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						 Stanford University
						 Stanford, Ca. 94305
						 March 20,1974
Dr. Max V. Mathews
Director, Behavioral Research Laboratory
Bell Telephone Laboratories
600 Mountain Avenue
Murray Hill N.J. 07974

Dear Max:
Enclose  is our  proposal,  which  if  nothing else  is  a  resonable
documentation of what we have done and hope to do.  I  am sending  a
copy of the proposal to J. Pierce and to the following people at NSF:

	Dr. D. Don Aufenkamp, Head, Computer Applications in Research
	Office of Computing Activities
	National Science Foundation
	800 G Street
	Washington, D.C.

	Dr. Howard Moraff, Director, Techniques and Systems Program
	Computer Applications in Research
	Office of Computing Activities
	National Science Foundation
	800 G Street
	Washington, D.C.

	Dr. Kent Curtis, Head, Computer Science and Engineering 
	Office of Computing Activities
	National Science Foundation
	800 G Street
	Washington, D.C.

Kent Curtis's section seems not to be appropriate for  this proposal,
but  since you  know him,  perhaps  he would  be willing  to give  us
advice.

The  NSF describes  the  Techniques and  Systems Program:  " Supports
research which  converts  the advances  in  computer science  to  new
computer-based methodologies for research.  Possible projects include
interactive techniques, on-line and real-time systems,  hierarchiccal
computing,  and other applications of  recent development in computer
and communication technology".  It certainly does seem to be the slot
for our proposal, I hope that they feel the same.

On the evening of Thursday, March  28,  I will leave for Colgate  and
see you either there or at the labs, then to Washington the next week
to  talk to Moraff at NSF,  and then to Berlin.   I hope to return to
Stanford for a  month this summer  in order to  finish a piece I  had
hoped to complete  this winter (as Dick Moore  pointed out, better to
try and get support  for the project than  compose my last piecce  at
Stanford).

Should you  have  any suggestions  after my  departure, contact  Andy
Moorer at the A.I. Lab, extension 4971, 415 321-2300.  I look forward
to seeing you soon.

			       With much love form us all to you all,