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Sciences. Chinese initiatives to establish a governmental cooperative 

 science program were made first in 1966 during a visit of Vice Presi- 

 dent-Premier C. K. Yen of China to the United States. Discussions 

 continued in Taiwan in 1967 during the visit of the President's Science 

 Adviser. In 1968, the Department of State appointed a Special 

 Assistant for Science and Technology at the U.S. Embass}^ in Taiwan. 

 Shortly thereafter, the Office of International Scientific and Technolog- 

 ical Affairs and the "China Desk," Department of State, began to 

 negotiate with both the Taiwanese Government and the NSF on 

 arrangements for a formal cooperative science agreement. ^^° An 

 "Intergoverimaental agreement effected by an exchange of notes," 

 formalized the program; it was signed January 23, 1969, in Taipei by 

 the U.S. Ambassador to Taiwan and the Almister of Foreign Affairs of 

 the Republic of China. ^^^ NSF formally accepted responsibilit}^ for 

 the program March 13, 1969, after it received assurance that the 

 Chinese Government would help fund the program and that the 

 Foundation's own financial responsibilities would be limited. ^^^ 

 The National Science Council in Taiwan was named the foreign 

 counterpart organization. The agreement, whose duration is open- 

 ended, provides that each of the executive agencies coordinates and 

 jomtl}^ approves projects carried out. Wliile the program is aimed 

 primarily at academic scientists, governmental and industrial projects 

 as well as those of non-profit institutions are eligible. Each Government 

 was given the responsibility for supporting the activities of its own 

 scientists; a provision was included for jointly supported cooperative 

 projects. Cooperation includes all fields of science and technology, 

 including the social sciences. 



Four t3'^pes of activities may be considered for U.S. scientists in the 

 program : 



(1) short term visits of U.S. scientists to lecture, consult and 

 participate in symposia, and the like; 



(2) long-term visits of U.S. scientists to spend from six months 

 to one year instructing at the graduate level and conducting 

 collaborative research in the natural sciences ; 



(3) cooperative research in any area of science ; and 



(4) seminars on any scientific subject mcluding science 

 education.^'^ 



The program began in the fiscal j^ear 1970. It is small in terms both 

 of funding and scope of activities. Grants awarded by the NSF in 1970 

 amounted to $105,140; and in 1971 to $79,200. The Republic of 

 China has contributed $250,000 for the two-year period, 1970-1971. 



Under the long-term exchange of scientists portion of the program, 



four Americans went to the Repubfic of China during the fiscal year 



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210 From data sheet on "U.S. Republic of China Cooperative Science Program," prepared by NSF, 

 January 15, 1971; Max HeUmann, Office of International Science Activities, NSF, "Diary Note: Subject: 

 t .S.-Republic of China Cooperative Agreement," August 29, 1968; Levin, "Conversation . . . October 18, 

 1968, op. cit., and Internal memo, NSF from L. J. Haworth, Director, to Arthur Roe, Head, OISA, De- 

 cember 27, 1968 (discussing proposed bilateral agreement). 



2" TIAS 6639, 20 UST 374. 



212 Levin, "Conversation, October 18, 1968"; op. cit.; Letter Secretary Rogers to Dr. Haworth, February 

 21, 1969; and Letter, Dr. Haworth to Secretary Rogers, March 13, 1969. All documents supplied by NSF. 



213 Details may be found in: U.S. National Science Foundation, "United States-Republic of China Co- 

 operative Science Program" program brochure, NSF 69-35; U.S. National Science Foundation, "U.S.- 

 China Cooperative Science Program, Guidelines for Short-term Visiting Scientists," October 20, 1969; 

 U.S. National Science Foundation," U.S.-China Cooperative Science Program, Guidelines for Submitting 

 Long-term Visiting Scientists Proposals," October 29, 1969; U.S. National Science Foundation, "U.S. 

 Republic of China Cooperative Science Program. Cooperative Research," (guidelines), no date; and 

 U.S. National Science Foundation, "U.S.-China Cooperative Science Program, Guidelines for Submitting 

 Seminar Proposals," November 1969. 



