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Correspondence from various members of the public regarding Haldane's research into methods of escape from submarines and the physiology of diving. Much of the correspondence arose from his involvement in the inquiry into the loss of HMS Thetis.
 
Correspondents are:
<ol>
<li>Barville, M
</li><li>Bellamy, H R
</li><li>Brunskell, R [includes a hand-drawn diagram of ships in convoy]
</li><li>Bullen, A G
</li><li>Bush, Richard W
</li><li>Jenkins, F C V
</li><li>Johnson, A Croom [includes a hand-drawn diagram of an apparatus for regenerating air in a confined space and a colour advert for a "Kontragas" regenerator]
</li><li>Kenyon, John H
</li><li>Lawrie, J P
</li><li>Maurice, M Vincent
</li><li>Menzies, G C P
</li><li>Peachey, P A [includes a press cutting describing Haldane's experiments to recreate conditions on the Thetis]
</li><li>White, B H</li></ol>

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