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␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓βS␈↓∧ Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Stanford, California 94305

␈↓ ↓H␈↓∧Telephone 415 497-4430␈↓ 	SNovember 27, 1978 




␈↓ ↓H␈↓Mr. Ma Shi-Wen
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Department of Mathematics
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Peking University
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Peking
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Peoples Republic of China

␈↓ ↓H␈↓Dear Mr. Ma:

␈↓ ↓H␈↓        I␈α∞am␈α∂happy␈α∞to␈α∂be␈α∞able␈α∂to␈α∞invite␈α∞you␈α∂to␈α∞visit␈α∂the␈α∞Arti≡cial␈α∂Intelligence␈α∞Laboratory␈α∂of␈α∞the
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Computer␈αScience␈αDepartment␈αof␈αStanford␈αUniversity␈αfor␈αa␈αperiod␈αof␈αone␈αyear␈αstarting␈αwhen␈αyou
␈↓ ↓H␈↓wish␈αbut␈αnot␈αlater␈αthan␈αMarch␈α1,␈α1979.␈α Should␈αit␈αseem␈αthat␈αyour␈αarrival␈αwill␈αbe␈αdelayed␈αbeyond
␈↓ ↓H␈↓then␈α∞please␈α∞inform␈α∞me,␈α∞because␈α∞we␈α∞may␈α∞have␈α∞to␈α∞change␈α∞our␈α∞plans.␈α∞ Because␈α∞I␈α∞will␈α∞be␈α∞on␈α
leave
␈↓ ↓H␈↓starting␈αin␈αSeptember␈α1979,␈αI␈αhope␈αyou␈αwill␈αcome␈αas␈αsoon␈αas␈αpossible,␈αeven␈αthough␈αthere␈αwill␈αstill
␈↓ ↓H␈↓be many people with whom you will want to interact after that time.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓        As␈α
previously␈α
noted␈α
our␈αo≥er␈α
does␈α
not␈α
include␈α
salary␈αor␈α
living␈α
expenses,␈α
but␈α
we␈αcan␈α
provide
␈↓ ↓H␈↓you with o≠ce space and use of our computer.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓        I␈αenclose␈αa␈αform␈αthat␈αyou␈αcan␈αtake␈αto␈αthe␈αAmerican␈αLiaison␈αO≠ce␈αin␈αPeking␈αto␈αapply␈αfor␈αa
␈↓ ↓H␈↓visa.  I enjoyed meeting you in Peking and hope to see you soon at Stanford.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓        Please keep me advised as to the progress of your plans.


␈↓ ↓H␈↓Sincerely,



␈↓ ↓H␈↓John McCarthy
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Director
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Professor of Computer Science