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I I I ~4. FIla'~CT AJ~ Agend ur ..:: ain repc.r ad ~ + ne had. spen", 1n ~ ira w~th r [ sel nf I E S. A~ mucro 'tolInQ ute me of the dis 18,10n a ten-year program ~f (ic1a18 in Waslllngl)11 in thB Unlvers~ty a,o o have an under hat w~ eed to ~repar4 de.~lop~ent The of are ke~ IS interested AT X.iOU8 to he.:.p but want g of long-ler prog~am Mr Po +er re~ie~8ct ~uotton III. United State~ ovsrnmen1 n thu ~l' hed paper it Curren1 Act1~itle6 ... n thtl U~'ltV(:Ir'b~ty Dft'IJ810pment. Progra. ...... " (Appendix C)_ He r.,varted that the grant of $500,000 in Egypt! I 1 undtl in "Counterpar' Funds" had been approved by ... he Burea'l of the Budget In Washington and 'Woul be made available Witn thlS appro'/al flnal plans for the S1 ude., Serv10es Center and SCianc build!ng can go forward The Universi~y is als~ scheduled to receive $250.000 worth of Egyptian pounds for 1901 beyund the $250 000 &Lready requested for reconstruction of the present m3~n building ana for pregraa. leA. ha9 appor ioned about $125,000 to ('nance a study of Al'Ierican i.n~tit.u·1ons of higher 1881'n­ing in the Middle Eas~. The Trustees of Robert College, the American University of Be~rut and t.he American Un1versity at Cai r o have been aaKed to sponsor th~ study, Details are set forth ." attachments #3 and 14 of Appendix C. It was .felt that an intelligent study of t!lls nature under trained Jeadership should carry fur_ the: our own self-study and provide a bas46 for future planning as an independen~ institution. Scientific technical developltlents are points or stress and .em phasis (J.t was repated that a technl_ ' ~. ........ .. .. ~ "",,.. Egypt) and we must gra~p our opportunity w~thln the ll.beral arts trad1t ion '\o"hich i6 so tmpvrtant and. 90 much needed in this area Thl.s survey will eet the stage tor creative thinking with the other t¥.o institutions ~n determining the direotion of Amer~can education in the Middle East. for the next ae ~ade and should help us clarify OUl' ):,osit],.!')n v 4 s-a-'/1s he Arner:l.can Governmen ..