Documento 143-150 - Visit to India, Jul-Sept 1966: Government Review Committee on the Indian Statistical Institute

Correspondence; typescript reports, 3pp and 12pp (two drafts); copy report; report; three folders of printed material.

The Committee, chaired by Sri Humayun Kabir MP, had been established in February 1966 to evaluate the work done by the ISI and advise on particular aspects of its activities. As a distinguished foreign visitor Synge was asked in September to give his comments on the ISI. The Committee submitted its report in December 1966.

G/143: Correspondence re review and Synge's comments
G/144: Typescript reports for the Review Committee by P.C. Mahalanobis, Calcutta: 'Research Units in Natural Sciences', 10 September; Research units in non-statistical subjects', 10 September; 'Research and Training School. Research units in non-statistical subjects', earlier draft of preceding, n.d
G/145: Copy of Report of the Indian Statistical Institute Review Committee (New Delhi, 1966)
G/146: Brief correspondence re Deskmukh Committee. This Committee was established in January 1967, to advise the ISI and oversee the implementation of the Review Committee's recommendations
G/147: Provisional copy of Deskmukh report Indian Statistical Institute. Review and Reappraisal (Calcutta, 1967)
G/148-150: Printed background material re the ISI.

G/135-G/159: material relating to Synge's visit to India in Jul-Sept 1966. Includes: G/136, correspondence and papers re appointments at ISI; G/137-G/140, correspondence and papers re visits to other research institutions; G/141, other invitations; G/142, miscellaneous correspondence in India and letters from Synge to his mother. G/143-G/150, material re the Government Review Committee on the Indian Statistical Institute'; G/151-G/155: correspondence arising from Synge's visit to India, 1966-1970; G/156-159: miscellaneous printed material on Indian science and research centres.

G/130-G/132: material relating to Synge's previous short trip to India.