One reason the Suez Canal has been of key significance to nations other than Egypt was that the channel considered speedier development between the North Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean. The waterway is interfacing the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez.
The Pike Committee is the common name for the United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence during the period when it was chaired by Democratic Representative Otis G. Pike of New York. The Select Committee had originally been established in February 1975 under the chairmanship of Congressman Lucien Nedzi of Michigan. Following Nedzi's resignation in June, the committee was reconstituted with Pike as chair, in July 1975, with its mandate expiring January 31, 1976. Under Pike's chairmanship, the committee investigated illegal activities by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the National Security Agency (NSA).
I would say that the best answer would be the second option:
"To establish the goals and purposes of government."
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