Joining nations 1947-1990

PREFACE

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Current staff and members of the founder societies of the IIW (listed in Appendix 1) have been most helpful in supplying information about their organisations and the co-operation of the following is recorded with gratitude: M r C Ritzen (Belgium), Mr M Evrard (France), Dr Ing G Costa (Italy), M rs D H enze (Netherlands), Professor Dr Eng H Wintermark (Norway), Mr C Smallbone (S Afric a) Miss J Fernandez Ballesteros (Spain), Dr P Kunzmann (Switzerland) and Mr 0 Dellby (Sweden). Finally, the author wishes to express his thanks to his pub– lisher, Mr M Woodhead, for his encouragement, understanding and forbearance.

P D BOYD