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effect on the Institution for fiscal years 1986 and 1987, he recommended that the Regents allow Smithsonian management to continue internal reviews and the development of contingency plans as may be necessary and postpone production of the [[underlined]] Prospectus [[/underlined]]. He added that a revised document is expected to be ready for review in March 1986. Accordingly, with the understanding that the Executive Committee of the Board of Regents will review and approve the final draft of the [[underlined]] Prospectus [[/underlined]] for submission to Congress, the following motion was suggested and adopted:

VOTED that, subject to final consideration by the Executive Committee, the Board of Regents approves the [[underlined]] Five-Year Prospectus, Fiscal Years 1987-1991 [[/underlined]], anticipating that annual revisions will similarly be presented for its approval.

[[underlined]] Agreement with Saudi Arabia [[/underlined]]

Mr. Adams reminded the Regents that at each of their meetings over the course of 1985 he had discussed with the Board the status of the Institution's agreement with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Executed in December 1983 in recognition of Saudi Arabia's pledge of $5 million toward the construction of the Quadrangle, that agreement called for the establishment of a Center for Islamic Arts and Culture, the naming of the eastern portion of the Quadrangle as the Asian and African Gallery, and the acknowledgement of Saudi Arabia's gift both in a permanent plaque in the International Center and in all its publications. As these provisions essentially violated the Institution's normal procedures for ensuring donor recognition as well as the Congressional understanding of the nomenclature and purposes of the Quadrangle, the Secretary made repeated efforts in the fall and winter of 1984-1985 to reach an understanding with the Ambassador from Saudi Arabia on new terms which would be acceptable to both the Smithsonian and the Embassy.

For the Regents' information Mr. Adams reviewed his correspondence with the Ambassador and the Embassy's counsel and discussed their most recent communications. There have been no developments since an article on this subject appeared on October 9 in the Washington [[underlined]] Post [[/underlined]]. 

[[underlined]] Policy on Arrangements for Special Visits to the Museums [[/underlined]]

Mr. Adams pointed out that occasionally domestic or foreign dignitaries visit Smithsonian museums and require special security arrangements established by outside agencies (e.g., State Department, Secret Service). When such visits occur during normal public visiting hours, he added, they can result in the closing of portions of a museum or, in some cases, an entire museum for some period of the day. While dignitaries' visits are welcome, there have been isolated instances where appropriate accommodations came primarily at the expense of the general public. Accordingly, interim measures have been placed into effect in Smithsonian museums to minimize public