In one sense, then, the show broadcast on June 25, 1967, was an early echo of the negotiations over Intelsat, originally intended as a global communications system with members from all over the...

In one sense, then, the show broadcast on June 25, 1967, was an early echo of the negotiations over Intelsat, originally intended as a global communications system with members from all over the world. By far the most contested point of discussion during the negotiations was the power balance between members, with the U.S. representative COMSAT having too much influence over the network, according to several European nations and the USSR.