department of State. Dr. Nolan was Invited to discuss the matter. In the ensuing discussion, the following points were made:
