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∂AIL Dr. Robert Kahn↓Defense Advanced Projects Research Agency
↓1400 Wilson Blvd.↓Arlington, VA 20009∞

Dear Bob:

	Marvin Minsky and Oliver Selfridge and I have been discussing
the fact that character recognition is one of those fields which
was declared solved many years ago, but isn't.  The enclosed is a
sort of proposal for a request for proposals.  Oliver is in touch
with other agencies that might also have a need for good character
recognition, and he hopes to be able to discuss it with you.

	To keep matters clear, all three of us are on the Board of
Directors of III.  However, our belief in a need for general document
reading capability is independent of this, and some of our goals
probably require an approach different from that pursued by III.
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