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	The overall rating one gives to a proposal such as this
depends on how one assesses U.S. - Soviet technical collaboration.
In general, giving them information and getting institutional
connections and even some information in return has more value
than simply having them steal it or pick it up from the literature.
Moreover, if one is going to collaborate with the Soviets in the
computer field at all, then Ershov is certainly the right person
with whom to collaborate.  He is reasonably open about their own
activities and is a humane person.

	My guess is that the present proposal is probably the best
that can be done in terms of the genuineness of the collaboration
and the probability that we will also get something out of it.  While
getting SETL on a number of Soviet computers doesn't fill me with
enthusiasm, it won't do our security any harm either.  Ershov and
his collaborators really do know something about optimization, although
the small memory of the BESM-6 may make them emphasize optimizations
that aren't relevant to American concerns.

	The arrangements for assessing and translating material
received from the Soviets seem really excellent.

	All in all, I think the proposal gets a VERY GOOD rating.