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The National Science Foundation never responded to the recom- 

 mendation that it assist in the collection, coordination, and dissemina- 

 tion of information about international scientific exchanges. 



Three years later, in 1964, the IC, FCST assisted the Department 

 of State by developing a paper entitled U.S. Scientific and Technological 

 Representation Overseas, to engender more effective organization 

 of the representation of U.S. technical activities in foreign countries.^" 

 These guidelines were designed to encourage international scientific 

 and technological exchange programs and institute an annual review 

 of agency programs by the Committee. The IC, FCST, has not 

 been able to supply any information on whether the annual review 

 was ever conducted. Another set of guidehnes was prepared in 1968 

 in cooperation with the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 

 Department of State. ^'^ This set of guidelines recommended: 



— a systematic exchange of foreign and U.S. faculty through 

 establishment of a program of "sister institutions" to strengthen 

 the development of foreign faculty (p. 2) ; 



— that "the exchange visitor" be given "background and ex- 

 perience pertinent to his professional activities in his country"; 

 and 



— that "each agency concerned provide the IC, FCST, with an 



annual overall report on its exchange programs and the steps 



which are consistent with these Guidelines" (p. 3). 



The existence of these guidelines was placed on the agenda of the 



IC, FCST, in 1971. Herman Pollack, chairman of the committee, 



reported on the failure of agencies to respond: 



In collaboration with the Cultural Affairs Bureau (CU) of the Department of 

 State, the International Committee established a requirement that each member 

 agency submit an annual report on its compliance with certain guidelines for 

 international scientific exchange programs. Since the requirement was instituted 

 in September 1968, there has been only one such report which was made to the 

 IC in August 1969.5'3 



Mr. Pollack then recommended cancellation of the study, and sug- 

 gested that its purposes would be served by the Department of State's 

 then ongoing exchanges study: 



The Guidelines Report does not seem a-s useful as originalh- conceived. More- 

 over it is made somewhat redundant by the ongoing comprehensive exchange 

 study. For these reasons, I have proposed to CU and the}- have concurred that 

 the requirement be cancelled. 



Unless I hear objections from the IC members, the subject requirement is 

 herewith cancelled."'^ 



The CU exchanges study is classified, but reportedly its treatment of 

 scientific exchanges was confined to the suggestion that they be re- 

 oriented to serve the politics)! objectives of promoting the development 

 of "leaders" favorably inclined to the United States in foreign coun- 

 tries, an objective which diverges considerably from scientific com- 

 munication and cooperation.''^ 



The Committee has been unsuccessful also in coordinating inter- 

 national science activities of a general character to assist agencies in 



«" U.S.. Executive Office of the President, Office of Science and Technology, The Role of the Federal Coun- 

 cil for Science and Technology, Report for 1963 anc' 1964, 1^65, p. 48. 



"2 Federal Council for Science and Technolopy. "Policy Guidance for International Scientific Exchange 

 Programs," Guidelines for Participating U.S. Agencies, June 1968, 4 pp. 



5" .Memorandum For: Members of the Federal Council for Science and Technology International Com- 

 mittee. Subject. Requirementfor Annual Report on Guidelines. From Herman Pollack, Chairman, Depart- 

 ment of State, April 27, 1971. 



«» Idem. 



51S See section I of this chapter. 



