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THE ASIAN WASREATION OF THEWTENCrEO IO. FORE rGN POLICY STERESTS
'NEVERTHELESS IT HAS At WAYS BEEN. AND REMAINS. A
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UASI-NONGOVERNMENIAL ORGANIZATION THE SOU"CC OF THE GENERAL GRANT M'ICHF. CORF Of ITS BUDGET WAS SHIF TED1 FROM IHE AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
8. THE ASIA FOUNDATION'S ORK1INS CAN BE TRACED TO THE ESTABLISHMENI Of AN OSTENSIBLY PRIVATE BODY. Tilt COMMIT FEE "OR FREE ASIA'ANCTIONEDHE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL AND. WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT COMMITTEES.
SUPPORTED WTTH COVERT INDIRECTTHE COMMITTEE HAD
BEEN CREATED TOO WAYS TuJfTAIN ANO EXPAND PRIVATE US. CONTACT AND COMMUNICATION WITH THE PEOPLES Of ASIA FOl LOWING THE ESTA3LISMMI.NI OFNAND NOR IH KOREA. THE EMPHASIS WASRIVATE INSTRUMENTALITY THAT WOULDRIVATELY GOVERNED AND WOULD HAVE THE FREEDOM ANO FLEXIBILITY TO DO THINGS THE GOVERNMENT WOULD LIKE TO SEE DONE 3UT WHICH II CHOSE NOT TO DO OR COULD NOT DO DIRECTLY AS WELL THIS CONTINUES TO BE THE BASIS RATIONALE FOR THE ASIA FOUNDATION
7. THE COMMITTEE VMS RENAMED THE ASIA FOUNDATION AND INCORPORATED IN CALffORNUA HON PROFIT TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION GOVERNEDOARD Of TRUSTEES OF PRIVATE AMFRICAN CITIZENS4 THE FOUNDATION WAS FUNOEDNCEPTION THROUGH TRUSTS AND OTHER FOUNDATIONS WHICH IN TURN WERE FUNOED BYf UTS ACTIVITIES WERE NOT. HOWEVFR. USED FOR COVERTOPERATIONS THEY WERE OPEN ANO. IN SOME CASES. SUBJECT TO THE REVIEWIOR APPROVAL OF HOST GOVERNMENfS
8 7 IT WAS PUBLICLY REVEALED FOR THE FIRST TIME THAT THE
ASIA FOUNDATION HAD BEEN RECEIVING THE MAJOR PART OFr ROM
S FOLLOWING THE DISCLOSURE Of THE
PRESIDENT LYNDON JOHNSON DIRECTEDSUCH COVERT FUNDING Bf. TERMINATED OMMISSION APPOINTED BY ThF PRFSIDENTAiRIY SECRETARY Or STATE Hf AN RUSK CONCl uirD IHA' IT WOULD BE IN THE NATIONAL INTEREST TO PRESERVE THF. ASIA FOUNDATION THE STATE DEPARTMENT WAS ASKED BY IHE WHITE HOUSE8 TO FIND AN OVERT MtANS OF FUNDING "HE FOUNDATIONEW AND MORE PERNDING MFC HANI SM WAS ESTABLISHtO. IT ACCOMPLISHED THIS BY MAKING YEARLY GENERAL SUPPORT GRANTS THROUGH THE US AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (AID) AND THE STATE DEPARTMENTS BUREAU OF
EDUCATIONAL ANO CULTURAL AFFAIRS
19FS THE ASIA FOUNDATION TRUSTEES REQUESTED THAT THE
U.S
GOVTRNUt NT REVIEW THE SITUATION AND DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT IT WANIfcJ lniOUNDATION PROGRAMN KrSPONSr. THE STATE DEPARTMENT AND AIDANEL OF PRIVA TE CltCENS WTTH FOREIGN AFFAIRS EXPERIENCE TO REVIEW AND EVALUATE 'HE FOUNDATIONS RECORD AND POTENTIAL FOR ASSISTING IN TmE ACHIEVEMENT
BJECTIVESSIA THE PANEL CONCLUDED THAT THi
FOUNDATION IS AN EFFECTIVE INSTRUMENT FOR THE FURTHERING C* UNFTED STATES INTERESTS IN ASIA in ADOIT ON "HE PANFt CONCLUDED THAT THEN COULD BiST SERVE THE FORPCSfcS FOR WHrCH It HAD BTFN ESTABLISHED BYRIVATE BODY. BUTEMORANDUM Of UNDERSTANDING SHOULD BE DRAFTED WHICH WOULD LAY OUT CLEARLY ITS STATUS ANO RELATIONSHIP WITHOVERNMENT.
HE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET.)
IHE STATEO TAKEOVI AID TME 'il SPi (NSIfllUTY FOl' PROVIDING THE ASIA FOUNDATION WiTH ITS BASIC GENERAL SUPPORT (CORE
GRANT)OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS AND THROUGH
THERE WERE CONTINUING DISCUSSIONS ON THE SOURCE AND AMOUNT OfOR THE FOUNDATION WHICH AT THE TME THIS REPORT WAS WRITTEN OO NOT SEEM TO BE RESOLVTD ASPPEARS THAT THE ASIA FOUNDATION WAS CONTINUING TO OPERATE WTTH ITS CORE BUDGET BEING PROVIDED THROUGH US. GOVERNMENT (STATE DEPARTMENT) ASSISTANCE.)
FOUNDATION PROGRAMS ARE CURRENTLY CONDUCTED
FIELD OFFICES: SRI LANKAlMALDI VES. PAKISTAN. BANGLADESH/NEPAL.
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THAILAND.iNGAPORE INDONESIA, THE PHILIPPINESKOREA ANO TAIWAN THE SAN FRANC SCO OFFICE ALSO ADMINISTERS FOUNDATION PROGRAMS IN THF PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. HONG KONO ANO THE PACIFIC ISIANDS. IN AUOiTION. THE FOUNDATIONt RMANENT OFFICE IN WASHINGTON FOR LIAISON WITH. GOVERNMENT.
THE AST* FOUNDATION PROGRAMS CENTER AROUND MAKING GRANTS
i year often in iojects which they uno inputs. the 4ENT of GRANTEES AN SEMINARS >NO relationsmtos BUSJNFSS SECTORS
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HUNDREDS OF ASIAN INOVDUALS ANO INSTITUTIONS RESPONSE TO ASIAN RLH ASS STANCE Wll INITIATE AND TOEV SOMTTIMES PROVIDE M. FOUNDATION ALSO HANDLES TRAINING AND STUDY PL INCTS AS CO-SPONSOR ANDNO CONFERENCES ANO ARRANGES CONTACTSETWcEN THE AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL VOLUNTARY AND THEIR ASIAN COUNTERPARTS.
ihe long-range goals adopted by the trustees of the foundation to guide its work are:
is. to strengthen asian inotgenous institutions which contribute
to stable political development, equitable economic growth ano cooperative regional and international relationships
o encourage constructive soc'al change in asia and to support the growth of more open ano just societies concerned with the Rights and opportunities of individuals tme'R basic human needs ano broader popular particlpal hon in iocal ano national
affairs.
IT. TO assist ih the growth ano development OF contemporary asian leadership b- offering encouragement AND help TO promisingovernmen" services. the PRO* essons. and in THE private econom C. voluntary ANO TRAOiI-ONAl sectorsn societies.
O foster attitudes and policies within asia which CONTHiflUTFETTER ENVIRONMENT FOR THf rjJOUVTH of mutually BENEFIClAl economic rflat.ohships. foreign investmfnt and WORlO
TRAOCf.
J9 TO further asian-american cooperation. understanding and mutual respect through mphoved communication. THF fxchange OF PFRSON5 and IDF as. THF. transftr OF KNOWl fdge and technology. and through sharing OF cultural experiencf and achievements
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