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J I - 2 - " The President stated that under present grants from AID L.E.280.ooo was allocated for the construction of two new buildings on the present sIte of the UniversIty: a general class~ buIlding and an adjunct to the present maIn buildIng to be used for student servIce center, cafeterIa, etc. In additIon. an unused salary grant of L.E.4g,OOO might be available. Further. he pointed out that L.E.63,OOO for the prevIously approved purchase of a portion of the Greek property and the proposed expendIture for hostels would not be needed If the Greek property were bought 'n total. In making his reccmnendation to the Board that It take favorable actIon on the purchase. PresIdent Bartlett said that the prlnctpal factor InfluencIng hIm was that the varIous programs planned for three or more years hence when the buIldings presently planned would be completed could now be advanced so as to be started in the fall of 1964. The addItional space, he said. would give Immediate relief to the very pressIng need for more administratIve office rooms, would allow the adult educatIon program to expand substantially and would pennit earlier establ'shment of a business school. unIversity press facilities and other needed additions. He visualized that, If the prop­erty were purchased. he would retain the natural and social scIences on the existing sIte together with the lIbrary and administration building. On the new property the humanItIes would be centered and a students' center area and cafeter­ia could be located. The property would permit expanded athletic activity on its vacant land and also the new technical school buIlding could provide hostels on one or more floors. The President stated that he had discussed the matter with Dr. Rlzk, Dr. Evangelos Calamltsls, Or. Laila Hamamsy and Dr. Marsden Jones, all of whom thought the purchase in the best Interests of the University. He said also that the U.S. Embassy was in favor of the acquisition anq had sent word to that effect to Washington. He polnte8~fhat under the tenns of existing law, if property In the name of an American InstItution were taken over by the Egyptian government, the AmerIcan Economic Development Program would automatically, by Its terms, come to an end, and that the Embassy therefore thought the risk of expropria­tion was not substantial. Full discussion by the Trustees present followed and the plans presented were examined. Questions were raised as to the conditions of the buIldings and their adaptability to the expected use by the University. Or. Bartlett recog­nized that a new class~ buIlding would undoubtedly be more modern and suitable than the girls' school building on the Greek site but he thought the latter would do th