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the various departments and the technical agencies. The agencies 

 determine which of their needs can be met through international 

 cooperation and how international activities will allow them to ful- 

 fill their domestic missions. 



The Office of Science and Technology Policy, headed by the 

 President's Science Advisor, contributes the Presidential perspec- 

 tive on the allocation of Federal research resources. The Depart- 

 ment of State contributes its sense of how science objectives and 

 foreign policy goals can be made to reinforce each other. 



Just as it often enlists the aid of the technical agencies in sup- 

 port of a foreign policy objective, it works to create the conditions 

 for the efficient and effective operation of the Federal science es- 

 tablishment overseas. In particular, it oversees all Federal activi- 

 ties which occur under bilateral science and technology agree- 

 ments. It advises agencies on opportunities overseas and how to 

 pursue them and helps ensure the appropriate awareness of foreign 

 policy generally. 



What we seek, in short, are international activities with both sci- 

 entific and foreign policy benefits. We recognize that in the compe- 

 tition for Federal science dollars and science manpower, any inter- 

 national program should be able to stand on its merits. But, at the 

 same time, international science cooperation, by its very nature, 

 opens doors, expands communication, and oftentimes paves the 

 way for commercial transactions. 



However, there are also times when scientific cooperation must 

 also conform to political and diplomatic realities. We must distin- 

 guish among potential partners — between those who understand 

 cooperation as we do and those who see cooperation as an opportu- 

 nity for the cynical exploitation of American capabilities or as the 

 occasion to gain legitimacy for wholly unacceptable political behav- 

 ior. 



But overall, the United States can be proud of its achievements 

 in science, and equally proud of its role as pioneer in creating an 

 international community committed to scientific progress. Our tra- 

 dition and the ever-exciting new possibilities for the advancement 

 of knowledge will guarantee for international scientific work a 

 place in our relations with other nations. 



We would be happy to do what we can to respond to questions 

 you have. 



[The prepared statement of Mr. Horner follows:] 



