Item 1: Draft agenda of the 32nd meeting of the Administrative Board. Item 2: Draft minutes of the 31st meeting of the Administrative Board, 3 December 1986. Minutes, signed by Clive Purkiss, Director and Jean Degimbe, Chairperson, detail the 28th progress report (p.2), the final approval of the 1987 work programme which was 'welcomed by the Board as a well-prepared, well-balanced and realistic document' (p.2), the 1986 European Conference on Improvement through new technology (p.4) and the election of Chairperson and Vice-Chairpersons which was postponed until the next Board meeting (p.6). A list of decisions taken by the Board and a list of participants at the 31st meeting are annexed. 9pp. Item 3: Twenty-ninth progress report by the Director on the activities of the European Foundation covering the period December 1986-February 1987. Report details the activities of the Foundation under the headings Overview (p.1), External Relations (p.1), The programme of work (p.2), Organisation (p.2) and Staff (p.3). A number of annexes are attached including List of activities-continuation of research projects (annex 1), a List of participants involved in European Foundation Meetings January-March 1987 (annex 3a) and a Publications plan December 1986-March 1987 (annex 4). Item 4: Draft annual report for 1986. Report is preceded by a note for the Administrative Board putting the annual report into context, stating the aims ('to present the Foundation's achievements during 1986 in reasonably succinct form') and the structure of the report . Report is divided into the following parts 1. Review of the year 1986, 2. Current Activities and 3. Annexes'. Note invites Board members to adopt the attached annual report. 66pp. Item 5: Accounts for the year 1986 including a Balance sheet at 31 December 1986. 20pp. Item 6: Draft budget of the European Foundation for the financial year 1988. Draft budget is preceded by an introduction (p.1), aims (p.1) and explanation (p.1). 33pp. Item 7: AB/32/7a1-Signed decision increasing the travel, subsistence and miscellaneous expenses of members of the Board and of the Committee of Experts.

AB/32/7a2-Signed decision increasing the travel, subsistence and miscellaneous expenses of Experts from outside the Foundation who are invited to meetings.

AB/32/7b-Decision to fix the daily rental of the Foundation' s Conference Centre.

AB/32/7c-Signed ratification of the decisions taken by the Bureau since the Board meeting of 3 December 1986.

AB/32/7d-Signed approval of the 1987 Holiday list, list is annexed.

AB/32/7e-Signed decision increasing the fees payable to the Foundation's medical practitioner for the annual medical check-up and the examination of a staff member prior to their appointment.

AB/32/7f-Signed decision authorising the Director to conclude a contract with Messrs. Televic Ltd. For the installation of a 12 channel multi-lingual interpretation system in the Conference Centre. Item 8: AB/32/8a-Signed decision modifying the rules laying down the conditions of employment of local staff serving with the Foundation.

AB/32/8b-Copy of signed decision that the Deputy Director is empowered to sign a contract with the Centre for Employment Initiatives, London, U.K.

AB/32/8c-Signed decision awarding the contract for removal expenses in respect of Hubert Krieger to Messrs. Fischer.

AB/32/8d-Schedule of meetings for 1987. Item 9: Item 10: Other: File containing an English and French copy of the invitation issued to Board members. Included also is a file of material relating to the 'Dido Report', 12 January 1987. An information note for members of the Administrative Board sets the report in context . 'On 12 March 1987 the European Parliament debated the proposal from the Commission of the European Communities to the Council, for amending the regulation on the creation of the European Foundation ... 13 March 1987 the European Parliament voted to reject the Commission's proposal ...