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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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Resolution Authorizing filing of application with the United States of America for an advance to provide for the planning of public works under the terms of Public Law 560, Eighty-third Congress of the United States, as ammended. WHEREAS, The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (herein called the "Applicant") after thorough consideration of the various aspects of the problem and study of available data has hereby determined that the construction of certain public works, generally described as a Materials Research Laborator)', is desirable and in the public interest and to that end it is necessary that action preliminary to the construction of said works be taken immediately; and WHEREAS, under the terms of Public Law 560, Eighty-third Congress, as amended, the United States of America has authorized the making of advances to public bodies to aid in financing the cost of engineering and architectural surveys, designs, plans, working drawings, specifications or other action preliminary to and in preparation for the construction of public works; and WHEREAS, the applicant has examined and duly considered such act and the applicant considers it to be in the public interest and to its benefit to file an application under said act and to authorize other action in connection therewith; Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved by T h e Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, the governing body of said applicant, as follows: 1. That the construction of said public works is essential to and is to the best interests of the applicant, and to the end that such public works may be provided as promptly as practicable it is desirable that action preliminary to the construction thereof be undertaken immediately; 2. That H. O. Farber be hereby authorized to file in behalf of the applicant an application (in form required by the United States and in conformity with said act) for an advance to be made by the United States to the applicant to aid in defraying the cost of plan preparation for the above described public works, which shall consist generally of preliminary studies, including site surveys and test borings, and final working drawings and specifications for construction of the Materials Research Laboratory, including utility extensions and site development w o r k ; 3. That if such advance be made, the applicant shall provide or make necessary arrangements to provide such funds, in addition to the advance, as may be required to defray the cost of the plan preparation of such public works; 4. The said H. O. Farber is hereby authorized to furnish such information and take such action as may be necessary to enable the applicant to qualify for the advance; 5. That the officer designated in the preceding paragraph is hereby designated as the authorized representative of the applicant for the purpose of furnishing to the United States such information, data, and documents pertaining to the application for an advance as may be required; and otherwise to act as the authorized representative of the applicant in connection with this application. 6. That certified copies of this resolution be included as part of the application for an advance to be submitted to the United States. O n m o t i o n of M r . P o g u e , t h e f o r e g o i n g r e s o l u t i o n w a s a d o p t e d b y the f o l l o w i n g v o t e : A y e , M r . C l e m e n t , M r . D i l l i a r d , M r . H a r e w o o d , Mr. H u g h e s , M r . J o h n s t o n , M r . P o g u e , M r . S w a i n , M r s . W a t k i n s , M r . Wilkins, M r . W i l l i a m s o n ; no, n o n e ; absent, M r . K e r n e r . CONTRACT WITH AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS FACULTY OF MEDICINE. CH1ENGMAI HOSPITAL PROJECT (17) The College of Medicine has been requested to consider ways and means of lending assistance to and cooperation with a newly established medical school in Chiengmai, Thailand. This medical school, a part of the University of Medical Sciences of Thailand, is the Faculty of Medicine, Chiengmai Hospital. A survey team consisting of Dean Granville A. Bennett and Professors Jatnes C. Plagge and Norman B. Roberg visited the medical schools of Thailand during the summer of 1961 under a contract between the University of Illinois