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 launchings was approaching four hundred-with the majority initiated by the United States. Nonlaunching nations were, by then, particularly restive over the liability issue.

Will Carroll receiving an award for superior performance. Carroll wrote a history of the Air Force JAG office's role in the coordination and review process on the many international space law conventions under negotiation in the late 1950s.

Air Force participation in the internal US negotiations regarding the liability convention began with the development of a US sponsored proposal to study the issue. These internal discussions concluded with the preparation of a final position paper and instructions to the US delegate to the COPUOS negotiations. From 1962 until 1970, the Air Force's role in the process consisted primarily in commenting through the DOD on the various proposed draft agreements, position papers, and delegate instructions. In only a relatively few instances was the Air Force involved in direct discussions with the State Department.

The first apparent Air Force involvement regarding the liability issue occurred in May 1962 when Col John J. Latella and his associate, Will Carroll, provided comments to the Air Force Directorate of Plans on the issue of liability for space vehicle accidents. The operational Air Force