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 national representatives of international organizations, aids in 



the initiation of new international unions, keeps the State De- 

 partment in touch with pending scientific and technical ques- 

 tions in which the Government may be interested, and publishes 

 annual summaries of international activities in science and 

 technology. 



If space permitted, it would be interesting to survey the 

 work of other important international organizations in which 

 the United States takes a prominent part, such as the Inter- 

 national Electrotechnical Commission, the International Con- 

 ference on Electrical Units and Standards, the International 

 Commission of Illumination, and of such bodies as the National 

 Research Council Committee on Pacific Exploration, whose 

 projects are of international scale. Since it is manifestly im- 

 possible, however, to cover such extensive ground, this chapter 

 has been confined to a sketch of some developments resulting 

 from the war which have led to a new and promising unifica- 

 tion of research activities, in harmony with the spirit of the 

 times. 



