TOWARD WORLD SURVEYING.

PLANS are now under way to establish a world association of public opinion reporting agencies. A member of the world association Planning Committee discusses the possible functions of the world organization, and indicates the current development of these functions. Stuart C. Dodd is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Social Science Research Section of the American University of Beirut. His experience includes directing opinion survey work for the Allied Expeditionary Forces in Sicily and the Near East during World War II. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]