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

␈↓ ↓H␈↓∧Telephone 415 497-4430␈↓ 
≤May 19, 1977 




␈↓ ↓H␈↓Alice Peters
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Computer Science Editor
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Springer-Verlag KG
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Postfach 10 52 80
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Neuenheimer Landstrasse 28-30
␈↓ ↓H␈↓D-6900 Heidelberg 1
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Germany

␈↓ ↓H␈↓Dear Ms. Peters:

␈↓ ↓H␈↓Dr.␈α⊗Ito's␈α⊗outline␈α⊗is␈α∃interesting,␈α⊗but␈α⊗the␈α⊗≡eld␈α∃has␈α⊗advanced␈α⊗su≠ciently␈α⊗since␈α⊗the␈α∃Japanese
␈↓ ↓H␈↓publication of his book that updates will surely be required.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓My␈α
study␈α
of␈α
Japanese␈α
did␈α
not␈αreach␈α
the␈α
point␈α
of␈α
being␈α
able␈α
to␈αread␈α
his␈α
book,␈α
or␈α
any␈α
book␈αfor␈α
that
␈↓ ↓H␈↓matter.␈α I␈αdo␈αnot␈αknow␈α
whether␈αI␈αwould␈αhave␈αthe␈α
time␈αto␈αthorougly␈αreview␈αan␈αEnglish␈α
manuscript
␈↓ ↓H␈↓of Ito's book, but I would be willing to look it over and o≥er some recommendations.


␈↓ ↓H␈↓Sincerely,



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