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[[underlined]] MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF JANUARY 30, 1989 [[/underlined]]

The Chancellor drew the Regents' attention to the minutes of the most recent Regents' meeting, and the following motion was approved:

VOTED that the Board of Regents approves the Minutes of the Meeting of January 30, 1989, as previously circulated on March 3, 1989.

[[underlined]] REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE [[/underlined]]

Mr. Acheson drew the following report to the Regents' attention, noting that the Committee had considered the draft Memorandum of Understanding with the Heye Foundation in great detail. Other items of significance at their meeting are noted in the report.

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The Executive Committee of the Board of Regents met at noon on Thursday, April 27, 1989 in the Ladies' Dining Room of the Supreme Court. Present were:

William H. Rehnquist, Chancellor
David C. Acheson, Chairman
Samuel C. Johnson
Robert McC. Adams, Secretary

Also present were: Under Secretary Dean W. Anderson; Treasurer Ann R. Leven; Assistant Secretary for Administration John F. Jameson; Executive Assistant to the Secretary James M. Hobbins; and Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice Noel J. Augustyn. The Committee reviewed the proposed agenda for the May 8, 1989 meeting of the Board of Regents and observed that, with the amplifications below, the agenda papers reflected the Committee's views.

In his Secretary's Report Mr. Adams alluded to a number of matters he will raise again with the full Board on May 8, including the status of the legislative initiative to establish a National Center for Biological Diversity, the idea of setting up an environmental problems for interested members of Congress and the public, the editorial and financial status of [[underlined]] Air & Space [[/underlined]] magazine, the planned dedication of the Mathias Laboratory at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, the Mellon Foundation's grant for terrestrial ecology, the situation in Panama and possible affiliation with the Gorgas Memorial Institute, and the hearings before the House Subcommittee on Government Activities and Transportation. The Secretary reported [[underlined]] American Visions [[/underlined]] magazine's proposal that it be permitted to offer Smithsonian Associate benefits (discounts, tours, mail order opportunities, etc.) to its subscribers. After discussion it was agreed that such an affiliation would run counter to the Regents' expressed hope that the magazine would enjoy financial success and independence.