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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
Washington, D.C. 20560
U.S.A.
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October 29, 1980

Honorable Warren E. Burger
The Chief Justice of the United States
Chancellor, Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D.C 20543

Dear Mr. Chancellor:

Your Regents' Personnel Committee, consisting of the undersigned, has carefully reviewed the [[underline]]Confidential Statement of Employment and Financial Interests[[/underline]], fully filled out and submitted by each of the following employees:

S. Dillon Ripley
Phillip S. Hughes
John F. Jameson
Charles Blitzer
David Challinor
Paul N. Perrot
Julian T. Euell
James McK. Symington
Lawrence E. Taylor
James M. Hobbins
Peter G. Powers
Christian C. Hohenlohe

As a result of our careful review of these statements as submitted and following our discussion of them at a committee meeting held on October 29, 1980, we have unanimously decided that there is no conflict of interest whatsoever involved and that no action of any kind concerning conflict of interest need be taken with regard to any employee.

Respectfully yours,

[[signed]]Kenneth Rush[[/signed]]
Kenneth Rush, Chairman

[[signed]]George H Mahon[[/signed]]
George H. Mahon

[[signed]]Carlisle H Humelsine[[/signed]]
Carlisle H. Humelsine