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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

Mr. Brown expressed his hearty approval of these plans and the tremendous importance of the collection to the cultural heritage of the Nation.  Mr. Fleming observed that the Secretary had been negotiating effectively with Mr. Hirshhorn for this collection.

The Secretary reported that a number of other cities were competing for the collection, including London, Toronto, Tel Aviv, Oakland, and [[delete and]] another city in California, Baltimore, and most notably New York.

It was later agreed by the Regents that one of the most important issues discussed during this meeting was the Hirshhorn collection.  It was further agreed that when Mr. Hirshhorn makes a firm offer of [[a]] gift, arrangements should be made promptly with the President to request Congress for legislation to accept this gift for the Nation and to provide funds for a gallery to be identified with Mr. Hirshhorn's name.  The Vice President suggested that the Secretary advise Mr. Hirshhorn that the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution is enthusiastically interested in the possibilities of his cooperating with us and that Mr. Hirshhorn's conditions to the gift will be honored.

Charles Darwin Foundation

The Secretary explained that sponsorship of the Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Islands did not involve financial support.

Nonpublic Funds Budget:

After consideration of the nonpublic funds budget for the Institution, on motion by Senator Saltonstall, seconded by Mr. Hunsaker, it was

VOTED that the Board of Regents approves the budget of the nonpublic funds for the fiscal year 1967 as recommended by the Executive Committee.