countries which had participated in the early COPERS activities, Austria and Norway, decided not to join the new organisation but retained an observer status. The firstmeeting of the Council opened in Paris three days later with Harrie Massey in the chair. Pierre Auger was appointed ESRO's first Director General.

Legislative arm

At the decision making level (the "Legislative" in the ESRO jargon), the supreme governing body was the council, made of delegations from its Member States.

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