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Dear Allen:

	ARPA seems to be increasingly in a mode in which they
want to determine research goals according to the whims of
Heilmeyer, Russell, and assorted underlings.  This is a bad
way to do research.  The review by the Jasons might have helped,
but it didn't, probably because the physicists re-invented
AI for themselves.

	My question is whether some very high level lobbying
may be in order?  Perhaps with Stever in his new capacity
or possibly waiting until after the election with whoever
succeeds him.

	The point is that research sponsored by DoD must be
real research and not just a collection of the hobbies
of program managers.  It seems to me that if the present
trend continues, ARPA supported university AI research
may become impossible.

	Have you and Herb thought about this?