Eight letters (standardized though personal) informing on organizational issues of Symposium, on representing and publishing papers. Hotel and other accomodations in Novosibirsk are indicated as well as their rates.

"Reliability and portability: the influence of the programming language".

Thanks for contribution in the symposium organization; regrets that due to visa problems the addressee could not attend it

M.Halpern discusses results of the last few months, personnel changes in the Editorial Board, a preparing of the volume 7. There is a handwritten request to A.Ershov about getting papers for volume 7. The Attachment contains Royalty Statement from Pergamon Press and a list of contributions for volume 7&later.

The author has received an advance copy of volume 6 and discusses the contributions for Volume 7. Status of these contributions is represented in the Attachment.

The letter is addressed to all the editors of the Annual Review which should have received a copy of Volume 7, part 1. The status of contributions to the Review for Volume 7 & later (in an Attachment) is discussed.

to the letter to ARAP board members. M.Halpern describes the possibilities of a major improvement of ARAP sales and prestige, such as new title, free copies to influential people, additional editors in other countries.