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Professor John Searle
Department of Philosophy
University of California
Berkeley

Dear John:

	Enclosed is a paper about {\it Elephant 2000: A Programming
Language Based on Speech Acts}.  The idea is that computer programs
that communicate with people or with other programs perform
(pseudo?) speech acts, and the specifications of the program
are partly expressible in terms of the proper performance of the
speech acts.  The notions of proper performance are partly taken
from Austin's work and yours.  However, thinking about it from the
computer point of view leads to somewhat different notions of
proper performance for particular kinds of speech act.

  I have no idea whether it will interest
you.  You might consider it an inappropriate thing to do.  I would
be much interested in any comments you might have, especially as
regards particular kinds of speech acts.

	I'm also writing {\it Scientific American} disagreeing with
your article.  Enclosed is a copy.  Of course, I don't know if they'll
decide to print it.

Sincerely,