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

␈↓ ↓H␈↓∧Telephone 415 497-4430␈↓ 	zAugust 27, 1979 




␈↓ ↓H␈↓Mr. John Thompson
␈↓ ↓H␈↓U.S. Liaison O≠ce
␈↓ ↓H␈↓U.S. Embassy
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Beijing
␈↓ ↓H␈↓Peoples Republic of China

␈↓ ↓H␈↓Dear Mr. Thompson:

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␈↓ ↓H␈↓to the Arti≡cial Intelligence Laboratory at Stanford University.

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␈↓ ↓H␈↓problems.␈α
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would␈αappreciate␈α
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me␈α
and␈αassist␈α
in␈α
any␈αway
␈↓ ↓H␈↓that you can.

␈↓ ↓H␈↓Thank you for your help and consideration.


␈↓ ↓H␈↓Sincerely,



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

␈↓ ↓H␈↓cc: Thomas Fingar