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␈↓ ↓H␈↓␈↓βS␈↓∧ Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Stanford, California 94305
␈↓ ↓H␈↓∧Telephone 415 497-4971␈↓ 
≥July 24, 1975




␈↓ ↓H␈↓Ms. Marcelline C. Smith
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Paci≡c Regional Representative
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Association for  Computing Machinery
␈↓ ↓H␈↓3887 Middle≡eld Road
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Palo Alto, California 94303

␈↓ ↓H␈↓Dear Ms. Smith:

␈↓ ↓H␈↓This␈α
is␈α
to␈α
express␈α
the␈α
opinion␈α
that␈α
the␈α
ACM's␈α
consideration␈α
of␈α
licensing␈α
of␈αcomputer␈α
professionals
␈↓ ↓H␈↓is␈α
simply␈αpompous␈α
self␈α
importance␈αon␈α
the␈αpart␈α
of␈α
the␈αmembers␈α
of␈α
the␈αcouncil.␈α
 Therefore␈αI␈α
suggest
␈↓ ↓H␈↓you to have nothing to do with it.


␈↓ ↓H␈↓Sincerely,



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