<P> The Royal Norwegian Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (Norwegian: Norges Teknisk - Naturvitenskapelige Forskningsråd) or NTNF was the first of five research councils established in Norway . It existed from 1946 until the end of 1992, when the five merged to create The Research Council of Norway . The council was partially independent, but was ultimately subordinate to the Ministry of Trade and Industry . </P>

Royal norwegian council for scientific and industrial research