Discussion of working matters and publications; request for information about Soviet semi-conductor machines; on the possibility of Ershov's visit to the USA and a return visit

The author is interested in Ershov's life and work in Novosibirsk as compared with Moscow, tells of his teaching at the University of California; he is sending the first issue of a Computers Characteristics Chart and offers to send further editions in the future

New Year greetings

Request to assess technical contributions, standing in the profession and future potential of Prof. R. Karp in connection with considering him for advancement in the ranks of Professor.

Thanks for the letter. photos, and tables; discussion of the invitation to the USA and the problems of the return visit caused by the fact that Academgorodok is still under construction and will not be open for guests until 1963; answering the question about Soviet tubeless computers

Request for Ershov's assessment of Mr. Karp's impact in the field of computer science.

Ddiscussing the Computer Center at the University of California and the ways of inviting Ershov to read lecture at the international seminar in Berkeley

Request to tell more about the Computer Center and its computer pool; on the prospective trip to the USSR and plans to visit Novosibirsk for reading lectures; on the author's new book "Computers and Thought", and the new computer science project at Berkeley

The authors intends to translate into English Ershov's pamphlet "One View of Man-Machine interaction" which he greatly enjoyed, and asks to help with etimologizing some Russian words