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The Chancellor opened the meeting by welcoming the two new Regents, Senator Sasser and Mrs. Clark, and Mr. Griffin, attending as Chairman of the National Board of Smithsonian Associates. He then lamented the sudden death of Regent Senator Henry M. (Scoop) Jackson, whereupon the Regents adopted the following resolution which is to be rendered in fine calligraphy and presented to Mrs. Jackson:

RESOLVED that the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution has received with profound sorrow the announcement of Senator Henry M. Jackson's sudden death on September 1, 1983. The Regents express their heartfelt sympathy to Mrs. Jackson and the Jackson family, but cannot adequately convey their deep sense of loss which the Institution, the Nation and the world have sustained in the passing of this extraordinary statesman, a member of the United States Congress for more than 42 years and a member of the Board of Regents for more than a decade. 

With all his consuming responsibilities he maintained an active interest in the many facets of the Smithsonian. Among the most useful of his many accomplishments were those achieved in his important role as the founding Chairman of the Audit and Review Committee of the Board of Regents. In this capacity he contributed to significant organizational and managerial improvements and to better understanding of the Smithsonian in the Congress and by the public. 

The Regents here record their great debt and heartfelt gratitude to Henry M. Jackson for his wise counsel and unfailing dedication to the best interests of the Institution. Like his service to our country and to all mankind, his contributions to the "increase and diffusion of knowledge" at this Institution are indelibly inscribed in the annals of Smithsonian history. He will be sorely missed, but never forgotten. 

[[underlined]] Minutes of the Meeting of May 9, 1983 [[/underlined]]

The Chancellor referred to the Minutes of the meeting of May 9, 1983 which had been previously been distributed, and the Regents approved the following resolution:

VOTED that the Board of Regents approves the Minutes of the Meeting of May 9, 1983 as previously circulated on June 6, 1983.