"Jan. 20 and him a copy of 'guide book' for review. and also that I provide him with a statement as to the purpose of my trip. He evidently has in mind some publicity concerning my visit. He said he had been in the U.S. on a Leader exchange program in 1956. He pointed out that the Pakistan Curriculum Committee Report on Secondary Education had stressed the importance of science training in the secondary schools, and that it had recommended that it be compulsory from grades 3 to 10 and thereafter elective. However, either a shortage of teachers or equipment (or both) in some areas. led to making science optional in some areas. Teachers of science may have a professional course for 9 mos. and may receive the teacher training from a Teacher training institution which provides them with experience in methods of teaching. Bakhtiar then again returned to the great need for additional space and equipment and said these shortages led to stress on theoretical side of science. Mr. Siddiqui suggested it would be helpful if, as a result of my trip, a comparative survey of South & Southeast Asian education could be prepared and circulated. He said They would be most interested in such a report. I visited Dr. Saleemuzzaman Siddiqui, Chairman of the Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.