"Across the sea of space British man take a first step into the stars" - George Cohrane, 1974
Part II - Agreements
Cochrane was poltical savyy who knoh how to deal with politicians - he spent twenty years in British politics, he know art of manipulation and propaganda - he convinced British society and parliamentarians to establish Royal Space Agency and increase funding on it. Even several Labour parliamentarians voted for it!
On 12 January 1971 British Prime Minister signed "Act of establishing Royal Space Agency" with British Interplanetary Society which was merged with newly established organisation. Month later on 12 February 1971 he arrived to Australian capital city Canberra where he met with Prime Minister John Gorton and his government's ministers. After long and controversial meeting Gorton signed "Australian membership in Royal Space Agency". According to this agreement RSA created governor body called "High Council" gathered with representatives from members' countries with ratio one country : one representative. Also each country was obliged to pay 3.5% of his budget into "Joined Space Agency Budget" controlled by "Small Council" gaqthered from Ministers of Treasury from each country.
On 21 February Cochrane arrived in Delhi where after long talks with Indira Ghandhi Indian government agreed to join RSA at same conditions as Australian. On 1 March representatives from RSA signed similar agreement with Canada.
On 1 June 1971 all representatives arrived to London: Arthur Clarke [United Kingdom], Vikram Sarabhai [India], John Herbert Chapman [Canada] and David Fairbairn [Australia]. First issue was leadership - British wanted centralized Command Centre in London, Indians wanted decentralized space program under joint cooperation. Canadians and Australians were undecided. After few days of talks Indians finally agreed with British and ISRO was merged into RSA. Also four representatives decided that High Council will elect President of RSA as representative before other agencies or countries. Arthur Clarke was elected as first President of Royal Space Agency and George Cochrane was elected by queen as British representative. During July 1971 High Council decided that St. Kilda island will be main cosmodrome of RSA - due to this they ordered building of several homes for engineers, scientists and their families. St. Kilda Village inhabited by 200 citizens was completed on 12 December 1971. Next move of High Council's legislative force was creating of the several Research&Design bureaus [R&D] where engineers and scientists with similar specializations was merged into groups.
At July 1971 nine R&D groups were created:
R&D-1 - specialized with rocket designs
R&D-2 - specialized in solid fueled rockets
R&D-3 - specialized in liquid-fueled engines
R&D-4 - specialized in artificial scientific satellites design
R&D-5 - specialized in communication satellites design
R&D-6 - theorists [propulsion]
R&D-7 - theorists [solar power]
R&D-8 - theorists [nuclear power]
R&D-9 - specialized in manned spaceflight