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 through limited international agreements continued well into the 1960s. The proponents of the latter, generally jurists and high-level government officials, perceived that eventually “a formal legal code embracing large segments of space activity” could and should be adopted immediately. The proponents of the former approach continued to argue that more scientific facts were needed before decisions could be made and national security might be compromised as a result of such ignorance. These proponents were generally midlevel US government officials.