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| (8) ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN CERTAIN MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION CONCERNING THE EXECUTION OF THE SPACELAB
PROGRAMME(Entered into Force Auguest 10,1973) PREAMBLE The Governments signatories of this Arrangement (hereinafter referred to as "the Participants"), being Governments of States parties to the Convention for the establishment of a European Space Research Organisation opened for signature on 14 June 1962 (hereinafter referred to as "the Convention"), and the European Space Research Organisation (hereinafter referred to as "the Organisation"), Having regard to the United States Authorities' offer to Europe to take part in the post-Apollo programme by developing one or more research and application modules and by making use of the shuttle and orbital system, Recalling Resolution No. 3 of 24 July 1970 of the European Space Conference on cooperation in the post-Apollo programme, and the agreement reached by the European Space Conference at its meeting in Brussels on 20 December 1972, concerning the execution of the Spacelab programme, which has been notified to the United States Authorities, and under which this programme shall be executed in the first instance by the Organisation and be pursued later on by the future European Space Agency, Considering the advantage to international cooperation from an active contribution from Europe towards the execution of the most important space programme currently developed and the advantage to Europe from developing its space technology through participation in this programme, Recalling the authority already granted by the Council of the Organisation at its 50th Session (ESRO/C/MIN/50), on the basis of which the Director General has initiated the project definition phase of the Spacelab programme, Considering the draft Memorandum of Understanding (ESRO/C(73)2, rev. 1 - Annex III) between the Organisation and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the United States Government (hereinafter referred to as the "Memorandum of Understanding"), Having regard to the Resolution adopted by the Council of the Organisation at its 53rd Session, concerning the approval to execute the Spacelab programme within the framework of the Organisation (ESRO/C/LIII/Res. 1 [Final]), HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
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