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A/AC.105/INF.242
Information Furnished in Conformity with General Assembly Resolution 1721 B (XVI) by States Launching Objects into Orbit or Beyond
Letter dated 18 November 1971 from the Permanent Representative of the United States of America addressed to the Secretary-General
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Information as of 30 September 1971.
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