request regarding national legal frameworks prior to the last session of the Sub-Committee (A/AC.105/C,2/15/Add.1). The United States is pleased to provide the following information regarding international agreements. INTRODUCTION Within and as an essential part of the overall legal framework relevant to peaceful exploration and use of outer space, the United States ha!il entered into a large number of international agreements that are relevant to the principle that the exploration and use of outer space shall be carried out for the benefit and in the interests of all countries, taking particular account of the needs of developing countries. The following is a brief description of the more important of those international agreements. MULTILATERAL AGREEMENTS The multilateral agreements entered into by the United States include the principal agreements developed by the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space. '!!,_/ THE TREATY ON PRINCIPLES GOVERNING THE ACTIVITIES OF STATES IN THE EXPLORATION AND USE OF OUTER SPACE, .INCLUDING THE MOON AND OTHER CELESTIAL BODIES, ADOPTED 19 DECEMBER 1966, OPENED FOR SIGNATURE 27 JANUARY 1967, ENTERED INTO FORCE 10 OCTOBER 1967. 18 U.S.T. 2410, T.I.A.S. 6347, 610 U.N.T.S. 205 The Outer Space Treaty provides the international legal foundation for the peaceful exploration and use of outer space. Article I provides that the exploration and use of outer space shall be carried out for the benefit and in the interests of a11 countries, irrespective of their degree of economic or scientific development, and shall be the province of all mankind, It further provides that outer space shall be free for exploration and use by all States without discrimination of any kind, on a basis of equality and in accordance with international 1aw; and there shall be free access to all areas of celestial bodies. Finally, article I provides that there shall be freedom of 
**Analysis**
The text discusses international agreements related to the exploration and use of outer space, emphasizing the principles of peaceful use, non-discrimination, and freedom of access. It seems to be focused on the legal framework governing the use of space, rather than any specific economic or social development aspect.

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Science and technology