Papers for the meeting of the British National Committee for Astronomy of 17 September 1974, including agenda and enclosures. The enclosures are minutes of the meeting of 18 May 1973 (Enclosure A); details of Committee membership (B); a memorandum entitled 'SRC and Astronomy' (C); a report from the U.K. delegate to the International Astronomical Union Assembly (D); a report from the I.A.U. Finance Committee (E); resolutions passed at the I.A.U. Assembly (F); a list of U.K. members of the I.A.U. (G); a memorandum on the election of I.A.U. officers (H); a note on the arrangements for the R.G.O. Tercentenary celebrations (I); a paper by A.H. Cook on 'Astronomy and Geophysics in China 1973' (J); a paper on the exchange of visits with the U.S.S.R. (K); and proposals from the Committee of Space Research for an International Solar System Decade (L). At the end is a copy of the minutes of the meeting.