highest competence and intellectual stature. Notwithstanding the gravity of the world situation, government is unable to find, attract, and hold either the quality or number of persons required. While the Committee fully recognizes this urgent need, it is also conscious of the fact that significant results cannot be achieved within the space of a few years. But it does believe that efforts toward this end must commence now.

The Committee further believes that the need to develop better leaders at high levels is equally as great in domestic as in international affairs, and that the processes for developing such leaders are the same in both spheres. General procedures whereby we may hope better to locate, train, and use persons of potential competence and stature are discussed in Program Area Four on education.

The Committee is aware of the great difficulties and complexities involved in efforts directed toward the improvement of the underdeveloped areas of the world and toward the increase of international communication and understanding. Despite its belief that foundation activity in these areas is unlikely to produce extensive results in the immediate future, the Committee believes that, because of their fundamental importance to permanent peace, the Foundation should explore the potentialities of efforts in these fields at an early date. Such explorations must be made in careful conjunction with private agencies and with the agencies of the United States and the United Nations working in these areas, and in the light of the rapidly changing international situation.