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CONCLUSION 



Down through the years, the Science Committee developed 

 an expanding relationship not only with nations on every continent, 

 but also with international organizations dedicated to greater coopera- 

 tion in science and space. In the early years, international cooperation 

 was primarily space-oriented and as scientific and technological 

 activities expanded, the relations with other nations on space projects 

 also flowered. Without an organized constituency to give biennial 

 political credits at the polls, the members of the Science Committee 

 nevertheless devoted an increasing amount of time and effort toward 

 fostering international scientific cooperation. It was a far cry from 

 the early days of the Science Committee when the watchword was how 

 to overtake Russia in the space race, contrasted to 1979 when there 

 were few activities or goals the committee pursued that did not have 

 international implications. 



Representative James H. Scheuer (Democrat of New York), left, at a meeting of the 

 United Nations Commission on Narcotics Drugs in Geneva, Switzerland. At center is Mathea 

 Falco, Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau for International Narcotics Matters, and at right is 

 Representative Benjamin A. Oilman (Repuhlican of New York). 



