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solidly at its beginning. I explained the need to define its purposes clearly and to find dedicated leaders who are prepared to devote many years of their energy to making it serve the progress of Korea. I explained that an institution does not consist of buildings, elaborate equipment, and a formal organization. It is a living organism which like a tree must take root and grow on Korean soil and be nurtured by Korean gardeners if it is to become strong and vital. I stated that it must somehow, of course, be made strong enough at its birth to attract the best in Korean young men and perform some services effectively from the outset.

There was some disappointment at our unwillingness to identify at this time the order of magnitude of the investment to be made in the Institute and the shape of its budget.

I insisted on the principle, however, that the aim of the Institute should be excellence by world standards in everything it undertakes. I proposed that it be developed progressively as fast as key scientific leadership for each of