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␈↓↓␈↓α␈↓ ¬YJanuary 3, 1974


␈↓αMr. P. K. Kannan
␈↓Technical Assistance Recruitment Service
␈↓Office of Personnel Services
␈↓United Nations
␈↓New York, New York 10017



␈↓Reference:␈α
Your␈α
letter␈α
of␈α
3␈α
October␈α
1973,␈α
Ref:␈α
PRU␈α
73,␈α
IND-150-239-X.


␈↓Dear␈α
Mr.␈α
Kannan:


␈↓Thank␈α
you␈α
for␈α
your␈α
note␈α
[Reference].␈α
 I␈α
had␈α
learned␈α
through␈α
an␈α
informal␈α
communication␈αthat

␈↓there␈α
was␈α
insufficient␈α
time␈α
to␈α
complete␈α
arrangements␈α
before␈α
an␈α
equipment␈α
ordering␈αdeadline,␈α
and

␈↓so␈α
accomodated␈α
my␈α
plans.


␈↓If␈α∂the␈α⊂group␈α∂in␈α⊂Poona␈α∂would␈α⊂like␈α∂some␈α∂consultation␈α⊂after␈α∂the␈α⊂computer␈α∂equipment␈α⊂arrives,␈α∂I

␈↓would␈α⊃be␈α⊂happy␈α⊃to␈α⊂be␈α⊃of␈α⊂service,␈α⊃assuming␈α⊂that␈α⊃there␈α⊂are␈α⊃no␈α⊂major␈α⊃time␈α⊂conflicts␈α⊃with␈α⊂my

␈↓responsibilities␈α
here.


␈↓Sincerely,



␈↓Lester D. Earnest
␈↓Executive Officer
␈↓Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory