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To that end, and in accordance with the recommendation of the Executive Committee, the Secretary offered a motion which would put the Regents on record as encouraging the Secretary to continue work toward an agreement with the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation. In pursuing these discussions, the issue of governance would appear to be paramount. However, apart from protecting and honoring the statutory authority of the Board of Regents for the Institution, there would appear to be ample room in which to consider various structures for a relationship with the Museum and the role of its current Board of Trustees. With respect to financing, it was understood that no existing Smithsonian resources can be applied to such a relationship. Any agreement between the Smithsonian and the Museum must be accompanied by commitments for, or the reasonable prospect of, additional funds from either Federal or non-Federal sources. 

In discussion it was noted that the issue of the Museum's location must first be settled in the New York courts and that, while the prospect of joint activities between the Museum (maintaining a New York presence) and the Smithsonian could have a salutary effect, news of the Smithsonian's interest would likely produce vigorous protest and criticism form New York citizens and public officials alike. And then it was 
VOTED that the Board of Regents encourages the Secretary to continue discussions with representatives of the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation about the prospect of a formal institutional relationship between the Museum and the Smithsonian. 
And it was similarly
VOTED that the Secretary is also encouraged to explore the concept of a national museum of Native American history and culture with Members of Congress, representatives of the Executive Branch, tribal leaders, and other interested parties, including responsible authorities in New York. 

[[underline]]Major Development Initiatives[[/underline]]

It was reported that a grant from the Cafritz Foundation had just been received, assuring the full funding for the Visitors' Information Center in the Castle and that funding of the Latin American television series, "The Buried Mirror," now has a more promising outlook. The National Museum of African Art has begun to implement its strategy for raising a total of $5.5 million for Museum acquisitions. Fund raising for the "Information Revolution" exhibition in the National Museum of American History has netted $2,325,000 toward its budget of approximately $5 million. Two priority SITES exhibitions, "King Herod's Dream: Caesarea on the Sea" and "Tropical Rainforests: A Disappearing Treasure," are close to attracting major funding. The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute has proposed $177,000 study designated to establish biologic base-line and disease data which will ultimately be used for the successful exploitation of iguana as a food resource in developing Latin