00100					Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
00200					Computer Science Dept
00300					Stanford University
00400					Stanford, California,94305
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01100	Dr. Bernard Chern
01200	Advanced Technology Applications
01300	Rm 248
01400	National Science Foundation
01500	1800 G St. NW
01600	Washington, DC, 20550
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02200	Dear Dr. Chern:
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02600	We wish to notify you of changes in the management plan of the NSF-
02700	sponsored project in automation at Stanford.  As you know, Professor
02800	Jerome Feldman has moved to the University of Rochester.
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03000	The new Project Coordinator is Dr. Thomas O. Binford.
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03200	Dr. Richard Paul has joined Stanford Research Institute.  During the
03300	past year, several exceptionally capable young researchers have
03400	demonstrated the continued strength and vitality of the project.
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03600	We intend as part of the management plan to institute monthly letters
03700	to you, describing the progress of the project.  
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04100					Thomas O. Binford, project coordinator
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04500					John McCarthy,
04600					 professor and principal investigator