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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE LABORATORY\←L\-R\/'7;\+R\→.\→S   Telephone:
COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT\←S\→.415-497-4971
\F0\CSeptember 4, 1974




Dr. Lothar Rossol
General Motors Research Lab
General Motors Technical Center
Warren, Michigan  48090

Dear Lothar,

\JEnclosed is  
a first draft of
\F1HAL, A Programming System for Automation,
(Preliminary Report).\F0 
We intend to publish this document within a month, and would
appreciate any comments or criticisms that you might have.
We also would like permission to quote you in our published
version, should we want to include your remarks.

Since time is pressing, we would like your comments as
soon as possible; if you are unable to tend to this matter
personally, perhaps you could share the report with your associates.
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Yours truly,




Richard (Lou) Paul
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