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Beverly Hills’ historic Greystone mansion--empty since the American Film Institute moved out in 1981--may finally have a tenant. The Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History is negotiating with the Beverly Hills City Council to create an annex at the mansion. The museum wants to use the 60-year-old edifice for educational and research programs and exhibitions. If the City Council agrees to the lease agreement, however, the plan may face opposition from residents who fear increased traffic in the exclusive Trousdale Estates. That concern--and others--sent Frederick R. Weisman looking elsewhere to house his multimillion-dollar art collection in 1986 even after he won a lease from the city. Natural History Museum Director Craig Black remained optimistic: “This won’t be a major attraction to great crowds of people.”