DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BUREAU OF HEALTH BETHESDA, MARYLAND 20014

PROFESSIONS EDUCATION :
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JUN 15 1970

&
Dr. Joshua Lederberg ,
Director, Kennedy Laboratories

Department of Genetics

Stanford Medical Center , Av 44
Palo Alto, California 94306 it)

Dear Dr. Lederberg: yh

A private citizen, in a recent letter to President Nixon,

has expressed a concern that computer systems at Stanford
University are being used inappropriately to further the
efforts of groups opposed to the United States’ role in the
Indochina War. In particular, the letter states that
",.enearly all of ACME's capacity of available time and
terminal outlets is being used to produce multiple copies

of seemingly individually typed letters of complaint to

the various government officials and congressmen by the
radical element or their sympathizers. And, on letterhead
stationery besides!" I am sure you share our view that such
use of ACME is entirely inconsistent with its health research
mission and related scientific objectives, I would, however,
appreciate having (a) your written assurance that all reason-
able measures are being employed to prevent utilization of
this life science computer resource for anything other than
its stated purpose, and (b) a list of the specific steps being
taken,

Sincerely yours,
WQenmnoa dd,
Thomas G. Bowery, Ph.D.

Director
Division of Research Resources