CONTENTS 



Page 



Introduction 5 



The Congressional Role 5 



Discussion of the Problem 8 



1. Purpose of the Study 8 



2. Description of the Problem 9 



3. Importance of the Problem for the Future 9 



4. Growing Recognition of the Importance of Science and Technology 



for American Diplomacy 10 



5. Impact of Nuclear and Rocket Technologies on World Outlook 12 



6. Further Contemporary Evaluations 14 



Definitions of Terms : 



1. Science and Technology 19 



2. Diplomacy 20 



The Context of the Study : 



1. The Structure of U.S. Foreign Policy Formulation 21 



2. Goals of American Foreign Policy 21 



3. The Growing Importance of Science and Technology in U.S. 



Culture 22 



4. Policy Formulation in Science and Technology 24 



5. Scientific and Technological Elements in International Relations. 25 

 Formal Aspects of the Study : 



1. Scope and Limitations 27 



2. Methodology 27 



Plan of the Study 28 



1. Criteria for the Selection of Issues 29 



2. Format for the Exposition of Issues 29 



3. Illustrative Questions Researched 29 



4. Enumeration of the Issues 30 



5. Criteria for the Selection of Cases 31 



6. Format for the Presentation of Cases 31 



7. Illustrative Questions To Be Researched 32 



8. Enumeration of the Cases Researched 32 



9. Organization of the Total Study 33 



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