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La-J-4 As is stated in the document Basle ReskaaRA1Alitie5, thi; University conceives its task to bi-altural in character. This means that it feels a responsibility to support and work for the welfare of Egypt and the U.A,R. XX. The University does not operate on a system of nboo ks pre-scribed for teaching" any more than does any other Universi'4.,y. Again, this article apparently was written w.th primary and secondary ed4cation in mind. This point of Tieu is troat.s6 further in the document, Basic Res.eonsibiltlec. XXI. This £8 obviously written for the primary and secoLday school. The University, in any case, fels that M., mut)t reserve the responsibility of "entranco and preoxobln" itself, since these matters are on of the w,M,yal of the educational system on which the Univoleil,,,r Op Please see The Basic ResEonsibilities of the Ameriotm deu int the admissions and control standards of the Univers:Uy a7 never less than those required in the appropriate fac,i, of other universities. XXII. The University completely complies. XXIII. This article does not apply directly. All the inchreci; points, such as examination system, conditions of enrollment, etc., are sat forth in the document submitted tc; the Wtniotry, The American University. at Cairo. All regulations bearing on such matters are ciearce, th7ough the University Senate and, where necessary, are auAhorfi.wd by the Board of Trustees of the University. All 10)or and sanitary laws of the U.A.R. are carefully adhered to. Aa stated beforo, however, the "Zone" does not hairs XXIV. The University keeps all such files and registers. xxvj Since much of this law, and much of the ordered iur,d by the Ministry of Education, does nct apply to the VrAv6toity (due to the fact that the law was prepaltad for primary and secondary and not university education) it is hopc& that a special order may be prepared by the hinistor of Erfueation for the American University at Cairo. In fact, it is to that end that thes.0 suggestions are being writttql, as wall as the long document of April 6th entitled— The Amrican C3.Ì'O xxvI. The University's comment on this article ± a coniAnuatien of its comment on XXV. If a new regulation can be i6tted r4.,:ovor-ing the University, it would, indeed, be roasonable for a liaison committee representing the Ministry, to bc appointed