Mar 9 1975
From The Space Library
West German Federal Research Minister Hans Matthoefer said, in an interview with the West German news agency (Deutsche Presse Agentur), that West German and French officials had withdrawn their own candidates and agreed that United Kingdom's Roy Gibson would become secretary of the European Space Agency (ESA). This agreement removed substantial obstacles to the establishment of ESA. Gibson, who had been administrative director of the European Space Research Organization (ESRO), was currently acting Secretary General until the organization merges into ESA, possibly in April. Another important agreement specified that two of the five directorships would go to West Germans, two to French, and one to a Belgian. (DPA, FBIS-FRG, 11 March 75, J6)
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