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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

Assistant Secretaries James Bradley, Sidney R. Galler, and Charles Blitzer were present also.

The Vice President, Senator Clinton P. Anderson and representative Michael J. Kirwan were not present.

The Chancellor, on behalf of the Board of Regents, congratulated the Secretary on his election to the National Academy of Sciences for his contributions to science.

Minutes of Meeting of January 25, 1968

On motion by Mr. Greenewalt, seconded by Mr. Brown, and carried, it was 

VOTED that the Minutes of the Meeting of January 25, 1968, as previously circulated to be approved.

Report of the Executive Committee (Permanent Committee)

Mr. Haskins, Chairman (ad interim) announced that the Executive Committee met with the Chancellor and the Secretary on April 19, 1968. He summarized the Report of the Executive Committee. On motion by Mr. Greenewalt, seconded, and carried, it was

VOTED that the Board of Regents approved the Report of the Executive Committee and directs that it be included in the Proceedings of the meeting.

The report follows.

REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (PERMANENT COMMITTEE) OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

April 29, 1968

The Executive Committee (Permanent Committee)of the Board of Regents met on April 29, 1968. The meeting was called to order by Dr. Haskins, Chairman (ad interim), in the Chambers of the Chief Justice at 4:10 p.m.

The minutes of the Board of Regents Meeting on January 15, 1969, were recommended for approval by the Board of Regents.

The Secretary recalled that the Regents agreed on January 25 that the selection of a successor to fill the vacancy caused by Mr. Fleming's death was to be held over until the May meeting. At Senator Anderson's suggestion the Secretary