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[[underline]] Authority of the Regents and Secretary for the Future Disposition of the Museum [[/underline]]

Again, it has been made clear to Mr. Robbins and he fully understands that any Agreement would have to protect the freedom of the Smithsonian and the Congress to make whatever future use they deem appropriate of the collections, real estate, and other assets of the Museum. Indeed, Mr. Robbins foresees and we believe would welcome the day when a Museum of Man or some other new organization unit may subsume the programs of the Museum of African Art and transport them to an entirely different setting. Such future possibilities aside, the committee feels a draft Agreement must be clear with regard to the Smithsonian's authority in such matters and recommends that this condition, together with the preceding three, be independently controlling and non-negotiable.

[[underline]] Summary [[/underline]]

The [[underline]] ad hoc [[/underline]] committee of the Board of Regents finds the Museum of African Art to be a cultural institution of signal importance to the Nation and its Capital in the study and explication of the art of Africa. Its collection is one of the best in the country; its staff is dedicated and enthusiastic; and we are generally convinced of the essential educational role the Museum can play in informing a public which is still largely ignorant of the traditional cultural expressions of the people of Africa.