To the Editors of the CRIMSON:

Many of the articles and manifestoes about the Center for International Affairs have raised basic issues regarding social science research and the nature of the University which extend far beyond the activities of the Center. Some of these issues are discussed by others. This letter is limited to correcting certain factual statements or implications of fact regarding the origin, financing, and operation of the Center which are untrue.

1. The Center was created solely as a result of a 1956 report of a University-wide faculty committee which included Dean Bundy and Professors Rupert Emerson, Merle Fainsod, Lincoln Gordon, Milton Katz, William Langer and Edward Mason. No government agency had any part whatever in initiating, organizing, or financing the formation of the Center.

2. From the start the purpose of the Center has been to study the processes of change affecting international affairs, especially in the fields of development, the role and control of force, and the relations among the advanced countries of Europe and the Atlantic area. It has sought to foster work drawing on various disciplines and on field studies and experience.

3. The Center completed eleven years of operation on June 30, 1969. In that period its expenditures for all programs (except the Development Advisory Service) have amounted to just over $7 million, excluding the costs of facilities and services provided by the University. The support for these expenditures has been provided from the following sources:

Private grants and gifts (Ford, Rockefeller, Carnegie, etc.) 70.8%

Endowment and University 13.2

AID 5.6

National Science Foundation and Institute of Mental Health 4.9

Defense Department 4.2

Arms Control Agency 1.0

Miscellaneous 9

100.0%

4. The Center is an integral part of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. It is run by the Director and other faculty members permanently associated with it (now called the Executive Committee), each of whom also holds an appointment in one of the regular Departments, such as Government, Economics, Social Relations, or the Business School.

5. The Center has no policy line or doctrine. The Center supports research solely on the basis of political views of its members and associates vary widely, scholarly standards- potential contribution to knowledge and competence of the researchers. It does not sponsor or support any classified research.