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Bok's position was enunciated in a letter received by the United Committee Monday, in which he gave a more-or-less negative reply to a request that Bok meet with the committee to discuss its 12-point DuBois petition.
A FEW WEEKS BEFORE public pressure forced him to change his mind, President Bok told a press conference he could not release for general consumption his advisory committee's report on the W.E.B. DuBois Institute. The reason for this, Bok said, was that committee members served as his personal advisors...
President Bok informed the United Committee of Third World Organizations this week of his position on the long-standing debate over the W.E.B. DuBois Institute, and the United Committee responded quickly with a sharply-worded attack on Bok's stance.
The Third World group's response, drafted at an emergency meeting Wednesday night, made no attempt to conceal its displeasure with the president. The group charged Bok with "a lack of familiarity with the issues surrounding the DuBois Institute and a general disregard for the interest which people have shown...
Bok suggested in his letter that the United Committee discuss the institute with Walter J. Leonard, special assistant to Bok and chairman of Bok's advisory committee on DuBois. In its statement the United Committee rejected Bok's suggestion.