This photograph shows men seated and standing at a table laid for a formal dinner.

Joseph Needham's caption reads: 'l to r: Auger (sec), Kruyt (Ned), Huxley (DG), Rivet (Fr) – Abdul Rahman (Egypt) astron.'

Left to right: Pierre Victor Auger (secretariat); Hugo R. Kruyt, Netherlands; Julian Huxley (Director-General); Paul Rivet, France; Abdul Rahman, Egypt, astronomer.