388 HISTORY OF THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 



CONFRONTATION MEETING WITH THE OECD 



Chairman Miller, accompanied by staff counsel Philip B. Yeager, 

 traveled to Paris in January 1968 to represent Congress on the U.S. 

 delegation headed by Presidential science adviser Donald F. Hornig 

 for a "confrontation meeting" with the Science Policy Committee of 

 the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. For 

 several years, OECD had sponsored searching analyses of science and 

 technology policies in a number of nations, and their biggest project 

 involved the United States. A special feature of all OECD reviews was 

 the "confrontation meeting" at which the OECD examiners go over 

 their findings with the scientific officials of the nations being analyzed. 

 In its report, OECD gave high marks to Congressman Daddario: 



The Subcommittee for Science, Research and Development is under the Chair- 

 manship of Representative Emilio Q. Daddario who, in a few years of office, has 

 acquired a very considerable reputation and is an admirable example of the younger 

 generation of parliamentarians who, by their profound knowledge of scientific affairs, 

 have rapidly reached outstanding positions. * * * In the eyes of many observers, the 

 Daddario Committee has established itself as one of the foremost champions of the 

 cause of science in Congressional circles. 



Although Dr. Hornig led most of the responses at the confronta- 

 tion meeting, Chairman Miller did get in a few licks. The report 

 commented on the "pluralism" of scientific programs, and Miller 

 observed that the rejection of a Department of Science did not mean a 

 general rejection of science, which had strong support in Congress. On 

 the issue of post-Apollo efforts toward better international coopera- 

 tion, Miller cited the language of the 1958 Space Act and pointed to the 

 expanding number of bilateral agreements which were being developed. 

 The delegates were asked what they felt about President Eisenhower's 

 warning in his farewell address concerning the "military-industrial 

 complex." Miller responded: 



I have no fear that an industrial complex is going to worry our country. Under 

 our system anybody has the right to come to Washington and tell us what his troubles 

 are all about. I think if you analyze it carefully this problem was maybe somewhat 

 over-emphasized. The congressional committees watch things very carefully and by 

 their contacts with the agencies are very able to tell if the country is getting service 

 for its money or not. 



U.N. CONFERENCE IN VIENNA 



In 1968, Miller and Fulton, accompanied by Col. Harold A. Gould, 

 traveled to Austria, Yugoslavia, Switzerland, Spain, and Portugal. 

 At Vienna, Miller and Fulton served as congressional advisers to the 

 U.S. Representative to the United Nations Committee on Peaceful 

 Uses of Outer Space. The U.N. Conference in Vienna was attended 

 by 500 delegates from 74 nations. One of the big surprises at the 



