What we arc discussing is a U.S. public policy document Its message reinforces and is complemented by the rising concerns of non-farm groups. The right Lo food is discussed as a component of the human rights package. The World Food Council, some think, may become a serious forum for North-South dialogue. There is hope that Public Law 480 may become a food for development program with decreased emphasis on surplus disposal and diplomatic leverage. ]\lore importantly, international interdependencies among nations and societies arc increasingly w1derstood. Thus a variety o[ forces is at work Lo place at least part of the study's recommendations on the national policy agenda.