15 September Fernando Escobar, Royal Consulate of the Netherlands, Dominican Republic, to Lieutenant-Colonel F. A. Ramsey, Officer in Charge, Department of Justice and Public Instruction

In December 1946, the United Nations General Assembly voted to submit to member countries the draft constitution of the International Refugee Organization, the provisions of which stipulated that the IRO was to come into existence after acceptance by fifteen countries, whose contributions would provide at least 75 per cent of its operational budget. By February, 1947, eleven governments had signed the Constitution, pending subsequent ratification for effective participation: Canada, Dominican Republic, France, Guatemala, Honduras, Liberia, the Netherlands, Norway, the Philippine Republic, the United Kingdom and the United States.

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Zika virus infection in 18 travellers returning from Surinam and the Dominican Republic, The Netherlands, November 2015–March 2016

Infection ◽

10.1007/s15010-016-0906-y ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 44 (6) ◽

pp. 797-802 ◽

Cited By ~ 31

Author(s):

Janneke W. Duijster ◽

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Abraham Goorhuis ◽

Perry J. J. van Genderen ◽

Leo G. Visser ◽

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Keyword(s):

Virus Infection ◽

The Netherlands ◽

Dominican Republic ◽

Zika Virus ◽

Zika Virus Infection

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International Monetary Fund

International Organization ◽

10.1017/s0020818300006202 ◽

1947 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 358-358

Keyword(s):

The Netherlands ◽

Dominican Republic ◽

International Monetary Fund ◽

Additional Time ◽

Member States ◽

East Indies ◽

Netherlands East Indies ◽

Exchange Transactions ◽

The International Monetary Fund

On December 18, 1946, the International Monetary Fund announced the initial par values of the currencies of its members and stated that exchange transactions through the Fund would commence March 1, 1947. Eight of the member states — Brazil, China, Dominican Republic, Greece, Poland, Yugoslavia, France in respect of French Indo-China, and the Netherlands in respect of the Netherlands East Indies — requested and received from the Fund additional time for the determination of initial par values; the establishment of the par value for Uruguay's currency was postponed, pending the completion of certain legislative steps in that country.

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A fossil Aspergillus from Eocene Dominican amber

Journal of Paleontology ◽

10.1017/s0022336000058996 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 62 (01) ◽

pp. 141-143 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Gerard M. Thomas ◽

George O. Poinar

Keyword(s):

Dominican Republic ◽

Fossil Species ◽

First Report ◽

Dominican Amber ◽

Eocene Amber

A sporulating Aspergillus is described from a piece of Eocene amber originating from the Dominican Republic. The Aspergillus most closely resembles a form of the white spored phase of Aspergillus janus Raper and Thom. This is the first report of a fossil species of Aspergillus.

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