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-37- development will include the following members and former members of the National Board of the Smithsonian Associates: William S. Anderson, Chairman Joe L. Albritton Nicholas F. Brady E. Mandell de Windt Gaylord Donnelley James A. Elkins, Jr. Gordon Hanes John F. Harrigan Richard D. Hill Carla Anderson Hills Samuel C. Johnson James M. Kemper, Jr. Seymour H. Knox III George C. McGhee H. Smith Richardson, Jr. David E. Skinner Roger B. Smith Parke Wright Mr. Anderson has asked the assistance of Mr. Rawleigh Warner, Mobil Chairman, in organizing a gift from the Aramco companies to match a proposed major contribution from Saudi Arabia. A gift of $1 million from the Korean Traders Association is expected in the very near future. A committee for the support of the Museum of African Art is to be organized early in the year. Preliminary discussions indicate a strategy of a close relationship between the African nations and U. S. corporations with major interests in each nation. [[underlined]]Legislation and Funding[[/underlined]]. The additional FY 1981 appropriation for the Museum Support Center adversely affected the Quadrangle request of $500,000, and necessitates continuing design activities using trust funds ($1 million) approved by the Board in September. The Institution's budget request to